ERD50
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Thanks Exit. I didn't take too many photos, but here's the process:
1. Cut scraps
2. Glue up small scraps to 1.5” thick. Strips need to be same length. Random width.
3. Plane/sand strips
4. Glue up / bar clamp 1.5” strips into 12” wide boards. All strips need to be same length. Make several boards with different patterns.
5. Plane/sand strips
6. Crosscut 12” wide boards to 1.5” wide strips, 1.5” thick.
7. Mix up crosscut strips into a variety. Turn strips sideways so end grain is up and glue together. 1.5”thick x 12” wide x16”(or 20”) long
8. Sand
9. Trim edges, Cut juice groove and handles
10. Finish with multiple coats of mineral oil, then beeswax.
Beautiful! You aren't actually going to cut things on those are you? If I were capable of such nice work, I'd have to reserve those for serving cheese slices, bread and crackers and such. I'd hate to see a knife edge, or juicy food touch them.
Question on the sanding - I would think that sanding would drive the darker sanding dust into the lighter pieces. How do you keep the light pieces clean?
-ERD50