Looks good from this angle, Betsy. Will the finished board be square or rectangle?Cutting board second try
OK - now with the able help of DaveR and Scott - I've managed to get some wood textures into my materials folder and have redone my cutting board.
What do you think of this layout. I'm not sure I like it - alternating cherry on top, then walnut with a maple strip between. But I honestly don't have much of any eye for things - combinations (clothes shopping involves see what the manequins (?) are wearing and picking that! - true confession).
So here is my latest masterpiece. Please tell me honestly what you think.
Any different suggestions on design would be welcome.
Thanks in advance and again a big thanks to DaveR and Scot.
Google Sketchup - Come Along for the Ride
Trying to get back in the swing - new project
OK - so I'm finally getting back to doing things. Small stuff mostly and easy things. So I'm thinking of making a cutting board for my sister-in-law. A board for cutting bread. She makes the best homemade bread!!
Anyway - this is what I'm trying to do.
I'm having trouble getting the colors right. The whole idea of doing a SU picture is to see if what you want to do will look good, etc.
I want to change a couple of the components to a walnut color.
If you try to imagine what I want to do-the first 3" section (on the left) will have cherry on the bottom - walnut on the top.
then comes a maple strip, then a 3/4 strip with walnut on the bottom and cherry on top - then a maple strip - then 3/4 strip with cherry on bottom and walnut on top - then a maple strip then the 3" piece on the right has
walnut on the bottom and cherry on top.
If anyone can help with the coloring I'd appreciate it. I looked in the paint bucket and there are not many wood colors - I'm sure there is a way to import more - but not sure how.
Thanks in advance for any help.
OK - so I'm finally getting back to doing things. Small stuff mostly and easy things. So I'm thinking of making a cutting board for my sister-in-law. A board for cutting bread. She makes the best homemade bread!!
Anyway - this is what I'm trying to do.
I'm having trouble getting the colors right. The whole idea of doing a SU picture is to see if what you want to do will look good, etc.
I want to change a couple of the components to a walnut color.
If you try to imagine what I want to do-the first 3" section (on the left) will have cherry on the bottom - walnut on the top.
then comes a maple strip, then a 3/4 strip with walnut on the bottom and cherry on top - then a maple strip - then 3/4 strip with cherry on bottom and walnut on top - then a maple strip then the 3" piece on the right has
walnut on the bottom and cherry on top.
If anyone can help with the coloring I'd appreciate it. I looked in the paint bucket and there are not many wood colors - I'm sure there is a way to import more - but not sure how.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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I honestly think it's pretty cool. I imagine walking up to it in person and seeing it and saying, "whoa…that is the coolest cutting board ever". Never seen anything like it.Cutting board second try
OK - now with the able help of DaveR and Scott - I've managed to get some wood textures into my materials folder and have redone my cutting board.
What do you think of this layout. I'm not sure I like it - alternating cherry on top, then walnut with a maple strip between. But I honestly don't have much of any eye for things - combinations (clothes shopping involves see what the manequins (?) are wearing and picking that! - true confession).
So here is my latest masterpiece. Please tell me honestly what you think.
Any different suggestions on design would be welcome.
Thanks in advance and again a big thanks to DaveR and Scot.
Betsy, I have no issue with the aesthetics of the design but have some reservations about its' durability and also about needlessly complicating the glue up.Cutting board second try
OK - now with the able help of DaveR and Scott - I've managed to get some wood textures into my materials folder and have redone my cutting board.
What do you think of this layout. I'm not sure I like it - alternating cherry on top, then walnut with a maple strip between. But I honestly don't have much of any eye for things - combinations (clothes shopping involves see what the manequins (?) are wearing and picking that! - true confession).
So here is my latest masterpiece. Please tell me honestly what you think.
Any different suggestions on design would be welcome.
Thanks in advance and again a big thanks to DaveR and Scot.
It seems from the sketch that you have multiple cross grain situations in this design. It could unintentional, an artifact of using stock material selections without orienting them to your model. If it is deliberate I would urge you to reconsider. Those wide portions laid up cross grain would be at risk of separating, especially given the moist conditions that a kitchen item like this will most certainly encounter with actual use. In fact I'd bet it would eventually delaminate just hanging on the wall. Pick one direction of wood orientation for all the pieces and stick to it.
Secondly, I can't really see how this particular design could possibly be constructed without having at least a couple of oddly oriented interfaces with regard to movement if left as is. You might consider gluing up this form making sure to orient the grain all one way, then ripping it lengthwise, rotating the rips 90 degrees to re-orient the end grain up thus making an end grain board and gluing the bugger back together again. It might help to minimize movement by shortening and narrowing the wide sections.
From the looks of your previous posts whatever you do will be well done and thoughtful. As an aside, while I think that all the jocks are fine folks and above average in all regards I wonder about the durability of some of the projects that fail to consider wood movement. I've seen a few that already had large checks in the wood due to the improper joint selection for instance. And some of the more ornate cutting boards I've seen recently I wonder about the durability of as well. I wonder if anyone would be good enough to show their failures as well as immediate successes? I have a lab rat cutting board in "my" kitchen that sweet pea is putting to use and I will definitely post a one year update on it at its' anniversary.
Hope this helps. FWIW I think that your design is attractive, I just have doubts about its' longevity as drawn. Then again it might last a hundred years . . .
best regards.
Yep - I did not intend to have the materials look cross-grain. I used the material for color effect only. I did not even pay attention to the grain direction. But you can be sure I'll pay attention to it when I glue up the board.Cutting board second try
OK - now with the able help of DaveR and Scott - I've managed to get some wood textures into my materials folder and have redone my cutting board.
What do you think of this layout. I'm not sure I like it - alternating cherry on top, then walnut with a maple strip between. But I honestly don't have much of any eye for things - combinations (clothes shopping involves see what the manequins (?) are wearing and picking that! - true confession).
So here is my latest masterpiece. Please tell me honestly what you think.
Any different suggestions on design would be welcome.
Thanks in advance and again a big thanks to DaveR and Scot.
Grumpy - I've done some end grain boards but they require a lot more effort than a long grain board. With my health limitations, I thought a long grain board would be easier for me (i.e. I can send it through the planer instead of having to hand plane or hand sand the rough/high spots). I really do appreciate the time you took to respond to my blog.
Dave - I'll work on fixing my model. I learn something every time I post a project and that's what I like about our site - always learning, always teaching. It's terrific.
Betsy, I'm totally with you on the end grain being more work. It's like doing it twice. Make a board, level it then rip it apart and do the whole thing over again. A bit Sisyphean.Cutting board second try
OK - now with the able help of DaveR and Scott - I've managed to get some wood textures into my materials folder and have redone my cutting board.
What do you think of this layout. I'm not sure I like it - alternating cherry on top, then walnut with a maple strip between. But I honestly don't have much of any eye for things - combinations (clothes shopping involves see what the manequins (?) are wearing and picking that! - true confession).
So here is my latest masterpiece. Please tell me honestly what you think.
Any different suggestions on design would be welcome.
Thanks in advance and again a big thanks to DaveR and Scot.
Good luck with your board!
I think it's gorgeous. My first though was, "Wow, what a fresh, classy, design for a cutting board." The proportions are spot-on. The use of maple as the accent rather than the base material is a nice thought. Putting the most interesting pattern on the sides is a neat and different idea.Cutting board second try
OK - now with the able help of DaveR and Scott - I've managed to get some wood textures into my materials folder and have redone my cutting board.
What do you think of this layout. I'm not sure I like it - alternating cherry on top, then walnut with a maple strip between. But I honestly don't have much of any eye for things - combinations (clothes shopping involves see what the manequins (?) are wearing and picking that! - true confession).
So here is my latest masterpiece. Please tell me honestly what you think.
Any different suggestions on design would be welcome.
Thanks in advance and again a big thanks to DaveR and Scot.
It's a little hard to judge the dimensions from this one image, but it looks unusually thick for its length and width. Even so, I guess you can't really thin it much without disturbing the design, since the pattern is keyed to the thickness.
When the board is finished, will the cherry and walnut really be as well distinguished as they are in the SketchUp mockup?
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From SU to reality
I still have some work to do on the board - but thought I'd share what it looks like in relation to the SU project.
Here's the SU model
And here is the reality.
I still need to round over the edges and put on a good finish. Right now I just used a little mineral spirits to clean it up a bit.
I'm getting closer to actually being able to post a project in the projects section of the site!
thanks for looking.
I still have some work to do on the board - but thought I'd share what it looks like in relation to the SU project.
Here's the SU model
And here is the reality.
I still need to round over the edges and put on a good finish. Right now I just used a little mineral spirits to clean it up a bit.
I'm getting closer to actually being able to post a project in the projects section of the site!
thanks for looking.
I love it. You've come a long way with your sketchup skills. The finished product (semi finished) is gorgeous.From SU to reality
I still have some work to do on the board - but thought I'd share what it looks like in relation to the SU project.
Here's the SU model
And here is the reality.
I still need to round over the edges and put on a good finish. Right now I just used a little mineral spirits to clean it up a bit.
I'm getting closer to actually being able to post a project in the projects section of the site!
thanks for looking.
Wow, Betsy!! Really nice work!From SU to reality
I still have some work to do on the board - but thought I'd share what it looks like in relation to the SU project.
Here's the SU model
And here is the reality.
I still need to round over the edges and put on a good finish. Right now I just used a little mineral spirits to clean it up a bit.
I'm getting closer to actually being able to post a project in the projects section of the site!
thanks for looking.
Atta boy, girl!From SU to reality
I still have some work to do on the board - but thought I'd share what it looks like in relation to the SU project.
Here's the SU model
And here is the reality.
I still need to round over the edges and put on a good finish. Right now I just used a little mineral spirits to clean it up a bit.
I'm getting closer to actually being able to post a project in the projects section of the site!
thanks for looking.
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