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My bride and I where in the kitchen a couple of weeks ago and she mentioned “You need to make me a cutting board”..... So I did what any good husband with a shop would do…. I went had fun in the shop….lol
This is my first stab at a cutting board and found it not near as bad as I first thought it may be. It isn’t very big due to I didn’t want to waste much lumber on a “First try” so I just used some scraps I found in the scrap bin. It is made of maple and cherry.
I did come to the realization that I want a drum sander more than ever now…lol. The top and bottom are not near as perfectly even as I would like honestly. I used a straight edge and sanders to get it as even as I could. Not perfect, but nothing noticeable at all. I also learned that maybe only two coats of salad bowl finish would of been better than three. I sanded between each coat, but found the last coat streaked on me some. I just cleaned that up with steel wool.
Not to much to say about this board. I tried it, had fun making it, bride is tickled, and I will make more…. Good fun….
-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.
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patron
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#1 posted 07-15-2010 02:58 PM
well done , dan
the board looks good ,
the wife is happy ,
you had fun .
what could be better !
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
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#2 posted 07-15-2010 03:25 PM
Love it. Great use for scraps, too. I’m going to start a cutting board collection, I can’t resist them.
What a lucky man, getting sent to the shop to please his bride, and what a lucky bride to find a useful man. Congratulations and may your life together be long and happy, and your home filled with beautiful things you have made.
-- Gnettie the Gnome
Dennisgrosen
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#3 posted 07-15-2010 03:29 PM
if she don´t find you mandy , she better find you Handy !!!
great board
thank´s for sharing
Dennis
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#4 posted 07-15-2010 03:37 PM
Looking at your last ptoject I am not surprised that your first cutting board turned out so nice.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
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#5 posted 07-15-2010 04:03 PM
Great first board, like the colors.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
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#6 posted 07-15-2010 04:09 PM
I like it a lot! The pattern is clever. :)
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#7 posted 07-15-2010 04:18 PM
Nice work, Dan. I like the alternating pattern.
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#8 posted 07-15-2010 04:33 PM
Good design, Dan.
-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging.
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#9 posted 07-15-2010 04:37 PM
looks good!
Thanks for posting
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Maveric777
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#10 posted 07-15-2010 05:17 PM
Thanks everyone. I can’t take to much credit to be honest. I remember seeing one of Larry’s “Lazy Larry” the day or two before and that’s where I got the idea from. I forced myself not to go and check it out again. I wanted to go off memory and let “Me” add my own personal touch. If that makes sense…lol
Yea, I like to think my bride and I have an outstanding relationship especially when it comes to my shop work. She is by far one of my biggest fans and supporters. In her eyes there is nothing I can’t do in that shop (poor girl… I don’t have the heart to let her in on the truth…lol)
Thanks again for all the great feedback.
-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.
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#11 posted 07-15-2010 06:15 PM
cool design I like it
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#12 posted 07-15-2010 06:42 PM
Nice board, Dan Good job!
-- Gary, Little River,SC I've Learned that the Lord didn't do it all in one day and neither can I
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#13 posted 07-15-2010 06:51 PM
Your first cutting board has come out so well. You will get more ideas now to do more of them.
Sharad
-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein
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#14 posted 07-15-2010 07:25 PM
Nicely done
Very good design
And your wife is happy
Very good
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#15 posted 07-15-2010 07:53 PM
That is sweet. And a nice story to go with it.
It looks like a nice size too.
A router sled can help flattten things.
Steve
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