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A weird project - End grain cutting board
http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg
I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. |
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"toller" wrote in message ... http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. It does look interesting, but end grain? Won't is suck up anything liquid on it? |
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"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message news "toller" wrote in message ... http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. It does look interesting, but end grain? Won't is suck up anything liquid on it? No, it is completely saturated with BLO. And I mean competely. If you apply it to the top, some wicks out the bottom. Let it dry a while, apply more, etc. It weights significantly more than the raw wood. |
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"toller" wrote in message ... "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message news "toller" wrote in message ... http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. It does look interesting, but end grain? Won't is suck up anything liquid on it? No, it is completely saturated with BLO. And I mean competely. If you apply it to the top, some wicks out the bottom. Let it dry a while, apply more, etc. It weights significantly more than the raw wood. Large butcher cutting "blocks" are built this way |
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REAL butcher block has always been endgrain, for wear resistance. Some
Japanese blocks are actually a section of hard maple, maybe 4-8" thick and a foot in diameter, just cut straight from the tree and then iron banded like a hot tub to prevent splitting. I have two 2" thick endgrain hard maple boards about 12x18, they do drink oil, but they last forever. |
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I think it's butt ugly!! But it looks cool in an ugly sort of way and things
like that are fun to build...even if you're really not sure if you should give it away (I should know...I have a cupboard full of things that look just like that!) g! Rob -- http://www.robswoodworking.com "toller" wrote in message ... http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. |
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Typically "Chopping" blocks are made this way with the end grain up. For
true cutting boards, I've typically seen edge grain showing. Either way, I'm sure it'll work just fine! Cheers, cc "toller" wrote in message ... "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message news "toller" wrote in message ... http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. It does look interesting, but end grain? Won't is suck up anything liquid on it? No, it is completely saturated with BLO. And I mean competely. If you apply it to the top, some wicks out the bottom. Let it dry a while, apply more, etc. It weights significantly more than the raw wood. |
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"toller" wrote in
: snip It does look interesting, but end grain? Won't is suck up anything liquid on it? No, it is completely saturated with BLO. And I mean competely. If you apply it to the top, some wicks out the bottom. Let it dry a while, apply more, etc. It weights significantly more than the raw wood. Red oak, and other ring porous woods? Think a bundle of drinking straws... Patriarch |
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"James "Cubby" Culbertson" wrote in message ... Typically "Chopping" blocks are made this way with the end grain up. For true cutting boards, I've typically seen edge grain showing. Either way, I'm sure it'll work just fine! Cheers, cc Yes, the endgrain does not dull the blade as quickly as a "cross grain" cutting board. The grain separates a little at the knife edge, kind of like the way a horsehair (or whatever material that is) dartboard does. dwhite |
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Dan White wrote: The grain separates a little at the knife edge, kind of like the way a horsehair (or whatever material that is) dartboard does. dwhite I believe that would be "boar bristles". |
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"toller" wrote in message ... http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. I guess there's no accounting for taste, but I kinda like it. -- -Mike- |
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 01:09:15 GMT, "toller" wrote:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and glued them up. About a pint of BLO later... It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what you could get in formica. I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting. http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email) http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1 (webpage) |
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Tom Watson wrote in
: snip http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm Not in my house, thank you. Patriarch |
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Tom Watson wrote:
http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm At the first architectural woodworking shop (Loughman/St. Louis) I worked in the floor in the shop was made from 4 X 6's cut 4"(ish) long and laid on the concrete. It was one of the best surfaces to work on. UA100 |
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"Unisaw A100" wrote in message ... Tom Watson wrote: http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm At the first architectural woodworking shop (Loughman/St. Louis) I worked in the floor in the shop was made from 4 X 6's cut 4"(ish) long and laid on the concrete. It was one of the best surfaces to work on. UA100 The train museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas has the same sort of floor. They used that because the end grain is so much tougher than side grain. Michael |
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:23:23 GMT, Unisaw A100 wrote:
Tom Watson wrote: http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm At the first architectural woodworking shop (Loughman/St. Louis) I worked in the floor in the shop was made from 4 X 6's cut 4"(ish) long and laid on the concrete. It was one of the best surfaces to work on. UA100 yabut, end-grain *plywood*? There's just something wrong about that. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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Tom Watson wrote:
http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm So that's why I'm only getting MDF and jummywood dunnage now. Them folks is takin' my 6x6 oak timbers and turnin' 'em into some decidedly not terribly attractive flooring. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
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Herman Family wrote:
"Unisaw A100" wrote in message ... Tom Watson wrote: http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm At the first architectural woodworking shop (Loughman/St. Louis) I worked in the floor in the shop was made from 4 X 6's cut 4"(ish) long and laid on the concrete. It was one of the best surfaces to work on. UA100 The train museum in Pine Bluff, Arkansas has the same sort of floor. They used that because the end grain is so much tougher than side grain. Michael I think a lot of 19th century factories had end-grain floors. --RC |
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Well.now you have me thinking
a 3/4" sheet of plywood ripped into 3/4" pieces and stacked on a floor end grain up will price out to a little over a buck a square foot....and it would be unique Hmm...... Rob -- http://www.robswoodworking.com "Mark & Juanita" wrote in message ... On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 00:23:23 GMT, Unisaw A100 wrote: Tom Watson wrote: http://www.kaswell.com/woodblock/oakplank.htm At the first architectural woodworking shop (Loughman/St. Louis) I worked in the floor in the shop was made from 4 X 6's cut 4"(ish) long and laid on the concrete. It was one of the best surfaces to work on. UA100 yabut, end-grain *plywood*? There's just something wrong about that. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----+ |
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toller wrote:
: http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg : I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1" : pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and : glued them up. : About a pint of BLO later... Make sure that stuff cures properly before putting food on it. Next time you could try walnut oil (edible, cures, has a nice amber cast to it). -- Andy Barss |
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Dan White wrote:
The grain separates a little at the knife edge, kind of like the way a horsehair (or whatever material that is) dartboard does. dwhite JLarsson schreef I believe that would be "boar bristles". *** No, dartboards are purely vegetable (i.e. sisal fiber), e.g. http://www.dartboards.com/cart/shopp...iew/key=ESC003 |
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