Beautiful. Truly pieces of art. But now, back to reality for me. I'll be doing cutting board with straight stripes, same woods, but definitely inspired to try 'weaving' one later. Our neighbour at cottage does 'weaving' art, but with sewing machine, fabrics of all kinds, and threads of different colours of course. Very similar, to me, anyway. Again thanks,
You are far, far better with a router than I am. When I saw you start cutting into that big arc freehand, I nearly spit my coffee across the room. I would NEVER try that without a template. I call you Mr. Miagi of the router. Very beautifully done.
Wow! Thank you so much! That is a very nice compliment. I love using the router by hand, and has taken years to build up to that. It's mainly just taking little baby steps with it when routing it out, and then a very light touch on a final 1/16" final pass exactly right on the line. Templates are nice, but I only use them if I have to for certain things. Mainly if I'm making the same thing over and over. I have lots more to make and post videos of. :) Thank you again for your kindness.
I got impressed not only about doing it with no guise, but also in only one deep pass. I would like to know what speed and type/size of bit you use. It’s really amazing.!
Wow, what a work of art. Beautiful job and explained so well. Takes a whole lot of patience to get to the finish line. But the reward is so worth it. Absolutely love the end product!
Thank you very much! I'm glad that I was able to get you to the next level. These take a lot of patience and time to make, but it is very worth it in the end.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. They are a lot more difficult to make than it looks, but it is worth the effort. Also, I tried to do one of these as an end grain for somebody, and it didn't work out so well. Just letting you know that in advance.
Thank you very much! I love to create pretty and functional art with wood. The beauty of these is that they can always be sanded down and refinished if they get too scratched up. :)
Dude, the wood on wood rub is genius. Im currently watching you and your daughter oil the boards. They turned out fantastic. Hey I am trying out a new cutting board oil. Its called Bumblechutes and I’ve been hearing great things. I’ll let you know how it goes if you’re looking for another oil option. Your designs are down right amazing!!! Im trying them for myself.
Absolutely beautiful. The obvious design is amazing, but it's the details that make these boards art. Taking the time to add real legs instead of stickers for instance, the plate cutout, the finish, it is all so well done. Sir you are indeed a craftsman, and the man when it comes to free handing a router - WOW
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you see the extra details that I put into my work. Thank you so much for your kind compliments. I truly do love to use a router freehand. I much more work coming up to post. :)
Thank you so much! I really like that comparison to the damascus steel. I love watching forging videos too. I would love to get more into metal working someday.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 woodworking and forging/welding are the two types I watch the most. Both are well beyond my novice abilities but true craftsmen like yourself are amazing to watch. 😁
@@marcryals5743 Thank you so much! "Novice abilities" are a good thing. You have to start somewhere, and with time and patience you'll get better. Keep working at it, and you'll be a master in no time.
Thank you so much! I love to create what I call "functional art". It's both pretty and useful at the same time. Wall art is great, and I love to create that as well with wood using my scroll saw.
wow what beauty and elegance. what the simple action of making cuts and filling them back up and a whole load of efford can do. just stunning.and the dinnerplate cut is nice and convenient. and it is always lovely to see the grain appear when coating it. as a little tip you definetely want to use something anti skid for the 4 legs of the board else it could be a nightmare cutting someting grippy like steak or wet vegtables. who knows maby next up a pretty knife holding bloc. as always thank you for the entertainment and inspiration. might actualy try making this with the simple tools i have.
Thank you so much! I actually did put non-skid round rubber grips on the bottom of the legs, but that footage didn't make it into the video for some reason. I'm not sure how that happened. Thank you so much for your kind compliment!
Thank you so much for that! I really appreciate it. Trust me, I was a bit hesitant at a couple points that it would also get a bit too much/messy as well, but I went with my intuition and kept at it, because I could see the end result in my head. As an artist, I'm sure that you can relate with that.
Thank you so much for your kind compliment! I have been watching their videos for a while. I would love to get the kind of viewers and recognition that those guys get. They are truly great at what they do.
Exactly what I was going to say. Those boards should adorn the walls of an art gallery,not a plain old kitchen countertop. Outstanding vision and implementation.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that! Cutting that smoothly on the bandsaw takes a couple of key factors into play: 1. The blade I use is a 3/8" x 14 TPI Non-Raker tooth. This makes for a much smoother cut so there is no sanding required before gluing it up. 2. The beauty of video editing is that I can speed up the video. If you look at the first cut I did at 2:58, you can kind of see that I am cutting super super slow in order to cut exactly on the line to make the curves smooth.
That is a Porter Cable profile sander. I didn't make it, but it's actually the first time I have used it for doing a juice groove. I forgot I had it, but was doing some work on some door moulding, and had it out. There are 11 different profiles that come with it, and I think I will be using it more. Thank you for watching! :)
Should you be using exotic wood like Paduk, purple hart, and teak among some of the others for food contact? Walnut and maple is ok but the others not so much.
I'm using a 3/8" 7TPI blade on my bandsaw. I usually don't show all the sanding on my videos, because it would make them longer than they already are. A very light hand sanding with some 120 grit is enough to knock down the blade tooth marks. Also, there are less blade marks on the wood the slower you push the wood through.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you like it. Yes, I would love to make you one of these. Please message me on my facebook business page so we can chat about design and sizes for it.
That's a good question. I would say anywhere from 3/4" to 1", it could be more, depending on how you want the weave to be, and where you want it to be.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. And one I cam back to to have a second look now that I made a few weaving boards myself. One question, what router bit are you using to route out your personal signature? I really like the idea of that. Cheers, 🎈
Beautiful boards Seth, well done. I have a question if you don't mind answering. What does the saw chips/cuttings do to the board by rubbing the board surfaces? You did mention polish / shine. Would this be better than a final sand?
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind compliment. I use that technique on all of my pieces. The wood on wood rubbing (burnishing) is by far better than a final sand. What it does is create a friction between the two woods rubbing together to actually polish the wood itself. It really brings out the beauty of the natural wood grain. It takes some time and effort, but it is worth it.
Thank you so much Stan! The plate cutout is in the video at 19:15 where that starts. I used a router for that. My wood burning stamp and engraved signature is in the video at 23:08. I know it's a long video, but I don't want to leave out steps of the process. Even at 28:42 long video, it's only a fraction of the actual time to make these. Thank you so much for watching!
Beautiful work but I do have a technical question. When you insert the maple strips doesn't it's thickness offset the alignment of all the other strips it passes through as well as the horizontal alignment of the original laminate of different woods you started with?
That is a very good question, and you would be correct if I was using a random thickness. I cut all the strips to be the exact width of the kerf of my bandsaw blade so there isn't any kind of offset with the alignments of the other woods.
These are the most beautiful boards I have seen!! I wish I could make them but my skills are at the beginner level. Is there a way to make these without a bandsaw?
Thank you very much! I truly appreciate your kind compliment! I am not sure if there is a way to make these without having a bandsaw. Even with a bandsaw, it is very tricky to make the cuts without any kind of blade drift with how thick the cuts are. You may be at a beginner level now, but give it time, and let your ambition and creativity to become better lead you to places you never thought possible. When I started woodworking at the age of 10, I never thought I would be making things like this. You have all my support in your journey in woodworking.
Thank you so much!! It's been a while, but they took anywhere from 25 to 30 hours to make. I can't show everything in a 28 minute TH-cam vide, but they take a long time to make.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that. The large cutout on the bottom is so a plate can slide underneath it in order to easily transfer chopped food directly to a plate, instead of having to pick it up to move it.
That was amazing from start to finish. I will say one thing, though; I have rarely been more worried than when you did the freehand routing in the end. However; this whole process must have taken a lot of time, and that wood would have cost a minor fortune (at least where I live) - any chance of you telling us how you price a piece like this? :) (And insta-subscribed, even though my feed is full of woodworking already) Thanks for showing us your magic, I really appreciate it. :)
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind compliment! They take anywhere from 25 to 30 hours to make these. I have a bandsaw mill, so I purchase a lot of the wood as logs, and mill it up. I can get the black walnut, yellowheart, maple and black oak as logs. The exotic wood like the purple heart and the African padauk I buy. I do this as a hobby, so I don't charge full price on these, but I sell them for $400. That is just breaking even so I don't lose money making these.
Those are the deep plug cutters I bought from Grizzly Tools in a set. Here is a link to the exact same set I used in the video: www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-deep-plug-cutter-6-pc.-set/h7693
That is a very good question. I use the planer shavings, but it has to be the same type of wood species, which means that you can't use hardwood shavings on a softwood like cedar or pine because it will just scratch it. Rub two sticks together, and you will begin to see the shine on it. I'm not sure of the exact science behind it but it does wonders for the wood. It's a step that has seemed to have been lost in time over the years.
I'm glad someone finally asked about that thing, haha. It's a regular foam roller, but I stiffened up the outside of it a little bit with painters tape, and then some clear strapping tape over that. It works better than the silicone ones that I have tried.
I'm not sure what the name of the bit is, but it was a carbide drill bit set that I picked up at Harbor Freight that fits my Dremel tool with the router attachment.
I am using a 3/8" x 7 TPI blade in this video, but I have since changed to a 1/2" x 14 TPI non-raker tooth blade for the newer patterns like this since it is a much smoother cut that requires very little sanding of the edges.
Why limit this to cutting boards. How about end table, coffee tables counter tops, kitchen tables, conference room tables. Doors cabnits. Tan with dark lines. I notices how some of the figures sort of look like ribbons twisted into the walnut, I belive with curly maple you could pull this off even more.
Those are all great ideas right there! I actually had the idea of building a guitar body with this design as a future project. The ideas with this are almost endless.
I glued a few layers of 3/4" plywood together, and then put a piece of scrap wood on the back end of it to hold it from sliding off. It's one of my favorite jigs now.
@@larrymarano5956 That's a good question. Cut into a piece of scrap wood with the bandsaw blade by about 1/2" into it. Then back the blade out of the wood. That will give you the width of the blade cut. Then set the fence of the table saw to that width from the jig.
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Thank you so much!! I like to make functional art. They are pretty, but functional as a cutting board. It is nice to use something like this that is a conversation piece when guests are over.
Yes, yes I do sell them. You can contact me by sending me a message on Facebook, or Instagram. The link is in the video description. I am glad that you are interested in purchasing one. Thank you!
Thank you very much. You bring up a good question, and I'd love to answer it for you. There is a misconception about Purple Heart wood for cutting boards. No, purple heart wood isn't toxic, but it's a sensitizer. Having any kind of reaction to purple heart wood is extremely rare. The main types of wood to avoid for a cutting board are open-pored woods like ash and red oak, which will be harder to keep clean from food stains, and can harbor mold spores. Pine might impart a resinous taste from the pitch in the wood, and it's soft so will show cutting scars from knives more easily than a hardwood. :)
If I had not seen the video, it would have literally blown my mind, as it had when I first seen the thumbnail to the video. One thing I despise about social media these days is that everyone is out here sharing and exposing all their unique money-making secrets! Nothing belongs to the person who first came about an idea, anymore. Everyone who has access to the internet, has the potential to know everything! Nothing is a mystery anymore. No use of imagination for over half of our population. Just go to youtube and use someone elses idea and call it your own. Its sad. Sorry for my ramble. I just hate that I saw the video and now know exactly you were able to achieve this design, which to me, lowers the value.
@@mglet3315 Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your kind words. I understand about what you are saying about now knowing how it's made, and the exposure of social media. I really do. The part of this video that isn't shown is that it took me about 25 hours of total time to make these, and I didn't show everything/all my secrets to how I made this, just the main parts. I basically condensed 25 hours of work into a 28 minute video. I am also thinking about taking this concept (or something similar) and building a new guitar body for my Fender Stratocaster. One of my ideologies of woodworking is that it should be shared with the world. Woodworking should be a selfless act of inspiring each other to reach the highest potential possible. The techniques and craftsmanship of true woodworking are a dying art/skill, and if I can inspire someone to ignite their passion by showing how to do it, then I am beyond grateful to show how I make things.
A cutting board is a cutting board. you need it in the kitchen and it is a daily utensil. You chose wood for this cutting board that cost you at least your house, your car and your boat. Undoubtedly, a thoroughly correct, technically and inspirationally valuable work, but do you really think that the amount of material can justify the result? This cutting board has a value of several hundred euros, just in terms of wood value. Not that I think that's a bad thing, but maybe you should mention it, along the lines of: "Turning for millionaires!" "Okay, house, car, boat gone, but you have a fancy cutting board! Congratulation! What you are portraying so simply and harmlessly is bullshit! Nevertheless: A super cool cutting board, even if only for millionaires, and a technically flawless work. Respect for that. Thank you for showing me.
I'm getting a lot of mixed signals from your comment. I appreciate the fact that you like my work. You are very incorrect about the price of the wood. I have my own bandsaw mill that I use to make my own lumber. The Black Walnut, Black Oak, Yellowheart, and Maple wood was all made by me. I buy the logs and mill them up, dry them, and then use them on my projects. I sell these cutting boards for $400 (USD) in total cost.
Your last sentence is very significant. That's exactly what I mean. You make something that is basically available in every household for little money. Only your copy is extravagant because it contains many expensive types of wood. This doesn't come across as extravagant, though, and one could have the impression that it's "normal". I think you should make it clearer that this is something very special because of the exceptional wood species. Then no one is subject to error. But two more things, and then I'll leave you alone, you don't have to answer either. First: I don't believe that you grow, harvest and saw ALL these types of wood yourself. Purple Heard and Padauk in your garden? You don't really believe that yourself! Second, a $400 cutting board? Well, it may be a pre-order from a rich person, connections to the cutting board mafia or something else, but a project, just for the sake of it, for everyone, I don't believe you. But who cares, you can do whatever you want with your money, even expensive cutting boards, but you shouldn't take the community for a fool.
@@holzweg666 Yes, this is something that can be bought for very cheap at a store, but there are a few things to consider that I am not sure you have thought about. 1. Not everybody likes plain things. My work is what I like to call "functional art". It's a piece of art that can be used, and not just hung on the wall to look at. People have different tastes and styles of things they like in their home, and a cutting board like this is not for everyone, regardless of the price. One of these boards was purchased as a present for a birthday gift, and the other person bought this as a gift for his wife as well. 2. I custom make these cutting boards specifically for people when they order them. I don't have an inventory of these stacked on a shelf somewhere. These are custom, and I don't make them very often. 3. Not everyone can afford this, and I do know that. I ONLY charge $400 for these. This video doesn't even come close to showing how much time it takes to make these, and there are lots of things cut out to bring the time down. It takes approximately 20 hours of work to make each board. 4. I never said that I grow the trees on my property. I said that I mill them up. I BUY the logs to mill up on my own bandsaw mill at home, which is cheaper, and I can cut the custom sizes that I want. I enjoy milling up logs, and with the reduced cost of the logs, it significantly cuts down on the cost of my projects compared to buying wood at the lumber yard. I am limited on the availability of logs for different wood species to get in my area. I do have to purchase some wood, but I use it very sparingly as accent colors for designs, such as the African padauk and the purple heart that I have to buy. As I mentioned before, the Black Walnut, Black Oak, Yellowheart, and Maple wood were milled up by me from logs that I was able to go out and get. Look at my channel videos, and you will see me milling up a big black walnut log. 5. Everything that I am saying is the truth, and I do not take any kind of community for a fool. You could come hang out at my shop/house for the weekend and I could show you how it all works to prove how I am telling the truth.
Could you define "amateurish" for me in this specific situation? It's not so much a copy as it is doing this in my own way. Also, I have never made these woven types of cutting boards before, so I think these turned out good for a first time.
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That is a piece of art! Geat job!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. I like to think that my work is functional art. :)
Impressive freehand routing!
Beautiful. Truly pieces of art. But now, back to reality for me. I'll be doing cutting board with straight stripes, same woods, but definitely inspired to try 'weaving' one later.
Our neighbour at cottage does 'weaving' art, but with sewing machine, fabrics of all kinds, and threads of different colours of course. Very similar, to me, anyway.
Again thanks,
You are far, far better with a router than I am. When I saw you start cutting into that big arc freehand, I nearly spit my coffee across the room. I would NEVER try that without a template. I call you Mr. Miagi of the router. Very beautifully done.
Wow! Thank you so much! That is a very nice compliment. I love using the router by hand, and has taken years to build up to that. It's mainly just taking little baby steps with it when routing it out, and then a very light touch on a final 1/16" final pass exactly right on the line. Templates are nice, but I only use them if I have to for certain things. Mainly if I'm making the same thing over and over. I have lots more to make and post videos of. :) Thank you again for your kindness.
I got impressed not only about doing it with no guise, but also in only one deep pass. I would like to know what speed and type/size of bit you use. It’s really amazing.!
@@californiaww Thank you so much! I use a 5/8" mortise bit on the slowest speed. Just slow and steady with it. :)
What band saw blade are you using
Nice work. Love the design
Wow, what a work of art. Beautiful job and explained so well. Takes a whole lot of patience to get to the finish line. But the reward is so worth it. Absolutely love the end product!
Thank you so much! It does take a lot of time to make one of these, but it is totally worth it.
Nice Work!!! Thanks for the video.
Thank you so much! I'm really happy that you like it.
I do cutting boards and have had most turn out pretty nice. But your taking me to another level and I cant wait to get started!! Great work. :)
Thank you very much! I'm glad that I was able to get you to the next level. These take a lot of patience and time to make, but it is very worth it in the end.
Really stunning. I’ll have to give those a try myself. Thanks
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. They are a lot more difficult to make than it looks, but it is worth the effort. Also, I tried to do one of these as an end grain for somebody, and it didn't work out so well. Just letting you know that in advance.
BEAUTIFUL:))))))
Thank you so much!
Awesome!
Thank you! :)
Great Job!!!
Thank you so much! :)
Look way to pretty to cut on!
Thank you very much! I love to create pretty and functional art with wood. The beauty of these is that they can always be sanded down and refinished if they get too scratched up. :)
I really don’t have words for the skills you put into these cutting boards so I will just say fantastic. They turned out absolutely amazing.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind compliment! It does take a lot of work to make something like this.
They turned out just beautiful,great video,looking forward to more!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. I'm working on making some more videos to put up.
I'd really love to try this one day.
You should definitely try it! The end result is worth all the time and patience.
Dude, the wood on wood rub is genius. Im currently watching you and your daughter oil the boards. They turned out fantastic. Hey I am trying out a new cutting board oil. Its called Bumblechutes and I’ve been hearing great things. I’ll let you know how it goes if you’re looking for another oil option. Your designs are down right amazing!!! Im trying them for myself.
Nice serving boards. Great job.
Thank you very much!! I appreciate your kind compliment. :)
Absolutely beautiful. The obvious design is amazing, but it's the details that make these boards art. Taking the time to add real legs instead of stickers for instance, the plate cutout, the finish, it is all so well done. Sir you are indeed a craftsman, and the man when it comes to free handing a router - WOW
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you see the extra details that I put into my work. Thank you so much for your kind compliments. I truly do love to use a router freehand. I much more work coming up to post. :)
Nice job
Thank you very much! I appreciate that!
If wood could be damascus like knife blades.......this would be a perfect example. Absolutly amazing. 👍⭐
Thank you so much! I really like that comparison to the damascus steel. I love watching forging videos too. I would love to get more into metal working someday.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 woodworking and forging/welding are the two types I watch the most. Both are well beyond my novice abilities but true craftsmen like yourself are amazing to watch. 😁
@@marcryals5743 Thank you so much! "Novice abilities" are a good thing. You have to start somewhere, and with time and patience you'll get better. Keep working at it, and you'll be a master in no time.
Wow, that came out looking fantastic
Thank you so much! They were a lot of work, but worth every minute of time.
Too beautiful to use as a cutting board. I would hang it on my wall as a piece of art. - Awesome work!
Thank you so much! I love to create what I call "functional art". It's both pretty and useful at the same time. Wall art is great, and I love to create that as well with wood using my scroll saw.
Fabulous piece of craftmanship right there ...
Thank you very much!
Your router skill is incredible
Thank you very much! I truly appreciate that kind compliment.
wow what beauty and elegance.
what the simple action of making cuts and filling them back up and a whole load of efford can do.
just stunning.and the dinnerplate cut is nice and convenient.
and it is always lovely to see the grain appear when coating it.
as a little tip you definetely want to use something anti skid for the 4 legs of the board else it could be a nightmare cutting someting grippy like steak or wet vegtables.
who knows maby next up a pretty knife holding bloc.
as always thank you for the entertainment and inspiration.
might actualy try making this with the simple tools i have.
Thank you so much! I actually did put non-skid round rubber grips on the bottom of the legs, but that footage didn't make it into the video for some reason. I'm not sure how that happened. Thank you so much for your kind compliment!
neat plate feature, never seen that before
nice. thanks.
Really gorgeous...I love making cutting boards and just finished one for a client!
Thank you so much! Cutting boards are really fun to make. The basic shape is easy to do, but all the cut and glue takes the most time.
Love them!
Thank you very much! I appreciate that! :)
I was hesitant at one point there, cause I thought the pattern would get too messy. But no, it turned out really beautifully. Thank you for this!
Thank you so much for that! I really appreciate it. Trust me, I was a bit hesitant at a couple points that it would also get a bit too much/messy as well, but I went with my intuition and kept at it, because I could see the end result in my head. As an artist, I'm sure that you can relate with that.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 a hundred percent-- if you feel it; go all-in from beginning to the end and you'll always gain the most out of it
That is beautiful great job ob thank you for showing it to us
Thank you so much for kind compliment! I'm very glad you enjoyed it. :)
Absolutely Beautiful! Well done.
Thank you so much! I appreciate that! :)
WOW!!!
Beautiful 👌
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind compliment.
This was brilliant. Much respect. You explained everythong very well and Im wondering why arent you there w Steve Ramsays and Woodwhisperers!
Thank you so much for your kind compliment! I have been watching their videos for a while. I would love to get the kind of viewers and recognition that those guys get. They are truly great at what they do.
Awesome. I have a Laguna 14/12 bandsaw and can't trust it to make those cuts. It wanders too much.
The cutting boards are beautiful. Too beautiful to take a knife to them! I loved the video, well done sir, you are an artisan. :)
Thank you very much! I appreciate that. One of the people I made this for had a bit of a hard time cutting on it for the first time.
Exactly what I was going to say. Those boards should adorn the walls of an art gallery,not a plain old kitchen countertop. Outstanding vision and implementation.
Sweet, how can you be so smooth cutting the curves on the band saw? Works of art!
Thank you so much, I appreciate that!
Cutting that smoothly on the bandsaw takes a couple of key factors into play:
1. The blade I use is a 3/8" x 14 TPI Non-Raker tooth. This makes for a much smoother cut so there is no sanding required before gluing it up.
2. The beauty of video editing is that I can speed up the video. If you look at the first cut I did at 2:58, you can kind of see that I am cutting super super slow in order to cut exactly on the line to make the curves smooth.
That juice groove sander is impressive! Can you post a video on how you made that, please sir?
That is a Porter Cable profile sander. I didn't make it, but it's actually the first time I have used it for doing a juice groove. I forgot I had it, but was doing some work on some door moulding, and had it out. There are 11 different profiles that come with it, and I think I will be using it more. Thank you for watching! :)
Those are gorgeous. What do you charge for them as it’s an extremely intensive build?
Thank you so much! I appreciate that. I usually charge $400 for one of these.
Just had an idea for my next board... the shape of a bass guitar with 4 strings.
I have been wanting to do the exact same thing by building a guitar with this type of pattern, haha.
Stunningly beautiful
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your kind compliment! :)
Beautiful work! I'm curious how much those bad boys sale for, if you don't mind?
Thank you so much! With the time it takes, and the cost of the materials, this style of cutting board cost $400.
Where did you get the sander for the juice groves??? thats a game changer
Should you be using exotic wood like Paduk, purple hart, and teak among some of the others for food contact? Walnut and maple is ok but the others not so much.
Beautiful boards! What kind of blade did you use on the bandsaw to get a smooth enough cut that you could glue the strips right on without smoothing?
I'm using a 3/8" 7TPI blade on my bandsaw. I usually don't show all the sanding on my videos, because it would make them longer than they already are. A very light hand sanding with some 120 grit is enough to knock down the blade tooth marks. Also, there are less blade marks on the wood the slower you push the wood through.
These are amazing! Way above my skill level. Would you make a custom one for our house?
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you like it. Yes, I would love to make you one of these. Please message me on my facebook business page so we can chat about design and sizes for it.
Fantastic video! One quick question, when you hot glue the boards together how much overhang is there?
That's a good question. I would say anywhere from 3/4" to 1", it could be more, depending on how you want the weave to be, and where you want it to be.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. And one I cam back to to have a second look now that I made a few weaving boards myself.
One question, what router bit are you using to route out your personal signature? I really like the idea of that.
Cheers, 🎈
Thank you so much! I'm actually using a router bit setup for my Dremel tool. It's the only thing small enough to do a signature like that.
Beautiful boards Seth, well done. I have a question if you don't mind answering. What does the saw chips/cuttings do to the board by rubbing the board surfaces? You did mention polish / shine. Would this be better than a final sand?
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind compliment. I use that technique on all of my pieces. The wood on wood rubbing (burnishing) is by far better than a final sand. What it does is create a friction between the two woods rubbing together to actually polish the wood itself. It really brings out the beauty of the natural wood grain. It takes some time and effort, but it is worth it.
How did you cut where the plate and hand hold are? Also how did you rout your signed name? Beautiful work !
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Thank you so much Stan! The plate cutout is in the video at 19:15 where that starts. I used a router for that.
My wood burning stamp and engraved signature is in the video at 23:08.
I know it's a long video, but I don't want to leave out steps of the process. Even at 28:42 long video, it's only a fraction of the actual time to make these.
Thank you so much for watching!
Beautiful work but I do have a technical question. When you insert the maple strips doesn't it's thickness offset the alignment of all the other strips it passes through as well as the horizontal alignment of the original laminate of different woods you started with?
That is a very good question, and you would be correct if I was using a random thickness. I cut all the strips to be the exact width of the kerf of my bandsaw blade so there isn't any kind of offset with the alignments of the other woods.
These are the most beautiful boards I have seen!! I wish I could make them but my skills are at the beginner level. Is there a way to make these without a bandsaw?
Thank you very much! I truly appreciate your kind compliment!
I am not sure if there is a way to make these without having a bandsaw. Even with a bandsaw, it is very tricky to make the cuts without any kind of blade drift with how thick the cuts are.
You may be at a beginner level now, but give it time, and let your ambition and creativity to become better lead you to places you never thought possible. When I started woodworking at the age of 10, I never thought I would be making things like this. You have all my support in your journey in woodworking.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 Thank you so very much for your words of encouragement!
Wow amazing how long did these take to build
Thank you so much!! It's been a while, but they took anywhere from 25 to 30 hours to make. I can't show everything in a 28 minute TH-cam vide, but they take a long time to make.
WOW….!!
Thank you very much!! :)
Beautiful, well done. I dont understand the very large cutout underneath. Seems a lil too big
Thank you so much, I appreciate that.
The large cutout on the bottom is so a plate can slide underneath it in order to easily transfer chopped food directly to a plate, instead of having to pick it up to move it.
Wow great idea.
@@spiderwebb421 Thank you! I appreciate that. It works very well to be able to do that.
That was amazing from start to finish. I will say one thing, though; I have rarely been more worried than when you did the freehand routing in the end. However; this whole process must have taken a lot of time, and that wood would have cost a minor fortune (at least where I live) - any chance of you telling us how you price a piece like this? :) (And insta-subscribed, even though my feed is full of woodworking already) Thanks for showing us your magic, I really appreciate it. :)
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind compliment! They take anywhere from 25 to 30 hours to make these. I have a bandsaw mill, so I purchase a lot of the wood as logs, and mill it up. I can get the black walnut, yellowheart, maple and black oak as logs. The exotic wood like the purple heart and the African padauk I buy. I do this as a hobby, so I don't charge full price on these, but I sell them for $400. That is just breaking even so I don't lose money making these.
Beautiful! What are the dimensions of your board?
Thank you so much! I usually make them to be about 14"x20" x 1-3/8" thick. It's a good size cutting board surface for lots of different things.
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Thank you so much! I appreciate that! I have a guitar amp video coming out soon.
What is the bit ypu use to do the legs?
Those are the deep plug cutters I bought from Grizzly Tools in a set. Here is a link to the exact same set I used in the video: www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-deep-plug-cutter-6-pc.-set/h7693
I have never encountered "burnishing" to make wood shine. What did you use and why does it work? ps.... awesome work!
That is a very good question. I use the planer shavings, but it has to be the same type of wood species, which means that you can't use hardwood shavings on a softwood like cedar or pine because it will just scratch it. Rub two sticks together, and you will begin to see the shine on it. I'm not sure of the exact science behind it but it does wonders for the wood. It's a step that has seemed to have been lost in time over the years.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 Thank you for replying, it works so well and a very good trick to have in the locker.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 so you are rubbing a mix of oak, maple, paduk, walnut, etc onto the board? thanks, great video
@@jacuzzijane9631 Yes, those are the woods + purple heart as well. Thank you for the compliment, I appreciate it.
What is that glue roller?
I'm glad someone finally asked about that thing, haha. It's a regular foam roller, but I stiffened up the outside of it a little bit with painters tape, and then some clear strapping tape over that. It works better than the silicone ones that I have tried.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 haha. I thought it was tape! Going to try it. Great video!
What is the router bit you are using to get such fine detail on your name?
I'm not sure what the name of the bit is, but it was a carbide drill bit set that I picked up at Harbor Freight that fits my Dremel tool with the router attachment.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 Thanks... I was just there this morning. Next trip.
What bandsaw blade are you using?
I am using a 3/8" x 7 TPI blade in this video, but I have since changed to a 1/2" x 14 TPI non-raker tooth blade for the newer patterns like this since it is a much smoother cut that requires very little sanding of the edges.
Is this end grain or long grain?
Why limit this to cutting boards. How about end table, coffee tables counter tops, kitchen tables, conference room tables. Doors cabnits. Tan with dark lines. I notices how some of the figures sort of look like ribbons twisted into the walnut, I belive with curly maple you could pull this off even more.
Those are all great ideas right there! I actually had the idea of building a guitar body with this design as a future project. The ideas with this are almost endless.
how did u make the jig to cut the thin strips the same width as the blade?
I glued a few layers of 3/4" plywood together, and then put a piece of scrap wood on the back end of it to hold it from sliding off. It's one of my favorite jigs now.
@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 but how do you measure the strip to be blade width?
@@larrymarano5956 That's a good question. Cut into a piece of scrap wood with the bandsaw blade by about 1/2" into it. Then back the blade out of the wood. That will give you the width of the blade cut. Then set the fence of the table saw to that width from the jig.
Почему тонкие пластинки всегда белого цвета? А есть проект с другим цветом? Черные или красные, или зеленые, синие.... или... или ??
Я сделал гитарный усилитель, который имел разные цвета, которые вы описываете. Посмотрите это видео, чтобы увидеть: th-cam.com/video/deR9zJhr_OA/w-d-xo.html
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Thank you so much! I appreciate that! I hope you enjoy your new tablet, and get to watch all my videos on it. :)
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@@chriswalters5936 Send me a message on my Facebook page, and we can chat about that.
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@@themarblemountaincraftsman8029 i sent u a message on facebook my friend. chris
Man, those boards are so pretty I would use them only as cheese/cold cut boards but not for cutting since the knives will mark them. Nice job.
Thank you so much!! I like to make functional art. They are pretty, but functional as a cutting board. It is nice to use something like this that is a conversation piece when guests are over.
Hello, do you sale cutting boards
Yes, yes I do sell them. You can contact me by sending me a message on Facebook, or Instagram. The link is in the video description. I am glad that you are interested in purchasing one. Thank you!
Very nice, but I don't think it is safe to use purple heart on a chopping board
Thank you very much. You bring up a good question, and I'd love to answer it for you. There is a misconception about Purple Heart wood for cutting boards. No, purple heart wood isn't toxic, but it's a sensitizer. Having any kind of reaction to purple heart wood is extremely rare. The main types of wood to avoid for a cutting board are open-pored woods like ash and red oak, which will be harder to keep clean from food stains, and can harbor mold spores. Pine might impart a resinous taste from the pitch in the wood, and it's soft so will show cutting scars from knives more easily than a hardwood. :)
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Too busy for my taste. Sorry.
If I had not seen the video, it would have literally blown my mind, as it had when I first seen the thumbnail to the video.
One thing I despise about social media these days is that everyone is out here sharing and exposing all their unique money-making secrets! Nothing belongs to the person who first came about an idea, anymore. Everyone who has access to the internet, has the potential to know everything! Nothing is a mystery anymore. No use of imagination for over half of our population. Just go to youtube and use someone elses idea and call it your own. Its sad.
Sorry for my ramble. I just hate that I saw the video and now know exactly you were able to achieve this design, which to me, lowers the value.
oh yeah, I forgot to mention my main point. GREAT JOB!!!!!!
@@mglet3315 Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your kind words.
I understand about what you are saying about now knowing how it's made, and the exposure of social media. I really do. The part of this video that isn't shown is that it took me about 25 hours of total time to make these, and I didn't show everything/all my secrets to how I made this, just the main parts. I basically condensed 25 hours of work into a 28 minute video. I am also thinking about taking this concept (or something similar) and building a new guitar body for my Fender Stratocaster.
One of my ideologies of woodworking is that it should be shared with the world. Woodworking should be a selfless act of inspiring each other to reach the highest potential possible. The techniques and craftsmanship of true woodworking are a dying art/skill, and if I can inspire someone to ignite their passion by showing how to do it, then I am beyond grateful to show how I make things.
A cutting board is a cutting board. you need it in the kitchen and it is a daily utensil. You chose wood for this cutting board that cost you at least your house, your car and your boat. Undoubtedly, a thoroughly correct, technically and inspirationally valuable work, but do you really think that the amount of material can justify the result? This cutting board has a value of several hundred euros, just in terms of wood value. Not that I think that's a bad thing, but maybe you should mention it, along the lines of: "Turning for millionaires!" "Okay, house, car, boat gone, but you have a fancy cutting board! Congratulation! What you are portraying so simply and harmlessly is bullshit! Nevertheless: A super cool cutting board, even if only for millionaires, and a technically flawless work. Respect for that. Thank you for showing me.
I'm getting a lot of mixed signals from your comment. I appreciate the fact that you like my work. You are very incorrect about the price of the wood. I have my own bandsaw mill that I use to make my own lumber. The Black Walnut, Black Oak, Yellowheart, and Maple wood was all made by me. I buy the logs and mill them up, dry them, and then use them on my projects. I sell these cutting boards for $400 (USD) in total cost.
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Your last sentence is very significant. That's exactly what I mean. You make something that is basically available in every household for little money. Only your copy is extravagant because it contains many expensive types of wood. This doesn't come across as extravagant, though, and one could have the impression that it's "normal". I think you should make it clearer that this is something very special because of the exceptional wood species. Then no one is subject to error. But two more things, and then I'll leave you alone, you don't have to answer either. First: I don't believe that you grow, harvest and saw ALL these types of wood yourself. Purple Heard and Padauk in your garden? You don't really believe that yourself! Second, a $400 cutting board? Well, it may be a pre-order from a rich person, connections to the cutting board mafia or something else, but a project, just for the sake of it, for everyone, I don't believe you. But who cares, you can do whatever you want with your money, even expensive cutting boards, but you shouldn't take the community for a fool.
@@holzweg666 Yes, this is something that can be bought for very cheap at a store, but there are a few things to consider that I am not sure you have thought about.
1. Not everybody likes plain things. My work is what I like to call "functional art". It's a piece of art that can be used, and not just hung on the wall to look at. People have different tastes and styles of things they like in their home, and a cutting board like this is not for everyone, regardless of the price. One of these boards was purchased as a present for a birthday gift, and the other person bought this as a gift for his wife as well.
2. I custom make these cutting boards specifically for people when they order them. I don't have an inventory of these stacked on a shelf somewhere. These are custom, and I don't make them very often.
3. Not everyone can afford this, and I do know that. I ONLY charge $400 for these. This video doesn't even come close to showing how much time it takes to make these, and there are lots of things cut out to bring the time down. It takes approximately 20 hours of work to make each board.
4. I never said that I grow the trees on my property. I said that I mill them up. I BUY the logs to mill up on my own bandsaw mill at home, which is cheaper, and I can cut the custom sizes that I want. I enjoy milling up logs, and with the reduced cost of the logs, it significantly cuts down on the cost of my projects compared to buying wood at the lumber yard. I am limited on the availability of logs for different wood species to get in my area. I do have to purchase some wood, but I use it very sparingly as accent colors for designs, such as the African padauk and the purple heart that I have to buy. As I mentioned before, the Black Walnut, Black Oak, Yellowheart, and Maple wood were milled up by me from logs that I was able to go out and get. Look at my channel videos, and you will see me milling up a big black walnut log.
5. Everything that I am saying is the truth, and I do not take any kind of community for a fool. You could come hang out at my shop/house for the weekend and I could show you how it all works to prove how I am telling the truth.
Way too many cuts, looks very amateurish. When you copy others, sometimes it's best not to deviate too much.
Could you define "amateurish" for me in this specific situation? It's not so much a copy as it is doing this in my own way.
Also, I have never made these woven types of cutting boards before, so I think these turned out good for a first time.
lol, not too bright.
May I inquire as to which part in particular that you are referring to?
Really stunning. I’ll have to give those a try myself. Thanks
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