One of my key discoveries since I started down the path of becoming a serious woodworker hobbyist is that people like a lot of different things.
I started using 7 woods, and thought I had a nice variety.
I was wrong.
Now I use over 20, and still get requests for woods I don’t use (and if you can find olive wood for me, I’ll be happy to use it!).
The size of cutting boards is another thing that has surprised me. Some people want a sandwich-sized cutting board, and that’s all they need. For some, that’s because it’s in their small kitchen in an RV (who knew?). For others, they simply don’t want a board bigger or heavier than my smallest cheese boards.
That’s why I make sure every board in the shop is made to be a good cutting board. I may think a board is a cheese board … but I may be wrong. If it’s intended use is to be cutting, then that has to be OK.
Here are the latest cheese boards, small boards and cutting boards to make it across the finish line. That’s what I call them, anyway. You get to call them what you want!
Cheese Board 17 – 321. Black Walnut, Honey Locust, Hard Maple & Bubinga. 9″ x 11″ x 3/4″. Commissioned Piece.
Cheese Board 17 – 322. Black Walnut, Hard Maple, Bubinga & Honey Locust. 9″ x 11″ x 7/8″.
Small Board 17 – 219. Black Walnut, Hard Maple & Cherry. 12″ x 7″ x 1-1/4″.
Cutting Board 17 – 111. Black Walnut, Hard Maple & Cherry. 14″ x 18″ x 1-1/4″. Commissioned Piece.
Cutting Board 17 – 112. Black Walnut, Hard Maple & Cherry. 12″ x 16″ x 1-1/4″.
Cutting Board 17 – 113. Hard Maple, Jatoba & Padauk. 10″ x 14″ x 7/8″.
Cutting Board 17 – 114. Hard Maple, Padauk & Jatoba. 10″ x 14″ x 7/8″.
Cutting Board 17 – 115. Hard Maple, Padauk, Jatoba & Purpleheart. 10″ x 16″ x 7/8″. Commissioned Piece.
Small Surfboard 17 – 501. Padauk, Black Walnut & Hard Maple. 7″ x 16″ x 3/4″.
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From the workshop … I got a nice load of walnut lumber, so I’m playing. Here are 3 new cutting boards. More designs to come!
# 74 Cutting Board, $150. Walnut, Curly Cherry and Hard Maple.
# 15: Walnut and Honey Locust. Chamfered bottom edge in place of handholds on each end.
# 75 Cutting Board, $150. Black Walnut and Hard Maple.
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One of my key discoveries since I started down the path of becoming a serious woodworker hobbyist is that people like a lot of different things.
