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I finished my first cutting board last night and thought I might as well post it. I made it from an off-cut I had left over from a nicely figured ash slab I had used for something else. The inset pieces are walnut, ash, and purple heart. I made sure that I cut the live edge off far enough back so that after I glued the stripes in place I could still run it through my planer along the long grain. This let me get both final pieces to the same thickness with the planer before I glued the live edge back on. A little work with a card scraper and sander leveled everything out very nicely. I used a rabbeting bit in my router table to create the lip along the bottom, and a 1/2" roundover bit on the top.
The final dimensions are 1 5/8" (I like beefy cutting boards) x 17 3/4" x 12 3/4". I finished it off with Howard Butcher Block Conditioner. I really like how the finish brings out the crazy grain in the ash. It's like the elevation lines on a map.
I included the last pic because this is the first project I got to use my new branding iron on. My technique obviously needs some work. LOL
The final dimensions are 1 5/8" (I like beefy cutting boards) x 17 3/4" x 12 3/4". I finished it off with Howard Butcher Block Conditioner. I really like how the finish brings out the crazy grain in the ash. It's like the elevation lines on a map.
I included the last pic because this is the first project I got to use my new branding iron on. My technique obviously needs some work. LOL