I’ve got my work cut out for me, there’s a decent amount of flattening needed on a few strips, and the planer I have access to is abut rough around the edges, so not all the joints are perfect, but it’s alright overall.

Once it’s flattened and cleaned up, the remaining aesthetic flourishes are to use walnut/sapele to put an edge around it or just cap the ends, then ease the edges and router handles into the ends. I was looking at the boos block website, and they offer the option to put the finger grooves in the middle or in the bottom edge and I really like the functionality of having them on the bottom

  • @litchralee
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    112 months ago

    Title: A cutting board emerges

    I’ve got my work cut out for me

    OP has puns. I’m not complaining lol.

  • @[email protected]
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    32 months ago

    I hope you’re talking about a hand plane because putting a broad like that through a planer is a big no no

    • @[email protected]
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      52 months ago

      It’s actually quite common and is in theory superior to side grain ones. Dulls the knife less this way. All the cutting and gluing does make it more expensive though. I’ve never used one, so I’ll have to make one for myself and see if the hype is true.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 months ago

      “End grain” cutting boards - softer and more prone to damage/dents but damages the blade edge less because the edge goes between fiber ends as apposed to hitting the side of the wood fiber or rubbing on them (curling or bending the edge)