Wrapped up 10 cutting boards this weekend. Those pool table legs worked out really well. I can make 2 of this sized board from each one, either approx 12" Sq end grain or 12"x16" long grain. I have another technique for cutting them up that could yield larger boards that I will try next. I think I have 8 or 9 legs left so that's quite a few boards, although if I quarter them length-ways it would yield 4 x 3"x16" turning blanks that could become pepper mills. If anybody has any other ideas let me know.
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You guys make me jealous with your ability to use wood like that! ANY time I put joints together cross grained, they separate within a year or two at the latest due to wood movement in different directions. I still have reminders of those wood projects 40 years ago!
LOOKS GREAT!Hank Lee
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Those do look great. Excellent use for them. Other suggestions might be a matching knife holder for a few knives that match the board. Maybe a spoon caddy to match. Might require some relief carving.
Hank I was surprised the other day. I was looking through the old shed and cleaning things out. I ran across a chess board build that I had forgotten about. It is maple and walnut. It doesn't yet have a border around it, but the spline groove is there.
It has lived maybe 15 years in that unheated and uncooled shed and did not have any cracks.
Looks like I just made it. That is proof enough for me to know that my technique works.
At least on that one.Lee👍 1Comment
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You guys make me jealous with your ability to use wood like that! ANY time I put joints together cross grained, they separate within a year or two at the latest due to wood movement in different directions. I still have reminders of those wood projects 40 years ago!
LOOKS GREAT!
Jon
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I went with splines on chess boards for a few reasons.
First being there is a lot of little parts. Splines help constrain those little blocks. That, however was never an issue. I never had little blocks to start with. It was glued up strips that was recut and reglued. Easy peasy. The BT saw allowed me to get the precision I needed on the cuts. Rip, cross cut and vertical cuts with a jig. Not a problem. I think I used hickory splines in that board, but not certain. It certainly turned to to be a good glueup and lasted through extreme environment.
I need longevity in a chess board. A cutting board does not have to live as long as a quality chess board to avid players and loyal families that do that stuff. I don't. Not smart enough to beat my ex wife. However she is a smart girl. Look who she married.Last edited by Stytooner; 06-27-2016, 05:05 PM.LeeComment
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There wasn't quite as much glue up as you might think. The legs are essentially ~6" x 16" and are a laminated construction. I took slices either with or across the grain and then reassembled the pieces. For the end grain ones it is 4 slices joined together. If you look at this one you can clearly see the 4 identical slices. I rotated each 90 degrees which I think makes for a very pleasing design. The only limitation with this method is that I am rather stuck to making boards that are direct multiples of the 6x6 square. A 12"x18" board will be a good size and I think I will do at least one of those. 18x18 I think is a bit big and aligning 9 pieces will be rather a pain. I do want to try cutting a couple into either 2x2 or 2x3 by 16" pieces and then gluing back up as one would a regular end grain board. it should create some interesting patterns.
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I always try to pick out my favorite when people have posted a bunch of something. I'm stumped this time though, every single one of those cutting boards is really nice.Chr's
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