One of the wood working projects that has been very popular among friends and family has been end-grain cutting boards. 
This board was a gift to my sister. It was a challenge to construct since it exceeded the capacity of some of my wood working tools. The design is always unique but the plan was found in a Wood magazine article (October 2006).
This board was a gift to my sister. It was a challenge to construct since it exceeded the capacity of some of my wood working tools. The design is always unique but the plan was found in a Wood magazine article (October 2006).  |
| In response, my sister made me a quilt using a similar cutting board pattern modeled here by our cat Hunter. |
The last board I made was returned due to a crack that developed between some of the laminates.
I'm not sure why this board began to split but I believe it was due to skimping on the glue (Titebond II) . It is possible that I didn't let the wood acclimate to my shop temperature and humidity before cutting the four quarter stock into the pieces used in the construction. |
| This is the cutting board during glue-up of the pieces. I believe their was adequate pressure applied to the laminates during glue-up but it is possible I didn't use enough glue. |
I plan to start over from scratch and use more glue on the next cutting board.
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