Finished a Scott Lewis Cutting Board

[glenn bradley]

I haven't made one of these for several years.
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This one is to thank a neighbor for the loan of his tractor . . . several times :rolleyes:.

[Frederick Skelly]

That looks too nice to actually use! The choice of woods, the overall shape and the finish look great. I don't know why, but my eye was especially drawn to the grooves (top and edges) - they look very crisp and that adds to the overall look of quality.

Your friend should be very happy to receive that gift!
Fred

[Phil Mueller]

Beautiful cutting board, Glenn. That will be well appreciated.

[Mark Rainey]

Fancy Glenn! Now he will look forward to slicing and dicing in the kitchen.

[Jim Becker]

That's really nice, Glenn!

[jim sauterer]

Beautiful glen.how did u do it ?

[Mike Henderson]

Beautiful glen.how did u do it ?

Yes, how did you route the handles?

Mike

[glenn bradley]

Beautiful glen.how did u do it ?

The process is pretty well outlined in FWW #233. Basically you glue up the blank, layout your design curve, route a specific width long that curve, bandsaw the blank in two, clean up the edges and laminate the first inlay inbetween the two pieces during the second glue up. This is repeated three times which makes the effort take a given amount of time waiting for glue to dry ;-)

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Yes, how did you route the handles?

Mike

I used the bit from the article; Woodside #1475 IIRC but, other makers offer the profile. The secret words when searching are "edge cove bit" or "edge flute bit". I made a temporary fence that had a curve that matched the end of the cutting board. I used start and stop blocks to help me make the cut in a quick smooth movement.

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I practice the move a few times without cutting. The result is pretty good right off the machine.

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The better I do on the cut, the less finish sanding is required.

[Patrick McCarthy]

Glenn, VERY nice, and an excellent tutorial. Anthony will likely be pushing you to use the tractor a LOT more . . . Best, Patrick

[Andrew Hughes]

Looks great Glen. Isn’t it interesting how the wood is lighter on the glue joints. I have only noticed this with cutting board. I don’t recognize the wood. Hickory?

[Mike Henderson]

Thanks for showing that technique. Very nice.

I ordered one of those router bits.

Mike

[Mike Wilkins]

Beautiful cutting board Glenn. I have made 2 or 3 dozen cutting boards over the last 3 months, for gifts and some sold. Folks don't realize the amount of work that goes into making them, especially if you make something other than a rectangle shape. Curves, grooves, and veneer stripes increase the effort, but worth it for oohs and aahs you get for the effort. Keep up the great work.

[glenn bradley]

Looks great Glen. Isn’t it interesting how the wood is lighter on the glue joints. I have only noticed this with cutting board. I don’t recognize the wood. Hickory?

Hard maple with walnut, cherry and padauk inlays. The part that gets me is the one lighter strip. These were all cut from the same board and that strip appears like the others on the other side.

[David Utterback]

Great work and well designed. Thanks for sharing.

[Nick Mazzino]

Beautiful work Glenn!

How did you get the inlays curved and overlapped like that? That is fantastic!

[Michael Drew]

I just got this book in the mail.....(pretty basic overall, and not what I'd consider advanced CB making) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1950934160/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

He describes the process you used to make your cutting board, which was really about the only thing in the book I found useful. When I was reading through it, I was thinking it's a lot of work, and if it was worth the effort..... Now I see the board you made and want to make one myself. It's discrete and tasteful.

[glenn bradley]

Thanks everyone. Let me repeat that Scott designed this. I just made my take on it.


Beautiful work Glenn!

How did you get the inlays curved and overlapped like that? That is fantastic!

The blank is cut in two for each of the inlays. This is the time consuming part that Michael mentions. You cut the blank in two, add the first inlay, re-glue and surface the blank, cut it in two again, add the second inlay, re-glue and surface the blank, etc.

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[Jay Michaels]

Beautiful!

And carabiners as garage door locks - I love it.