I have made several cutting boards and have always used edge grain as the top. Not sure how to do it with this board. It is made with walnut and maple., There are 34 boards ranging in thickness from 1/32' to 17/32', 17 maple and 17 walnut.
I have revived my Incra Ultra Jig bought in 1995. Thin accurate and repetitive cuts are easy with the Ultra. I will make 3 boards at the same time because of the constantly changing setup. The cuts are made on the outside edge of the blade away from the fence. Using the face of a board as the top makes the thin cuts easy. Just use a wider board which is safe to push between the fence and blade. If I use the edge grain of a 1 3/4" thick board it becomes way to thin to make multiple cuts safely. Heck I think a 1 3/4" board between the fence and blade is dangerous. I guess I could cut a bunch of 13/4" wide boards, turn them edge grain up and laminate them and then start cutting the boards to width for the cutting boards. I feel like if I do this I will be cutting and laminating boards until spring. I will also end up with a bunch of unneeded glue joints.
My other issue is the outside edge on both sides will be 1/32" thick. I worry about just sanding right through this. These boards will be used and will more than likely need some maintenance in the future. If I do not sand through the 1/32" the first time what are the chances I will not do it the second time.
I have revived my Incra Ultra Jig bought in 1995. Thin accurate and repetitive cuts are easy with the Ultra. I will make 3 boards at the same time because of the constantly changing setup. The cuts are made on the outside edge of the blade away from the fence. Using the face of a board as the top makes the thin cuts easy. Just use a wider board which is safe to push between the fence and blade. If I use the edge grain of a 1 3/4" thick board it becomes way to thin to make multiple cuts safely. Heck I think a 1 3/4" board between the fence and blade is dangerous. I guess I could cut a bunch of 13/4" wide boards, turn them edge grain up and laminate them and then start cutting the boards to width for the cutting boards. I feel like if I do this I will be cutting and laminating boards until spring. I will also end up with a bunch of unneeded glue joints.
My other issue is the outside edge on both sides will be 1/32" thick. I worry about just sanding right through this. These boards will be used and will more than likely need some maintenance in the future. If I do not sand through the 1/32" the first time what are the chances I will not do it the second time.