On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 11:25:29 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 8/7/2015 9:30 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Friday, August 7, 2015 at 10:23:14 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
On 8/5/2015 9:33 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 1:12:32 PM UTC-4, -MIKE- wrote:
On 8/5/15 8:53 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
http://www.cuttingboard.com/blog/top...cutting-board/
Funny how they keep referring to it as wood, when it is a grass.
In any case, it does make for some great cutting boards.
I've decided to combine the great qualities of a bamboo cutting board with
Dr. Deb's suggestion of an oak end grain cutting board.
I'm going to make an bamboo end grain cutting board.
I've started the design on paper but I need to transfer it to SketchUp to
make sure it's accurate. Here's what I have so far:
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A few things to think about.
While it is indicated that bamboo is dense the typical bamboo cutting
board does not use end grain for the cutting surface.
Common end grain butting boards are not without their problems. While
self healing they are much more likely to absorb moisture, swell, and
split. Been there done that.
Just something to think about. Bamboo may not be as well suited in that
orientation.
You do realize that I was joking right? I doubt that an end grain bamboo
cutting board - constructed with the design that I posted - would work very
well.
All those holes could be problematic.
Well may be not..... If it is as dense as they say it is.... but
something to think about because end grain boards have advantages and
disadvantages.
Might be an expensive experiment.
But it's a hollow tube. That was the whole point of the joke.
To actually make one from end grain, the slats would have to be cut really, really narrow so that the curve would be eliminated when all of the slats were glued/clamped together.
In addition, you'd be working with hundreds (thousands?) of little pieces, all standing on end. I guess you could use longer pieces and then resaw it to the proper thickness, but it would take a decent sized band saw, depending on how big the cutting board will be.
Am I missing something?