Two
species are needed, something that provides for nice
contrast. Hard maple should be one of the choices as
it'll stand up well to a knife. Black walnut makes a
great contrasting wood, but mahogany is nice too, and
slightly cheaper. Cherry? Sure, but its $$. For this
example we'll assume hard maple and black walnut.
Go
buy 8/4 thick (2") maple and walnut, in 12"
width if possible. I start with blanks 17" in length.
No knots! Sometimes a little heartwood adds character
to the board.
[
Tools ]
Of
course you'll need a table saw. A thickness planer is
helpful to have. Lots of big strong clamps, I use Bessey
K body clamps plus a lot of pipe clamps to add pressure.
The K body clamps stay parallel - crucial to success
of this project.
You'll
also need:
