A Different Kind of Cheeseboard

[John Hart]

So a couple months before Christmas, a friend asked me to make some cheeseboards. Nothing fancy...just a few gifts. So I did. Flatwork....yuk.:)

But I had an idea.:rolleyes:

So I took one of the cheeseboards and chopped it up and re-glued the pieces together in a checkerboard pattern...then embedded it into a 2" thick piece of cherry.

Then I let the wood show me the way.

Here's how it turned out.

Walnut...Maple...Cherry....finished in Orange Oil and beeswax

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[Adam Herman]

love it! very clever. I always hate how the crackers slide off of the flat boards and end up using a bowl.

[Brett Luna]

That is really quite spiffy. It really stands apart from other mitered, segmented turnings.

[Eric Gourieux]

Very creative. It's a good way to integrate the dreaded "flat" work into your turning.

[Stan Calow]

great idea! Like Adam said, keeps the crackers orderly.

[William C Rogers]

Great original idea. Ptacticle and unique. Nice job turning flatwork.

[George Conklin]

Well, it sure does look like you've kept your turning skills up, John.

[John Hart]

Thanks everyone for all your kind words.
It really was a lot of fun. It'll make a nice surprise gift for someone.
Pretty easy though. Maybe even easier than a bowl.

[Mel Fulks]

And the pattern will overpower any knife marks!

[John Hart]

Thats true Mel. The checkerboard is all end grain so knife marks are minimalized
Nice feature and impressive that you called that out

[Damon McLaughlin]

Creative idea, very nice

[Bill ThompsonNM]

That's super! When I read the title I didn't imagine it would be something so different and elegant!

[Steve Peterson]

I like it a lot.

Steve

[Robert Marshall]

Very handsome!

What is the overall diameter, and the diameter of the checkerboard inset?

Thanks!

[John Hart]

Thanks again all

Robert...it is 12" overall and the inset is 7"

[William C Rogers]

I just have to copy that idea, if you don't mind.

edit. John, why do you use orange oil instead of mineral oil? What brand of orange oil do you use?

[allen thunem]

nothing ruins my day quicker than a bunch of disorderly crackers:rolleyes:



great idea! Like Adam said, keeps the crackers orderly.

[John Hart]

I just have to copy that idea, if you don't mind.

edit. John, why do you use orange oil instead of mineral oil? What brand of orange oil fo you use?

As I recall ....imitation is the greatest compliment :)

Oh...its that Howard Feed N Wax. I like it. I guess because of the way it smells