Any woodworkers?

Buckeye?

 

I know this isn’t the meme thread, but in case you woodworking guys don’t follow that one, I thought you would appreciate this.

 

Here's the pick up, move into the shop, and uncrating.
https://youtu.be/MDLplrhFqFc?si=BS59lsp8XLX2RJVu

 

Can you get a close up of the end grain?[/QUOTE]

End grain and a little better shot of the grain on two of the boards that were glued up.

 

I am currently using Hercules blades from Harbor Freight on my table saw and miter saw. I tried to use a Diablo on my table saw, but the thin kerf does not work with my riving knife. I do still use a Diablo dado stack. My Father In Law uses fancy Forrester Blades on all of his tools and honestly I can’t see a big difference. I just make sure that my blade it sharp. When they start to get dull, I toss them and buy a fresh one. I currently have an 80 tooth Hercules on my miter saw just for breaking down to rough length.

 

End grain and a little better shot of the grain on two of the boards that were glued up.
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Looks more like hickory

 

Looks more like hickory[/QUOTE]

Thank you sir.

 

For fine woodworking, I use Forest blades. I have a Woodworker II on my tablesaw, and it cuts nice and smooth. I only it for "good" wood and projects. I have a general purpose blade for other cutting.

High end blades can usually be resharpened, extending the blade life.

 

I see you used pocket screws for the top. Besides glue, did you use pocket screws for the legs and side pieces as well?

 

I have that same blade on my table saw too. It's great. I have had it sharpened once and it came back like new. I ended up getting a cheap Diablo for the new miter saw because I needed it right now. It cuts very nice, so I'll see how it goes. I don't expect to be doing a ton of furniture quality work on the miter saw, so maybe I don't need a Forrest for that saw.

 

The base is assembled with glue and Dominos. Sorry no pictures of that step. I am using pocket holes to attach the top because this will hold a dog food bowl and get lots of abuse. I want the top to be easily removable for any needed repairs or replacement. I used 8/4 Alder for the legs which are tapered on two sides and 4/4 Alder for the rest. The sides for the top were planed down to 1/2 inch.

Here is the top just resting on the base. Everything needs another coat or two of finish.

 

Coworker finally brought the neglected cutting board to work and I decided to take on the challenge.

I didn't want to make this perfect.. I tried to leave a lot of character in it as it's nearly 40 years old.

I think the coworker will be satisfied.

Spoiler: Before

Front



Back

Spoiler: After

Front



Back

Spoiler: Freshly Oiled

I use Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil. These photos are fresh. It will absorb in and the excess will be wiped off for a matte finish.

 

Looks like new!

 

Thank you!

 

He's going to be quite pleased!

 

Thank you!

 

Definitely!

 

Man...I fell into the cutting board rabbit hole a while back.

It started when I removed an old dead apple tree branch from one of our overgrown apple trees. Thinking I could cut the logs (about 8" diameter) into flats and then use the endgrain to glue up some really hard cutting boards, I jumped right in. I made it as far as the planer. Whilst trying to Plane these super-hard pieces, my planer wasn't cooperating. Finally, in a fit of rage, the planer grabbed one of the pieces, and launched it across my barn, right through a (closed) single pane window, and 15 feet into the yard.

Well...after I sent the wife out to buy new glass, and got it glazed in, I took put the planer away and put my thinking cap on. I came up with big belt sander or drum sander was the solution to the problem. Got online and looked like $1500 would buy what I needed. Seemed a little pricey to make a cutting board, so I looked on FB Marketplace and Craigslist for used. Nothing. And then it came to me, I'll just build a drum sander myself. As the whole "Launching apple block through a window" thing proves, I've got mad skilz!

Did it work? You tell me.

https://youtu.be/6GvNUom-ysU?si=-uby9SKP4jx0C8Hz

Every woodworking project eventually turns into a sanding project. One more tool to tackle it.

 

Planers are not meant for end grain stuff... luckily it was just a window and not something more serious!

I invested in a drum sander a couple years ago specifically for end grain stuff.

Cool project you built there! Thanks for sharing