When the enormity of the “Shelter in Place” mandate sank in, I decided it was time to get to the shop & get to making.
And making.
Lost my head for a bit, I did.
When I begin to make a batch of things in the shop, I cut boards from several different species of wood into the right sizes, and then lay out the wood design for each piece. I call this picking and processing. That’s what I did.
And I got stuck there … so I did it a lot.
I actually had over 400 pieces in the shop in process at one time. And I know from all of the times that I’ve tripped or said a bad word when I had to move that pile of stuff AGAIN … having just 70 pieces in process at one time is a pain. 400 pieces … I’m in a small garage Woodshop. There’s only so much room.
Closed in, it was.
Difficult to move, it was.
Undeterred, I was.
So, now I’m on the other side. I’ve finished over 300 pieces; still have 100 Magic Bottle Openers to finish this week (which is a several day process, with multiple drying times required for each MBO).
Today, though, I can celebrate the rare air of accomplishment that has not been seen before.
I have over 700 pieces in inventory right now. My previous record was 400, which I first touched a little over a year ago.
The cutting board that I’ve just brought to the finish line in the flurry of finishing 300+ pieces in 3 days is a simple end grain cutting board made of Hard Maple. It’s 12″ x 16″ and is extra thick at 1-1/2″.
Juice groove? Check.
Non-skid rubber feet held on with stainless steel screws? Check.
Hand rubbed finish with mineral oil & Mrs M’s Board Butter? Check.
The unprecedented characteristic of this board are the the wedge-shaped ends which make the board easy to pick up. Traditionally, I make routed finger-holds on all of my cutting boards, but I’ve been wanting to do a board like this for some time. Will there be another?
No clue, I have.
I’ve just launched the new & improved MrMsWoodshop.com, and there are 2 special offers that apply to the month of May. You can get free shipping for any order over $50. Plus! There’s a site-wide discount of 20% off when you use the promo code of “MrMsLaunch”. Don’t delay though, as the offers will expire on May 31.
Here’s a direct link to where this board is available.
More
The 400th Cutting Board (1/28/19)
The 350th Cutting Board (8/16/18)
The 300th Cutting Board, 3rd Time ‘Round (4/27/18)
The 300th Cutting Board, 2nd Time ‘Round (4/4/18)
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)
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