| Project by ScottinVa | posted 01-11-2020 08:24 PM | 795 views | 0 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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I made this for a friend’s fancy bar as a garnish cutting board.
The woods are padauk, purpleheart, osage organge, and gaboon ebony. It’s finished with General Finishes Arm-r-Seal.
I am Charlie Brown with Lucy and the football when it comes to planing end-grain. I see these Youtube videos and I’m like – LET’S DO THIS! then it spits the board back in my face basically. Every time. I may finally be done.
Something about this combination of woods which was fairly accidental pops quite nicely to me.
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mel52
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#1 posted 01-12-2020 04:54 AM
One of the wildest colored boards I’ve seen. I will usually use a belt sander first on end grain cutting boards. Great job !!! Mel
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Ivan
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#2 posted 01-12-2020 10:02 AM
Very beautiful woods and patterns!
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
therealSteveN
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#3 posted 01-12-2020 10:18 AM
Nice mix of colors, sure makes a statement. I think you are looking for a wide belt sander. Or a planer with really light cuts.
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recycle1943
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#4 posted 01-12-2020 01:18 PM
picture # 6 really shows off the colors – great looking board
-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them
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#5 posted 01-12-2020 02:59 PM
Quite “exotic” with all those woods! (must weigh a ton 8^)
Looks great!
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#6 posted 01-13-2020 01:06 AM
Nice board! Wild colors make it shine.
-- AJ
ScottinVa
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#7 posted 01-14-2020 01:40 PM
Thanks for the comments – this combo gets a lot of compliments – so much so that I will likely make another. Yes the board has a hefty feel.
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