Cutting Board, Diamond and Zig Zag pattern, End Grain Up

I like it. What are the woods? I would be nice to see it finished.

-- Scott Smith, Southern Illinois

This is a really fine design.

-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν

Walnut, maple, padauk, and the diamonds are 1/8 inch yellowheart veneer and padauk.

Just waiting on a bit to arrive… the hard work is done though.

So Cool and Beautiful !!!!!!!!!

Very nice work, great design.

Sorry but I have to say…
Project…. finished…
Blog ….. unfinished…
Now that I have said that… not a bad looking board…
I had second thoughts about sending this.. and then I thought again…still a nice board but would be better posted when Finished...

-- Don't drink and use power tools @ lasercreationsbylarry.com.au

nice job

I like the designs. Looking forward to the commentary on how you did it.

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

Degoose – I had promised a link to another blog on this project… thus, had to post prematurely.

Truly a piece of art! Can’t wait to see it when its finished.

-- Aim high. Ride easy. Trust God. Neale Donald Walsch

Can you give some detail on your Juice groove jig ??

Roer… I will post it as a separate project because it requires another picture to more easily explain it.

Actually, can explain it here.

Look at photo #6.

There are essentially three pieces of wood (actually 5, but I’ll get to the other two in a moment).

The largest piece spans across the cutting board. To make that piece, I made an 1/8inch dado cut on the bottom across the entire span of the board. Then I routed two slots through the center of the dado.

Next are the two pieces on each side. On those pieces I glued an 1/8inch thick piece that is the same width as the dado above. This allows the two side pieces to slide left or right to adjust for the width of the cutting board. (I need hardware to connect these, but used a clamp in the photo since I did not have the hardware on hand).

And on those two side pieces, you will notice the large square lip at each end—that allows the jig to slide back just far enough so the router bit is in the position where the juice groove will be cut. The distance is determined by the size of my router base and where I prefer the juice groove to be. So the trick here was to find the right spot to glue the piece that fits into the dado.

Lastly, those two other pieces are just small stops for the left/right movement of the router. The stop points should bring the router bit such that the east/west edge of the cutting board are the same distance from the north edge of the cutting board. I will be gluing these two pieces down—but I used clamps the first time because I wanted to make sure the stops were in the right position.

Hope that helps. Let me know if it’s not clear.

Awsome board bvdon; Adding it to my favorites “Right Now”!

-- Tim B. Sweely Elizabeth, Illinois, [email protected] -------- My potential is limited only by my emagination.

very nice, and I need to try a jig for the juice grooves,