The 300th Cutting Board, 2nd Time ‘Round

The 300th Cutting Board, 2nd Time ‘Round 4 comments

Sometimes, I just can’t leave well enough alone.

I do enjoy making chaos boards, which have become surprisingly popular. I only make these about once a year … here’s one from the 2017 batch:

Cutting Board 17 – 411. Chaos Board, End Grain. Black Walnut, Hard Maple, Cherry, White Oak, Purpleheart, Jatoba, Hickory, Goncalo Alves, Yellowheart & Canarywood. 13-1/2″ x 17-3/4″ x 1-1/4″.

These boards were assembled with the left-brained Mrs M’s assistance, and are the unusually asymmetrical boards that I make.

Made.

This year, I decided I needed to shake it up a bit … because I just couldn’t do the same thing again. Plus, Mrs M politely declined the opportunity to assist me this year, so I was left to cope with just my brain, that’s right.

It’s my blog. Deal with it.

This kind of chaos board begins with me gluing up many boards, slicing them to make end grain pieces, and then only using a piece or 3 from each of several blanks, and assembling them in somewhat random fashion.

That was last year.

I did the same thing this year … and then cut the end grain board apart at an angle. Everything got randomized again … re-glued … and then cut apart at a different angle.

After the 4th glue-up, I spent a lot of time at the drum sander to get the glass-smooth finish that you can get when the joinery is done well.

This is my 300th cutting board; my inventory has reached a magical plateau again. I doubt that I’ll stay above 300 through April, but I’m happy to report that I’m making some satisfying pieces along the way.

Cutting Board 18 – 706. End Grain. Chaos Board. I count 13 species in this board. 14″ x 18″ x 1-1/4″.

Back detail of Cutting Board 18 – 706, showing the non-skid rubber feet held on with stainless steel screws, as well as the routed handholds. These are standard on just about all of the cutting boards that I make.

More

The 300th Cutting Board (2/9/18)

The 250th Cutting Board: Back In The Pig Business (10/13/17)

The 250th Cutting Board (4/8/17)

The 200th Cutting Board, 6th Time ‘Round (2/9/17)

The 200th Cutting Board, 5th Time ‘Round (11/30/16)

The 200th Cutting Board, 4th Time ‘Round (10/7/16)

The 200th Cutting Board, Third Time ‘Round (8/5/16)

The 200th Cutting Board, 8 Months Later (4/9/16)

The 200th Cutting Board (9/18/15)