1st end grain cutting board.

[ck1999]

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=75262​

I picked up some of the cherry that was in the classified section of this forum the other week. Made this from some of it. I bought a used dewalr 734 this past Winter off of craigslist. So I can now go from edge grain style cutting boards to end grain. Finished with mineral oil and then beeswax & mineral oil. I did not realize how much oil end grain can soak in.

Chris

 

[Jeff]

Well done. End grain is open ended like a handful of straws so it'll suck up a lot of stuff.

WARNING: Check this out about end grain planing. :no:

http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/articles/end-grain-through-the-planer/

 

[Turtlewood]

Looks great Chris. Excellent use of the sap wood in there too. Glad the wood worked out well for your project.

-Kevin

 

[ck1999]

I planned the edge grain glue up, not the end grain glue up. The end grain was smothed with a lot of sanding! I have misplaced my scrapers. I just ordered some from www.tgiag.com for some new boards coming up.

Chris

 

[KenOfCary]

Very nice looking. Yes endgrain will soak up the oil. If you really flood it on one side you might even see it coming through the opposite side depending on the density of the wood.

 

[Mark Gottesman]

I found a local mill work shop that would run my endgrain board through their widebelt sander. I can't remember how much he charged me ($10 - 20), but it seemed well worth it. Both sides were flat and parallel and I was in an out in under 20 minutes.

By the way. Nice looking board.

 

[Bob Carreiro]

Nice!

 

[ck1999]

http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showphoto.php?photo=75282​

I was making the other board for someone else. Wife said she like the look of it and asked if I could make a smaller one for her since she already has a large edge grain one. This one is 8.25x12

Chris