Comments on: End Grain Cutting Board http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/12/02/end-grain-cutting-board/ ... adventures in woodturning and woodworking Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:08:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Karel Elbers http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/12/02/end-grain-cutting-board/comment-page-1/#comment-596 Karel Elbers Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:14:06 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=79#comment-596 I produce endgrain rock maple cuttingboards since 20 years. Since this year I impregnate them carefully with tungoil. In use a knife leaves very small cuts in the surface which turns slowly greyish. Is the beewax from Dough Henderson an answer. I need to say that a cutting board is seen here as a kitchentool and not as a piece of art I produce endgrain rock maple cuttingboards since 20 years.
Since this year I impregnate them carefully with tungoil.
In use a knife leaves very small cuts in the surface which turns slowly greyish. Is the beewax from Dough Henderson an answer. I need to say that a cutting board is seen here as a kitchentool and not as a piece of art

]]> By: Keith Larrett http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/12/02/end-grain-cutting-board/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Keith Larrett Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:30:09 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=79#comment-260 Doug, thank you very much for your thoughtful and insightful comment. I'm happy to stand corrected on how long a face grain cutting board will last. I've been hesitant to make one but after reading your testimonial I don't think I have any need to worry. It's wonderful to know that we are able to leave a small legacy in the form of something that is both beautiful and useful. Doug, thank you very much for your thoughtful and insightful comment. I’m happy to stand corrected on how long a face grain cutting board will last. I’ve been hesitant to make one but after reading your testimonial I don’t think I have any need to worry. It’s wonderful to know that we are able to leave a small legacy in the form of something that is both beautiful and useful.

]]> By: Doug Henderson http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/12/02/end-grain-cutting-board/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Doug Henderson Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:34:14 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=79#comment-254 Enjoyed the article. I have a business, Laminations In Time, where just about everything I make is laminated in some way or another. I make a great many cutting boards (cross grain) and chopping Blocks (end grain) most of which incorporate various exotic woods. I must disagree with the comment that after a year or so of cutting they are going to be pretty beat up. I have one on the counter now that is four years old and from three feet away you can't tell that it has every been cut on. I just refinished a cutting board that was a wedding gift on (get this) Saturday, December 6th 1941. It was maple and oak. It is now like glass on both sides even though I use rubber bumpers for feet on the bottom. I did put the names of the Bride and Groom and date on the bottom. It had obviously been well used. I had another one of my own that I refinished after 31 years of use every day. It is now used as a patern, (a pig). When I finish a chopping block or cutting board I sand it to 320 grit with random orbit sanders, then hand sand to 600. I use three coats of Millies Tung Oil (made in Vermont). I let it soak in for about twenty minutes on each coat then rub it out by hand with some toweling. When completely dry in about three days, I buff it with Tripoli, White Diamond and carnumba wax. When I sell the board I instruct the purchaser to rinse the board thouroughly after use with hot water and a sponge (no soap) and let it air dry. Once a month the board should be wipped down with mineral oil OR natural bees wax. Carnumba works best but it is a bear to apply by hand. It works best with a power buffer. This finish is food safe even to our government. Never use vegetable oils as they will penetrate a short ways and become rancid. I have customers who do come back every couple of years but they really want just a good buffing rather than a refinish. I figure that the useful life of a cutting board is 50 plus years with minimal care. A chopping block will last for one hundred and fifty years or more with reasonable care. Only problem is who to leave it to in the will. Take care of it and it will be around long after you are gone. Would you beleive I have one customer who has six of my cutting boards decorating the wall in her dining room? I couldn't beleive it either but I sure am proud of those. Those 150 year old chopping blocks? How do I know? I made them in a previous life. George Patton was also there! Enjoyed the article. I have a business, Laminations In Time, where just about everything I make is laminated in some way or another. I make a great many cutting boards (cross grain) and chopping Blocks (end grain) most of which incorporate various exotic woods. I must disagree with the comment that after a year or so of cutting they are going to be pretty beat up. I have one on the counter now that is four years old and from three feet away you can’t tell that it has every been cut on. I just refinished a cutting board that was a wedding gift on (get this) Saturday, December 6th 1941. It was maple and oak. It is now like glass on both sides even though I use rubber bumpers for feet on the bottom. I did put the names of the Bride and Groom and date on the bottom. It had obviously been well used. I had another one of my own that I refinished after 31 years of use every day. It is now used as a patern, (a pig).
When I finish a chopping block or cutting board I sand it to 320 grit with random orbit sanders, then hand sand to 600. I use three coats of Millies Tung Oil (made in Vermont). I let it soak in for about twenty minutes on each coat then rub it out by hand with some toweling. When completely dry in about three days, I buff it with Tripoli, White Diamond and carnumba wax. When I sell the board I instruct the purchaser to rinse the board thouroughly after use with hot water and a sponge (no soap) and let it air dry. Once a month the board should be wipped down with mineral oil OR natural bees wax. Carnumba works best but it is a bear to apply by hand. It works best with a power buffer.
This finish is food safe even to our government. Never use vegetable oils as they will penetrate a short ways and become rancid. I have customers who do come back every couple of years but they really want just a good buffing rather than a refinish. I figure that the useful life of a cutting board is 50 plus years with minimal care. A chopping block will last for one hundred and fifty years or more with reasonable care. Only problem is who to leave it to in the will. Take care of it and it will be around long after you are gone. Would you beleive I have one customer who has six of my cutting boards decorating the wall in her dining room? I couldn’t beleive it either but I sure am proud of those. Those 150 year old chopping blocks? How do I know? I made them in a previous life. George Patton was also there!

]]> By: Flatwork | Cutting Board Design Software | http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/12/02/end-grain-cutting-board/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Flatwork | Cutting Board Design Software | Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:34:11 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=79#comment-240 [...] Board Design Software A while ago I wrote about how I made an end grain cutting board.   One of the difficulties was trying to visualize what the final pattern was going to look [...] [...] Board Design Software A while ago I wrote about how I made an end grain cutting board.   One of the difficulties was trying to visualize what the final pattern was going to look [...]

]]> By: americanone http://syzygypens.com/blog/2008/12/02/end-grain-cutting-board/comment-page-1/#comment-3 americanone Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:46:39 +0000 http://syzygypens.com/blog/?p=79#comment-3 I am a rookie woodworker your blog is both insightful and inspiring. I am going to give this a try this weekend, with your detailed instructions I am hoping that it will resemble a cutting board when I am finished. Thanks for sharing your expertise.... I am a rookie woodworker your blog is both insightful and inspiring. I am going to give this a try this weekend, with your detailed instructions I am hoping that it will resemble a cutting board when I am finished.

Thanks for sharing your expertise….

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