| Project by McLeanVA | posted 09-15-2010 04:18 AM | 18240 views | 36 times favorited | 14 comments |  |
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Another Legless Vegetable Death Table (Cutting Board). I got some positive feedback on the last zig-zag cutting board I made and decided to give it a go with some walnut and cherry I had been saving. I’ve done some in the past with maple on maple (less striking) and some maple on cherry.
I originally swung for the fence in terms of overall size and eventually backed down to more manageable dimensions before the third and final glue-up. Yes, I got scared. It was 2” thick and just over 12” x 20” and I figured not only would it be a bit unmanageable once it got wet in the kitchen, but storage for something like this would be a pain. My wife came out to the shop and laughed at me. Good thing she did, because I ultimately think the final size is a bit more adequate. Who knows… maybe I was overcompensating. :)
Anyways, these boards are a ton of fun to make and are only slightly more complicated than your average endgrain boards. Your thickness planer will be your best friend, as will patience on the glue-ups.
Finished with 5 coats of the 50/50 mix of Salad Bowl Oil and Mineral Spirits.
BTW – Last photo shows some of the segments before the final glue-up. I ended up removing some more after I stared at it for hours.
Hope it inspires.
In case you hadn’t seen it, I created a how-to in the blog section http://lumberjocks.com/McLeanVA/blog/18432
-- Measure, cut, curse, repeat.
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mike5753
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#1 posted 09-15-2010 04:45 AM
Looks great. Is there a tutorial on this?
-- Mike, Illinois, http://lumberjocks.com/mike5753
degoose
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#2 posted 09-15-2010 04:54 AM
What a great board… you are getting really good at this…Exemplary.
Regards
Larry.
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McLeanVA
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#3 posted 09-15-2010 05:03 AM
Thanks Larry. I’m building up my confidence to try your woven cutting board. Every time I look at it, I get scared. Once day I’ll dig my heels in and give it a shot.
Mike, I’ve tried to type out directions for this a hundred times and every time I think “nobody in their right mind will understand this.” I really really really need to slow down and take pictures as I work. Darn that haste. Shoot me a PM and I’ll try to put something together as a tutorial. It’s dead-simple to do… just a beast to explain via a computer keyboard.
-- Measure, cut, curse, repeat.
dustyal
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#4 posted 09-15-2010 05:17 AM
Your right… size matters. Weight and storage are always issues in the typical household kitchen—but they sure look nice. Yours looks great. Well done.
BTW: I used leftover segments by slicing thin, laminating to quarter or eighth inch ply and then use for box tops.
-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...
blackcherry
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#5 posted 09-15-2010 05:24 AM
Veggie. Killer another well done design, you’ve have the talent to tackle any design. Your hand will guide you grasshopper…lol, thanks for sharing stay safe Blkcherry
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#6 posted 09-15-2010 11:14 AM
Nice cutting board.
-- Tim, Missouri ....Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the heck happened
Porosky
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#7 posted 09-15-2010 12:23 PM
Great. I like the rounded corners and the routed hand grips. Anyone special getting this as a gift?
-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott
SPalm
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#8 posted 09-15-2010 02:02 PM
Nice. Simple design that really looks cool.
Those are two of my favorite woods.
You did a very nice job of getting it tight. Congrats.
Steve
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CiscoKid
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#9 posted 09-15-2010 05:17 PM
That looks great! Nicely finished too. I would be interested in seeing a tutorial on this as well. Perhaps you might do a blog on your next effort?
-- Al, Culpeper VA
traveler
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#10 posted 09-15-2010 05:30 PM
Wow. What’s next, a maze?
That last picture of the unfinished board really helped me comprehend how you got to the final product.
Ivan
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#11 posted 09-16-2010 05:56 AM
Interesting pattern
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
GaryD
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#12 posted 09-17-2010 02:36 AM
Nice job, I am doing the woven cutting board now and it is something else. but even in glue up you feel proud that you have done it. Go for it!!!!!!
-- Gary, Little River,SC I've Learned that the Lord didn't do it all in one day and neither can I
McLeanVA
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#13 posted 10-04-2010 11:40 PM
For those of you still following this thread, I have painstakingly created an illustrated tutorial on how these are done. Photos may have been helpful, but illustration gives me more control to simplify the process.
http://lumberjocks.com/McLeanVA/blog/18432
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erik25
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#14 posted 04-23-2014 02:49 AM
Hey, when I cut a finger recess with a cove bit, on the router, I get a lot of burning where I start and stop, do you have a trick for sanding the burn marks out on your boards? Thanks
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