[Dr. Deb[_5_]]

On Saturday, October 4, 1997 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Davis Bennett wrote:
Hello folks,

I'm a novice when it comes to woodworking. I'd like to make a fairly
inexpensive cutting board & was wondering whether pine would be too
soft for this. I have an old board that was made out of plywood so I
thought that perhaps pine would do.

Any comments would be really helpful!

Thanks,
Davis


No, for a host of reasons. As many have said, its too soft on side and face grain. End grain is a sponge. The difference in the hardness of the grain and the soft wood between them will give you a very ribbed surface.

If you want a very good, but inexpensive cutting board, go to a local sawmill, get some white oak (NOT red oak) and make an end grain cutting board.

[DerbyDad03]

On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 9:15:24 AM UTC-4, Dr. Deb wrote:
On Saturday, October 4, 1997 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Davis Bennett wrote:
Hello folks,

I'm a novice when it comes to woodworking. I'd like to make a fairly
inexpensive cutting board & was wondering whether pine would be too
soft for this. I have an old board that was made out of plywood so I
thought that perhaps pine would do.

Any comments would be really helpful!

Thanks,
Davis


No, for a host of reasons. As many have said, its too soft on side and face grain. End grain is a sponge. The difference in the hardness of the grain and the soft wood between them will give you a very ribbed surface.

If you want a very good, but inexpensive cutting board, go to a local sawmill, get some white oak (NOT red oak) and make an end grain cutting board.

Since the OP asked his question in 1997, he's either passed away from food poisoning or survived his pine cutting board experiences.

In any case, a good answer to the cutting board question is "bamboo". We have 2 bamboo cutting boards, one of which is over 10 YO and still looks as good as the one we bought 2 years ago.

Granted, I'm not sure these fit the DIY category, but they sure are safe and work extremely well.

http://www.cuttingboard.com/blog/top...cutting-board/

[-MIKE-]

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.


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-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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http://mikedrums.com

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[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/5/2015 1:12 PM, -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.



Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.

[-MIKE-]

On 8/5/15 5:30 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/5/2015 1:12 PM, -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.



Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.

You mean the logic that involves using a dictionary.
Wood comes from trees.
Bamboo is a grass.


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-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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http://mikedrums.com

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[krw[_6_]]

On Wed, 5 Aug 2015 18:34:59 -0500, -MIKE-
wrote:

On 8/5/15 5:30 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/5/2015 1:12 PM, -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.



Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.

You mean the logic that involves using a dictionary.
Wood comes from trees.
Bamboo is a grass.

Corn is a grass, too, but we don't call it grass. Me thinks you're
being a bit pedantic.

[[email protected]]

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.


Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.


Yeah .. I keep "accidently" leaving my grass cutting board
... on the stove ... hard to get any work done !




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[krw[_6_]]

On Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:54:26 -0400, wrote:


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.


Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.


Yeah .. I keep "accidently" leaving my grass cutting board
... on the stove ... hard to get any work done !

I suppose it is hard getting any work done when you're smoking grass.

[Mike Marlow[_2_]]

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/5/2015 1:12 PM, -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.



Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.

Are you using Fescue or Bluegrass?

--

-Mike-

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 8/5/2015 8:07 PM, Mike Marlow wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 8/5/2015 1:12 PM, -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.



Following your logic I decided to make a cutting board out of grass.
Sure takes a long time to do the glue up though.

Are you using Fescue or Bluegrass?


In honor of -MIKE- Crabgrass

[DerbyDad03]

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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

[krw[_6_]]

On Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:33:01 -0700 (PDT), 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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

Looks like Red Oak. ;-)

[Mike Marlow[_2_]]

krw wrote:
On Wed, 5 Aug 2015 19:33:01 -0700 (PDT), 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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

Looks like Red Oak. ;-)

Looks like Black Oak on my laptop screen...

--

-Mike-

[Martin Eastburn]

Going to top and bottom fill with Epoxy ?
Or is this a crab cake press ?
Martin

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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

[Leon[_7_]]

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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

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.

[DerbyDad03]

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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

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.

[DerbyDad03]

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:

OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOO

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.

Just FYI...

As far as I can tell, this bamboo board production facility appears to meet all current OSHA standards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goUfYBYsabc

[John Grossbohlin[_4_]]

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
...

Since the OP asked his question in 1997, he's either passed away from food
poisoning or survived his pine cutting board experiences.

Death would explain his recent absence... I've asked some of my on-line
associates (that go back 25 years and more in some cases) to put me on the
notify list if they are ill or pass away. We have met in person at one time
or another but it's mostly common interests and on-line communications that
have kept us in touch.