This post is more or less a follow on from yesterdays chevron cutting board. Before I made yesterdays cutting board, the original slab of wood I had, I cut in half. So I ended up with two halves to make two unique cutting boards. I did this because I don't have a jointer (as I mentioned yesterday) nor did I have my planer, so I needed a two smaller, more manageable pieces. Part of me wishes I had the ability to mill the larger piece of wood because I could have made one larger chevron cutting board. I think part of the reason mine aren't selling right now is because they are smaller... But they still look really cool, and they are certainly functional! Just not as big as I think some people are looking for.
So with today's cutting board I cut larger slabs, at 1.5 inches vice yesterdays 1 inch. I also cut these pieces at 20 degree angles instead of 15 (like yesterdays). This gave the chevrons a wider, but more angular look. I also added two pieces of trim, one mahogany and one birch. I did this initially because I wanted to give it some more size. Doing that caused the final size to come in at 12 inches long, 7 inches wide, and just under .75 inches tall. Again this one is on the smaller side, but definitely larger than yesterdays, and more functional.
One thing I'm still working around is the fact that I don't have a jointer. I think I'm still managing, but I still end up with small slivers between the wood at times. I still think the final products come out well. But I look forward to the day where I can joint the wood as well as plane it. Maybe if I can tempt some people to buy these cutting boards I can buy my jointer! We'll see!
Here's the final product as well as a lineup of the three most recent ones I've made.
Like I've said before, these are all for sale on my etsy page, which can be found on my blogs home page at the top! So if you're interested, go check it out!
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