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I made this cutting board for a charity event where it was bid on during an auction. This beautiful beast is made from Maple, Padauk, Purpleheart, Red Oak, and Walnut. This is an end-grain cutting board that is approximately 26” x 18” x 2” with each square being 1.75”. I went ahead and decided to weight this puppy and it came in at a whopping 24lbs. I used Titebond III for the glue-up and at least 7 coats of General Finishes Salad Bowl Finishing Mix which really darkened it up quite a bit which I personally love. I used a roundover on one side of the cutting board and added 2” x 2” x 1/4” (8 total) rubber feet on the bottom. As far as sanding, I used my disc sander with 80, 120, 150, and 220 with #0000 steel wool in between coats. I told the new owner of this board that it can used for at least three things… to cut food on, as a weapon for an intruder, or possibly as a surfboard! ;)
Oh yeah… This is my 30th cutting board!
Thanks,
Darryl N.
-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC
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HorizontalMike
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#1 posted 06-14-2013 12:42 AM
Geez! THAT is one heck of a cutting board! WOW!
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ondrej77
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#2 posted 06-14-2013 12:55 AM
boards like these are keepers :)
TurnTurnTurn
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#3 posted 06-14-2013 01:26 AM
Very nice (and heavy)
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DarrylJN
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#4 posted 06-14-2013 01:30 AM
I agree, this is a keeper and it was really hard to give it up but it was charity and for a good cause so I’m using that “excuse” to make myself feel better. There is another big cutting board in my gallery that I made for my wife (it’s all mahogany) that came out really nice as well and we did keep that one!
-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC
wiser1934
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#5 posted 06-14-2013 01:38 AM
another winner of a cutting board. that is awesome. think i might try one like it, but on a smaller scale. thanks for posting
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DarrylJN
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#6 posted 06-14-2013 01:41 AM
Hey Wiser! Thanks, I appreciate that. I think I’m gonna chill with the boards and starting making some more humidors. :)
-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC
Dusty56
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#7 posted 06-14-2013 03:17 AM
Congrats on #30 ! It is pretty awesome : )
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#8 posted 06-14-2013 03:38 AM
That sure came out nice DarrylJN, good job.
MisterBill
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#9 posted 06-14-2013 11:18 AM
Nice job on what looks it could have been a challenging glue up.
BArnold
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#10 posted 06-14-2013 01:30 PM
Excellent cutting board, Darryl. I really like the random nature of the placement of the different woods.
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Jonathan
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#11 posted 06-14-2013 02:19 PM
A board that makes a statement! Did you warn the winning bidder to lift with their legs, not their back? ;-)
I hope the winning bid was a hefty one.
Nice job on #30 Darryl.
-- Jonathan, Denver, CO "Constructive criticism is welcome and valued as it gives me new perspectives and helps me to advance as a woodworker."
DarrylJN
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#12 posted 06-14-2013 04:58 PM
Hey Jon, HAHA! I just spoke to the winner and she won’t even cut on it now. I make these things for people to use but they end up putting them on display! Oh well, what can ya do.
-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC
DarrylJN
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#13 posted 06-14-2013 05:02 PM
Hello BArnold, the randomness is actually a very important thing for me because I have a bit of OCD and I’m not really in to anything “random”. My wife was very proud of me for doing something that was not uniform. However, I did have to make sure that the same wood species were not next to each other and that they were only placed diagonally from each other. :)
-- Darryl ~ Waxhaw, NC
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#14 posted 06-14-2013 06:24 PM
A three-in-one CB, more bang for the buck. The size and design is great.
-don
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JoeinDE
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#15 posted 06-14-2013 07:28 PM
Nicely done. I am planning on one of similar size, except with even bigger starting pieces. I have nominal 3” turning squares that I have squared up and I’m planning on using for the end-grain board.
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