On 12/18/2014 11:18 AM, Leon wrote:
On 12/17/2014 11:24 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 12/17/2014 09:35 PM, Leon wrote:
On 12/17/2014 12:05 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 12/17/2014 09:28 AM, Leon wrote:
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





Similar technique as the coasters I made 3 years ago:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7yqpvyo6l..._0287.JPG?dl=0

- Doug

Way cool. How did you cut the curves?

I made a half dozen sets for Christmas gifts. Got the idea from
Woodsmith (I think).

Started with 5/4 maple blocks and made several templates with different
radii. Marked the blocks and bandsawd the curve. Cut a bunch of strips
of 5/4 wide by 1/16" thick cherry and walnut on the TS and glued and
clamped between the bandsawn curve. Repeat a bunch of times. Then
trimmed the block square on the TS and glued walnut banding around the
perimeter. Bandsawd the four coasters 1/4" thick from the block.

People ask "How did you do that inlay?" :-)




Thank you for that explanation. If it is similar to the cutting boards,
in effort, there are many many many steps. Great job!

Thanks, Leon. That cutting board project looks like another Leon well
done coming up.