On 12/17/2014 7:26 AM, Leon wrote:
wrote:
Do you see any problem putting decking type screws between slats when
making a cutting board. This would be done to help hold it together while
glueing and for added strength and resistance to bowing. I seem to have
trouble when I just clamp everything. It gets bowed. my plan would be to
pre drill holes and screw together 4 slats at a time (and also glue).
Then I would attach these sub assembles and glue them together somehow.
Maybe inserting dowels for extra strength. Just been thinking. I am using maple.

I am currently building 6 cutting boards with 20 pieces of maple each. I
simply glued 5 together and clamped, then I glued 4 sets of those together.
I had very slight slip. This was pretty fast for me, I glued up 22
groups of 5 in less than 2 hours.

You could use screws but that is going to take significantly longer and
will be a potential hazard if you need to trim after glue up.

Use clamps on top and bottom to guard against bowing.



For what is is worth, this is what, this is what I am building. LABOR
INTENSIVE!

http://www.finewoodworking.com/how-t...oard-ever.aspx