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End-grain cutting board

Checkerboard cutting board. This took me about 2 weeks of cutting, gluing and sanding. The checkerboard is end-grain walnut and white oak. There is then a veneer-thickness of walnut that goes all the way around it, then a wide band of holly (from our property), and the outside is cherry...
- Dave Peterson
- Thread
- Jul 13, 2013
- checkerboard cutting board end grain
- Replies: 17
- Forum: General Woodworking
How to Build A Chess Board / Checkerboard

I have a detailed tutorial on my personal site about how to build a chess board or checkerboard out of scraps -- complete with more than 60 photos, taken just about every step of the way. It's about 6,000 words. You can take a look at it here: http://plans.thefrankes.com/Tutorials/ChessBoard/...
- Alex Franke
- Thread
- Jan 1, 2009
- board build checkerboard chess
- Replies: 9
- Forum: "How To" Forum
Tip for making a Checkerboard Pen Blank

When creating a checkerboard blank for a segmented pen, it is important to drill the hole for the brass tubes exactly in the middle. I use a brad-tip bit to drill the hole, so, before gluing four pieces of wood together to make the checkerboard blank, I use a block plane to shave off a very...
- ChrisMathes
- Thread
- Aug 29, 2006
- blank checkerboard making pen tip
- Replies: 3
- Forum: "How To" Forum