Cutting boards

Yep. Me too. Very nice.

looks like a tree… hey, it is a tree!
Very nice work!

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love the grain and the bookmatch style

The first I’ve seen like this. Sometimes simple is beautiful. I like it.

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Isn’t oak a problem due to the open grain? It’s such a gorgeous wood but I’ve stayed away from using it for anything that will touch food.

Beautiful grain in that board!!

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Beautiful grains! I hope you used a grain filler on this one to seal the pores.

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Nice nice nice,super job.

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Fabulous…

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That is an awesome looking grain pattern!

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Beautiful board.

Wondering about the comment made by madwilliamflint about “open grain” – what does that mean?

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Looks like a center cut board with the middle being the heart. The grain is extraordinary…great job.

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Jim,

The term “open grain” refers to the size of the pores in the wood.

If you look closely at the image of this board, you can see the individual pores in this piece of red oak.

Now, take a look at this board – especially pic three – you will not be able to see any pores – this is known as “closed” or “tight” grained wood.

Open, or loose grained woods are frowned upon for use in end-grain cutting boards because liquid can easily soak into the pores – this will not only rot the wood quickly but can trap bacteria inside.

Red oak has such open grains that if you were to puddle water onto a five inch thick piece of end grain red oak and wait around ten minutes you would see it drip from the bottom – give it a try!

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KnotCurser -thanks for the explanation. Glad I know this ahead of time as I was planning on doing some cutting boards in the next few months.

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