Cutting board that doesn’t break the bank

[Bearcarver]

When I closed my shop, I had:
10" Table Saw
12" Radial saw
27" Planer
37" double Drum Sander
8" Jointer
5 HP Shaper
Floor Drum Sander
6" X 173" Edge Sander
Two Spindle Horizontal Boring Machine
Drill Press
18" Band Saw

Now Bear Jr has most of the same machines, but he sold my Table Saw & got a "Safe-Stop" Table Saw.
He also has an "Overhead CNC Router".

Bear

 

[one eyed jack]

When I closed my shop, I had:
10" Table Saw
12" Radial saw
27" Planer
37" double Drum Sander
8" Jointer
5 HP Shaper
Floor Drum Sander
6" X 173" Edge Sander
Two Spindle Horizontal Boring Machine
Drill Press
18" Band Saw

Now Bear Jr has most of the same machines, but he sold my Table Saw & got a "Safe-Stop" Table Saw.
He also has an "Overhead CNC Router".

Bear

Nice shop you had there Mr. Bear.
Bear jr. is a wise man to buy the Safe-Stop saw. By the looks of the advertisement with the hot dog; It sure looks like it could save a finger or two. I've heard the "stop" is pretty tough on saw blades but that would certainly be a small price to pay if it was you finger being saved.

 

[chopsaw]

I've heard the "stop" is pretty tough on saw blades but that would certainly be a small price to pay if it was you finger being saved.

I don't think they all have the safety stop on them . They did have some at work , and I think you have to replace the whole internal unit of it's " tripped " .
My Dad has a craftsman branded Saw stop 10 " Man it's nice . Just collecting dust since he passed .

 

[Bearcarver]

Nice shop you had there Mr. Bear.
Bear jr. is a wise man to buy the Safe-Stop saw. By the looks of the advertisement with the hot dog; It sure looks like it could save a finger or two. I've heard the "stop" is pretty tough on saw blades but that would certainly be a small price to pay if it was you finger being saved.

Yup, Many years ago I saw "Safe-Stop" in person, at a Cabinetmaker's Convention, at Valley Forge, King of Prussia. It was Amazing. After more than 50 years of playing with Wood, I still have all my digits, but I've often been so close to a moving 10" blade to feel the wind from the blade blowing the hair on the backs of my fingers.
Scary feeling!! Get the Push-stick Dummy!!

Bear

 

[one eyed jack]

I don't think they all have the safety stop on them . They did have some at work , and I think you have to replace the whole internal unit of it's " tripped " .
My Dad has a craftsman branded Saw stop 10 " Man it's nice . Just collecting dust since he passed .

I gotcha Mr. Chop. I hadn't heard that the entire unit is destroyed in a stop. I can see one possible downside if it might tend to make a user of the saw complacent, figuring that they were "safe".

A lot of older Craftsman tools were high quality pieces.

My Dad never had a large shop space and bought a used "Shop Smith" back around 1955.

Used it in building a 15 foot sailboat ad a pool table as well as many smaller projects.

 

[one eyed jack]

Yup, Many years ago I saw "Safe-Stop" in person, at a Cabinetmaker's Convention, at Valley Forge, King of Prussia. It was Amazing. After more than 50 years of playing with Wood, I still have all my digits, but I've often been so close to a moving 10" blade to feel the wind from the blade blowing the hair on the backs of my fingers.
Scary feeling!! Get the Push-stick Dummy!!

Bear

You've heard the old shop saying, "Remaining fingers are not to be used as push sticks"?

I'm right there with you as far as years spent around shop tools and have come close a time or two, as well.

Still have all digits too.

 

[one eyed jack]

I went through a stretch of making and giving away end grain Maple cutting boards.

As several have mentioned they are labor intensive but satisfying when finished.

I made a hand full like this one, (11" X 16" X 1-1/2"). Still have the first that I made although I didn't put the blood groove around that first board. The largest of this style I've made is 17" X 25" X 2"

I also own a 12" X 18" X 1/2" white plastic board that does get a good bit of use, although I do wonder about micro plastics coming off of it. I too old for that to be much of a concern, I guess.

This picture was taken within 1/22 hour of oiling with Mineral oil. The oil eventually evens out and the highlights at the joints darken up to mach the rest of the wood.

 

[Bearcarver]

Here's an Oldie, and the only Cutting Board I ever made:
It's not a great Picture, but it's only about 10" X 14", and 2" thick.
I made it in school (10th Grade) in 1964. (57 years old)
About 2 years ago, Bear Jr ran it through his Double Drum Sander, and put new feet on it, after he made a big fancy Walnut one that I refused to use, because it's too pretty!!

 

[Bearcarver]

Here's the one Bear Jr made for me, that I won't use:

 

[civilsmoker]

I have about 12 plastic types..... we use them like plates around our place but had this one show up at Christmas time thanks to @driedstick and the exchange (way more than I expected!!!!) Its pretty sweet and matches our walnut cabs in the kitchen!

 

[civilsmoker]

Here's the one Bear Jr made for me, that I won't use:
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Bear that is a work of ART right there!

 

[Bearcarver]

I gotcha Mr. Chop. I hadn't heard that the entire unit is destroyed in a stop. I can see one possible downside if it might tend to make a user of the saw complacent, figuring that they were "safe".

A lot of older Craftsman tools were high quality pieces.

My Dad never had a large shop space and bought a used "Shop Smith" back around 1955.

Used it in building a 15 foot sailboat ad a pool table as well as many smaller projects.

Yup, Rich is right---Gotta replace the cartridge. I forget what it costs, but only a couple hundred, I think it was.
My first large tool I had, because I didn't have the room at the time, was a Shopsmith. It worked fine, if you don't have room for real individual machines.
I had a Buddy who had a Shopsmith. He had it set up for Drill Press, and was running a shaper cutter on it. A piece of wood fell off the table, so he reached down to pick it up, with one hand, and his other hand rocked it's way across the Cutterhead, taking various amounts of each of all 4 fingers. Had to get a Mechanical release for Bowhunting.

Bear

 

[jcam222]

I mad the mistake of buying a $60 30x20 banboo cutting board on Amazon. The size was great, but the original and it's replacement dceloped cracks and split in two within weeks. Thery were gently washed and then properly oiled, so I know I'll need to spend a bit more $$$. This board was thin, maybe 1/2" max, so maybe that was a contributing factor?

I looked on Etsy, and there's everything from $75-$400, and my concern is that I don't know true quality going that route.

I'm looking for 30x20, so if Anyone has suggestions, ideally with a link, it would be appu!

I’ve got cheap boards right on up to Boos boards. I can say the acacia wood boards I have were cheap and when oiled and cared for right seem to last forever.

 

[Fueling Around]

Personally, I use a cheap bamboo board from Menards

Check into a cabinet shop that installs solid surface counter tops. Some cut ends and pieces into cutting boards including routering the edge and even add a blood groove.

Any truth to the plastic ones being hard on knife blades ?

Most of the plastic ones I've looked at state they are easily damaged by knives.

 

[kilo charlie]

This one was fun to make until I realized I flipped one section the wrong way during one of the multiple glue ups.

Maple, Cherry, Walnut and Padauk.

The gradient board is Maple and Padauk.

Cherry and Padauk "Brick" Pattern.

 

[one eyed jack]

Yup, Rich is right---Gotta replace the cartridge. I forget what it costs, but only a couple hundred, I think it was.
My first large tool I had, because I didn't have the room at the time, was a Shopsmith. It worked fine, if you don't have room for real individual machines.
I had a Buddy who had a Shopsmith. He had it set up for Drill Press, and was running a shaper cutter on it. A piece of wood fell off the table, so he reached down to pick it up, with one hand, and his other hand rocked it's way across the Cutterhead, taking various amounts of each of all 4 fingers. Had to get a Mechanical release for Bowhunting.

Bear

A couple hundred bucks is cheap. Fingers are dear.
Your buddy's cutter head accident is the kind of thing I would have a lot of trouble forgiving myself for. Sometimes natural instinct takes over. I had a friend, years ago, who swerved her car to avoid running over a fox, wrecked and wound up paralyzed.

 

[one eyed jack]

Here's the one Bear Jr made for me, that I won't use:
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Your young man has skills!! Very nice glue up. Do you know what type of glue he used, John?

 

[chopsaw]

The oil eventually evens out and the highlights at the joints darken up to mach the rest of the wood.

I love that look . I use Howard's Butcher block sealer . Has bees wax in it .

this one show up at Christmas time thanks to [ATTACH]526678[/ATTACH] driedstick

The face grain boards look really nice .

 

[Bearcarver]

A couple hundred bucks is cheap. Fingers are dear.
Your buddy's cutter head accident is the kind of thing I would have a lot of trouble forgiving myself for. Sometimes natural instinct takes over. I had a friend, years ago, who swerved her car to avoid running over a fox, wrecked and wound up paralyzed.

Actually, I checked with My Son last night. The Safe-Stop cartridge costs about $90, and a crash doesn't always ruin the blade. At least according to the research he did since buying the Table saw. It hasn't happened for him yet.

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Your young man has skills!! Very nice glue up. Do you know what type of glue he used, John?

Thank You!
He uses ”Titebond 2“ for everything except Black Walnut.
For Black Walnut he uses “Titebond 2 Dark” it dries a really dark brown almost black.

Bear