Comments on: End Grain Cutting Boards – Project of the Week

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:12:13 +0000

You’re dead-on Chester! I was shocked at how much easier it is to complete if you have your TS set-up correctly. I have made several different cuytting boards and all the recipients are shocked at how good they work and how easy to maintain. :)

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:18:07 +0000

That would be my one regret about this video series. I just didn’t express that the project requires absolute precision in the tool setup. Its a great exercise for basic milling, but if your tools are even slightly off, this project has a way of letting you know. :)

By: Chester

Chester — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:05:10 +0000

I have now done four of these boards. It still blows me away at how important it is to have your tools “fanatically square” in order to turn-out a good board without a lot of rube-goldberg stuff at the end. I do get good results and my tools are “fanatically square” … but they could be even more square.

By: herb fellows

herb fellows — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:55 +0000

It’s really very unprofessional to edit the readers comments ( someone younger and cooler than me) :-) !

By: Badabing

Badabing — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:06:29 +0000

Great work guys! Those are some really nice looking cutting boards. Thank God for great teachers and especially innovative shop teachers!!!

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:44:37 +0000

What a great idea to use the WW videos to introduce these teenagers to woodworking!

A high school shop class is where I was first introduced to the craft. That was over 20 years ago now…wow! My teacher, Mr. Winters, was a huge positive influence in my life. He was in his 50′s in the 80′s, I wonder if he’s still around? I sure would like to thank him for introducing me to the craft that has been such a blessing to me!

Craig

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:51 +0000

Congrats to these guys for their work. I made three of these cutting boards for Christmas and they are not easy, at least not for me. I guess I needed a shop teacher coaching me.

By: Jeremy (Bama5150)

Jeremy (Bama5150) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:29:28 +0000

Very cool.

One of my first projects was a end grain cutting board. It recently suffered a split. I always thought that i would have a problem because the first part of the glue-up i forgot to use titebond III (used II). So i am really have been waiting for this to happen. However, it didn’t end up happening along a glue line. One of the maple pieces i used split. What do you think would cause this? I had been using mineral oil on it (not religiously though). Think that was the problem?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:05:55 +0000

Cool! Looks better than the first one I made, that’s for sure. :) I wish we could have had a shop class in school where we could actually build something useful.

On a side not, I’m actually sort of relieved to hear that someone of actual skill believes that the end grain cutting board is NOT an easy project – at least to produce one of high quality. I’ve settled for my so-so results simply because they are for me or family members and they are going to get all scratched up anyway. I’d say that 1 out of 3 that I’ve made come out really good. Glue up is always tricky for me on these. I’d like to make some to sell but I have some ways to go in the the skill department first. Wouldn’t hurt to have a nice drum sander also.

By: Vic

Vic — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:56:43 +0000

Thanks for choosing this as the “Project of the Week”. Many schools are cutting shop classes from their curriculum. We need to reverse the trend. And, I’m sorry Marc, but there is NO WAY you are cooler than a shop teacher:D