Project Information
Some of you may remember the deal I got a while back on a few boxes of scrap wood. Well, here's the beginnings of making use of them.
I decided to start by making a few end grain cutting boards and a spatula. Here's how I made the boards. Any of you can chime in here if you are more experienced with doing this (not hard) and wish to mention a different procedure.
I started by gluing a bunch of pieces of similar length and width together:
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Once these were dry I ran them through the thickness planer just to make them even on both sides. I had a heck of a time with these sandwiches falling apart where the darkest wood is. I don't know what it is but it is VERY dense and wouldn't take the glue.
Then I glued several of them together. My band saw will only cut 5.5" high so I had to make 2 blocks. I don't have clamps that would clamp the center of the block so I used some of the hardwood scraps to distribute the pressure.
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I set the band saw to 1" and ran the blocks through. The goal is to end up with ~7/8". You can see what's left of the blocks in the foreground.
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These where then glued together to make the boards. I only have enough clamps for 3 so you'll see 2 dry ones on the top of the pile. I ended up with 5 all together . I added the reddish strips to help stabilize the structure due to the dark wood not taking glue well.
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Once dry they were sanded and trimmed to get what you see at the top of the page. All 5 are the same,except for the wavy edge trimming. 11 5/8" X 8 1/2" X 7/8". The finish is Rustic Element Orange Wax.
The spatula is 16 3/4" long with the flat being 3 1/2" X 4 1/2". The peg at the joint does have structural value but it's not really needed - just decoration. The finish is Rustic Element Orange Wax.
I have no idea what these woods are as I am not an expert. I think the 2nd darkest is walnut, the large light ones are white oak, and the small white ones are maple. The rest I have no idea. If any of you do, let me know.
I decided to start by making a few end grain cutting boards and a spatula. Here's how I made the boards. Any of you can chime in here if you are more experienced with doing this (not hard) and wish to mention a different procedure.
I started by gluing a bunch of pieces of similar length and width together:
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Once these were dry I ran them through the thickness planer just to make them even on both sides. I had a heck of a time with these sandwiches falling apart where the darkest wood is. I don't know what it is but it is VERY dense and wouldn't take the glue.
Then I glued several of them together. My band saw will only cut 5.5" high so I had to make 2 blocks. I don't have clamps that would clamp the center of the block so I used some of the hardwood scraps to distribute the pressure.
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I set the band saw to 1" and ran the blocks through. The goal is to end up with ~7/8". You can see what's left of the blocks in the foreground.
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These where then glued together to make the boards. I only have enough clamps for 3 so you'll see 2 dry ones on the top of the pile. I ended up with 5 all together . I added the reddish strips to help stabilize the structure due to the dark wood not taking glue well.
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Once dry they were sanded and trimmed to get what you see at the top of the page. All 5 are the same,except for the wavy edge trimming. 11 5/8" X 8 1/2" X 7/8". The finish is Rustic Element Orange Wax.
The spatula is 16 3/4" long with the flat being 3 1/2" X 4 1/2". The peg at the joint does have structural value but it's not really needed - just decoration. The finish is Rustic Element Orange Wax.
I have no idea what these woods are as I am not an expert. I think the 2nd darkest is walnut, the large light ones are white oak, and the small white ones are maple. The rest I have no idea. If any of you do, let me know.