Great detail and view into the step x step process into what makes your boards so wonderful. It's amazing that it takes 22.7bf of wood to make the 16x20x2 (4.44 bf) result. If I got that right, that's a lot of waste (aka dust and/or future projects).
Very impressive- your products are really superb. I'm kinda surprised it's roughly 10 hours per board- I guess batching helps a lot, and you've gotten much more efficient over time. Not sure I could get an edge grain board done in that time. Thanks for walking through all the steps!
People (customers and makers alike) often underestimate how much labor goes into a project. This video helps put a real face on not only the amount of work required, but also the psychological overhead involved in tracking where you are in the order of operations. The deeper you progress into a project the greater the mental stress gets because the cost of repairing a mistake or accident continually increases. Thank you for taking us on your journey and both entertaining and educating us. Excellent video!
You've done very well for yourself, young man. You're doing gorgeous work. They're pieces of art really. You could sexy up the feet by mounting them inlayed a little using a forstner bit. Just a thought. Step 142 :-)
I swear I scrolled past the thumbnail a few times thinking this was one of the Minecraft TH-camrs I subscribe too, thinking “I’m not into a Minecraft video right now”…..lol
I truly appreciate you going through each step Ryan. I've made these boards in the past and I got a few tips from your process that will be useful in the future. BTW, glad to see you upgraded your table saw. 👍🏻 Now to work on that jointer 😁
There at the end where you were talking about it being square. I always say squaring up the pattern an not the build . Just a thought. You do amazing Beautiful work. I think we make oops because we are trying so hard not to . I guess it is like the old saying where you can not see the nose on our face because we are looking so hard . Thanks
That is by far the most comprehensive video I have ever seen for any woodworking project. I'm an ex engineer and very attentive to detail so your explanations of the subtleties that go into making this board are very much appreciated. I've been doing woodworking for 45 years, but have never built a board like this. Without trying to minimize the effort it takes to do this, you make it look easy. You are definitely in the top 1% of woodworkers in the online community. Kepp up the great work!
You are welcome! One additional note. I've been reviewing all your dimensions/calculations for material quantities and believe there is a very slight oversight. Assuming this is 4/4 material, the 11 pieces of walnut @ 6.5"x24" is 11.9 bd ft. Unless you really used 10 pieces of walnut (I didn't count in the video) so that your stated value of 10.8 would be correct. Not really a big deal, but thought I'd mention it. Looking forward to viewing some of your other videos. Much obliged for posting these!
Great video! It’s been awhile since I’ve seen your channel and note you have a few upgraded machines! Very cool. If you don’t use all the scrap wood in that large pile of sticks, you can toss a bunch in boxes and sell them. A lot of guys who don’t use lot of hardwood like to buy boxes of scrap boards to use in their various projects.
Ryan, please reconsider pulling the piece backwards through the saw in step 23. You're reaching over a spinning blade to start the cut and losing your footing could bring you down onto the blade. Also, if it were to grab during the cut, it would pull your hands into the blade. A safer way would be a circular or track saw. That said, great video and beautiful work.
You are definitely the most thorough, meticulous and highly organized maker I've seen on TH-cam. Reminds me of myself lol, your work is exceptional and just continually gets better overtime like a fine wine. Thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos.
BOOM! mind is officially blown... I so want to attempt this... puckering at the thought but I think it would be a challenge worth taking. Your work is truly amazing the video was spot (and I mean spot) freaking on--I was a teacher of videography in my life before retirement and woodworking. To say thank you for your time and effort almost seems trivial. What do you do with the mountain of scraps that you accumulate? Oh, subscribed after watching every second... and Thank you! again for sharing your knowledge-truly amazed and bewildered.
I love your videos ...!!! Thank you for the tutorial... I like to use a salt shaker for my glue ups to prevent boards from sliding...sprinkle a little on the glue.
Of course I stayed for the whole video. I appreciate your work. I always learn something from your presentations. Thank you for all that you do share your knowledge and most of all, thank you for keeping the spirit of woodworking alive!
The good news: This is the first end grain cutting board that I have watched that was detailed in likely mistakes, explained the reasons for your methods, intricately described the precise steps, and to me, most importantly gave descriptions at every step of the process. The bad news: Now when I screw it up, I will have no one else to blame!
If you dont have enough small ticks on your Imperial ruler you would just say "Inch and a weak quarter" to indicate its just under the 1/4" mark between it and the next tick...even though the millimeters are smaller on your ruler it didnt look like they were "Exactly" right on 31mm...you just couldnt see or bother with the 31.whatever...most Imp and even metric rulers only have so many ticks because a builders pencil point is only so sharp...hard to measure/mark something to 1mm accuracy with a pencil line thats 0.5mm - 1.56mm wide...also easier to learn/use decimal inches if measuring large and small things, once you have to measure something between a metre and a kilometre metric gets cumbersome the other way with more numbers.
I really like how your shop and your process has come together over the years that I have been watching you. Really exceptional work Ryan! Thank you for breaking it all down, and especially making all the chapter markers so we can find the spot we need. Extra! I am really curious what you will come up with to use all the tiny triangle strips in that giant pile. Surely there is a way to make fantastic paatterns with them?
Appreciate you following along all this time! I have some big ideas for scrap mountain, just need to carve out some time to play. Hopefully by year end
Prob one of the best videos I have ever seen on you tube. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I do have a question, how much pressure do you apply with the clamps? Enough to keep the boards together or as tight as you can. Thanks
Awesome Video! Been waiting for you to do one of these! So worth the watch. Going to try the 3M sandpaper - too many people are saying to use it - must be something to that! Quick question: I'm starting to work on bigger boards like then ones you build - I like the idea of putting handholds in the center of the sides - so that you can use both sides of the board - what are your thoughts on that? Thanks again for the video!
I touch a bit on that in Step 35, talking a bit about both sides of a board being usable. It's totally no issue and I've done it before at the client's request.
I've used thin kerf blades before which are 3/16" but they have limits to how much wood they can chew through. Anything over an 1" thick isn't recommended. Never tried a 1/16", never even heard of a blade being that thin.
Amazing video Ryan so glad your back with more videos can't wait for next one. Board looks stunning stayed right till the end and such a detailed in-depth video 👏👏👍🏴
"With just a few simple yet sophisticated steps, you can create a professional quality cutting board yourself - try it and feel the difference in every cut!"
Wonderful video Ryan you showed and explained very well.I enjoy all you’re videos.I appreciate you taking time to show in every detail.Thanks and god bless you and you’re family. Don’t take so long do another video HA
You did great! I struggle to stay on task during big glue ups without the cameras and commentary. Thanks for always putting out stellar work and bringing us along!
I don't plan on making any of these, but I really enjoyed the deep dive into the practical thinking + experience that went into your process. Thank you! I also liked the wall clock. You put in some serious hours there. I liked at 45:48 where you said "okay I've been thinking about it". Video editing makes it look quick, but the clock showed it was a solid 7 minutes of pondering 😂 While I'm typing, maybe a useful 3d print would be a chunky curved scraper that fits perfectly around your parallel glue-up bars..? The dried squeeze out on them looks maybe problematic.
Hi Ryan, please rest assured that we would never complain about the length of your videos. They can never be too long!
I appreciate the feedback!
Great detail and view into the step x step process into what makes your boards so wonderful. It's amazing that it takes 22.7bf of wood to make the 16x20x2 (4.44 bf) result. If I got that right, that's a lot of waste (aka dust and/or future projects).
Correct, it is a lot of waste, sadly.
Very impressive- your products are really superb. I'm kinda surprised it's roughly 10 hours per board- I guess batching helps a lot, and you've gotten much more efficient over time. Not sure I could get an edge grain board done in that time. Thanks for walking through all the steps!
Thank you!
It's worth it to watch ❤❤
Awesome episode!
Thanks!
Great step by step video. Thanks for all you do. Hope you are doing well!!
Thanks, you too!
Thanks Ryan excellent video
Glad you enjoyed it
I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.
As always, I appreciate your commentary😁
Yep, I’ll rewatch this video a few more times and wallah. Thank you for another excellent video!
People (customers and makers alike) often underestimate how much labor goes into a project. This video helps put a real face on not only the amount of work required, but also the psychological overhead involved in tracking where you are in the order of operations. The deeper you progress into a project the greater the mental stress gets because the cost of repairing a mistake or accident continually increases. Thank you for taking us on your journey and both entertaining and educating us. Excellent video!
Agreed, I'm surprised I made it through with as few mistakes as I did.
You've done very well for yourself, young man. You're doing gorgeous work. They're pieces of art really.
You could sexy up the feet by mounting them inlayed a little using a forstner bit. Just a thought. Step 142 :-)
Thats a good idea!
good lord the crickets man. hahaha
It's a legit struggle I have😂
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Happy to share what I've learned!
Whew!!!
Actually, on second thoughts I think I will just buy one of these cutting boards from you.
😂happy to help!
It would be interesting if you do another video like this to weigh your starting material then weight your finally product to see how much you lost.
That would be interesting!
I swear I scrolled past the thumbnail a few times thinking this was one of the Minecraft TH-camrs I subscribe too, thinking “I’m not into a Minecraft video right now”…..lol
😂glad you made it in
General review. Have a cnc.
We are so back!
I truly appreciate you going through each step Ryan. I've made these boards in the past and I got a few tips from your process that will be useful in the future.
BTW, glad to see you upgraded your table saw. 👍🏻 Now to work on that jointer 😁
I always look forward to hearing from you in the first few comments, glad you got some value out if it!
@@ryanhawkins I would have been quicker to comment but I got caught up in the nearly 2 hour video 🤣🤣
There at the end where you were talking about it being square. I always say squaring up the pattern an not the build . Just a thought. You do amazing Beautiful work. I think we make oops because we are trying so hard not to . I guess it is like
the old saying where you can not see the nose on our face because we are looking so hard . Thanks
Nice job! So glad that finally at step 15, you switched to metric!!
😂I honestly prefer metric when it comes to small things woodworking
No complaints here. I enjoyed every minute. You do amazing work.
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! video. Thanks for doing all that work to show us what you do.
That is by far the most comprehensive video I have ever seen for any woodworking project. I'm an ex engineer and very attentive to detail so your explanations of the subtleties that go into making this board are very much appreciated. I've been doing woodworking for 45 years, but have never built a board like this. Without trying to minimize the effort it takes to do this, you make it look easy. You are definitely in the top 1% of woodworkers in the online community. Kepp up the great work!
Wow, thanks!
You are welcome! One additional note. I've been reviewing all your dimensions/calculations for material quantities and believe there is a very slight oversight. Assuming this is 4/4 material, the 11 pieces of walnut @ 6.5"x24" is 11.9 bd ft. Unless you really used 10 pieces of walnut (I didn't count in the video) so that your stated value of 10.8 would be correct. Not really a big deal, but thought I'd mention it.
Looking forward to viewing some of your other videos. Much obliged for posting these!
Many thanks from the masters from Russia!
Great video! It’s been awhile since I’ve seen your channel and note you have a few upgraded machines! Very cool. If you don’t use all the scrap wood in that large pile of sticks, you can toss a bunch in boxes and sell them. A lot of guys who don’t use lot of hardwood like to buy boxes of scrap boards to use in their various projects.
Sensational. Nothing left to chance. Thorough and complete. Video saved for reference :)
A little bit of table salt will stop the boards from sliding around when you’re gluing them up.
Ryan, please reconsider pulling the piece backwards through the saw in step 23. You're reaching over a spinning blade to start the cut and losing your footing could bring you down onto the blade. Also, if it were to grab during the cut, it would pull your hands into the blade. A safer way would be a circular or track saw. That said, great video and beautiful work.
It took me three days, great video.. love the in depth view.. really useful stuff, can’t wait for the next..
Back soon just started but new Ryan video let's go 🎉🎉😁🏴👍
Holy crap. 😂
Genuinely impressed.
Your work is beautiful.
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I love the video but you are killing me mm by mm by not using imperial! Long videos are sooooo cool!
this video really showcases the labor intensive process. wow. thank you
Hi Ryan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Ryan & Friends Randy
I am from Brazil. Your videos are incredible, congratulations!
Glad you like them!
Ok, wow. Just wow. Everything you need to know for production mode on high end boards. Thanks Ryan.
Happy to help!
You are definitely the most thorough, meticulous and highly organized maker I've seen on TH-cam. Reminds me of myself lol, your work is exceptional and just continually gets better overtime like a fine wine. Thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos.
Wow, thank you!
BOOM! mind is officially blown... I so want to attempt this... puckering at the thought but I think it would be a challenge worth taking. Your work is truly amazing the video was spot (and I mean spot) freaking on--I was a teacher of videography in my life before retirement and woodworking. To say thank you for your time and effort almost seems trivial. What do you do with the mountain of scraps that you accumulate? Oh, subscribed after watching every second... and Thank you! again for sharing your knowledge-truly amazed and bewildered.
Glad you liked it! I've got some big plans for those scraps😉
Your amazing Ryan, one day i'll purchase a board.Thank you so so much for this amazing video, and sharing your art work.😮
Glad you liked it!
I love your videos ...!!! Thank you for the tutorial... I like to use a salt shaker for my glue ups to prevent boards from sliding...sprinkle a little on the glue.
I've tried that but didn't have any luck but maybe I need to salt it more🤷♂️
Of course I stayed for the whole video. I appreciate your work. I always learn something from your presentations. Thank you for all that you do share your knowledge and most of all, thank you for keeping the spirit of woodworking alive!
My pleasure, thank you for watching the entire thing!
@@ryanhawkins you're very welcome Sir!
The good news: This is the first end grain cutting board that I have watched that was detailed in likely mistakes, explained the reasons for your methods, intricately described the precise steps, and to me, most importantly gave descriptions at every step of the process.
The bad news: Now when I screw it up, I will have no one else to blame!
If you dont have enough small ticks on your Imperial ruler you would just say "Inch and a weak quarter" to indicate its just under the 1/4" mark between it and the next tick...even though the millimeters are smaller on your ruler it didnt look like they were "Exactly" right on 31mm...you just couldnt see or bother with the 31.whatever...most Imp and even metric rulers only have so many ticks because a builders pencil point is only so sharp...hard to measure/mark something to 1mm accuracy with a pencil line thats 0.5mm - 1.56mm wide...also easier to learn/use decimal inches if measuring large and small things, once you have to measure something between a metre and a kilometre metric gets cumbersome the other way with more numbers.
Thats typically what I do, I'll say a "big eighth" for 1/16 over or "small eighth" for 1/16th under. I should have just explained that!
I really like how your shop and your process has come together over the years that I have been watching you. Really exceptional work Ryan! Thank you for breaking it all down, and especially making all the chapter markers so we can find the spot we need. Extra! I am really curious what you will come up with to use all the tiny triangle strips in that giant pile. Surely there is a way to make fantastic paatterns with them?
Appreciate you following along all this time! I have some big ideas for scrap mountain, just need to carve out some time to play. Hopefully by year end
Prob one of the best videos I have ever seen on you tube. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I do have a question, how much pressure do you apply with the clamps? Enough to keep the boards together or as tight as you can. Thanks
Once I start to see sufficient glue squeeze out, I don't tighten much further
Awesome Video! Been waiting for you to do one of these! So worth the watch. Going to try the 3M sandpaper - too many people are saying to use it - must be something to that!
Quick question: I'm starting to work on bigger boards like then ones you build - I like the idea of putting handholds in the center of the sides - so that you can use both sides of the board - what are your thoughts on that?
Thanks again for the video!
I touch a bit on that in Step 35, talking a bit about both sides of a board being usable. It's totally no issue and I've done it before at the client's request.
Good to see you back in action!
I really enjoyed this very informative and interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Wow Ryan, you made a feature length MOVIE!
I figured why not 🤷♂️
A crosscut sled of sufficient size might be better than that backwards miter gauge method.
It for sure would be
Question would you deliver to Northern Ireland belfast Ryan
I can! Please send me an email through my website to discuss details:
www.westcoastboards.ca/contact
Great video. Have you tried using a 1/16 blade on your table saw?
I've used thin kerf blades before which are 3/16" but they have limits to how much wood they can chew through. Anything over an 1" thick isn't recommended. Never tried a 1/16", never even heard of a blade being that thin.
I love my Bambu Labs printer. Great video!
Awesome! Thank you!
On step 17 , what the rational on gluing up the strips , just to break them apart ?
Those sticks are each made up of 3 smaller strips, as seen in Step 16. It's the newly created "sticks" that I don't want sticking to each other.
Tacky is the word you’re looking for.
Yes, that's the word I was looking for, thank you!
Amazing video Ryan so glad your back with more videos can't wait for next one. Board looks stunning stayed right till the end and such a detailed in-depth video 👏👏👍🏴
Appreciate you watching all the way through!
@@ryanhawkins to easy ryan always do. Interested see what your playing with the 3d printers. Any thoughts on a laser?? 👍🏴
"With just a few simple yet sophisticated steps, you can create a professional quality cutting board yourself - try it and feel the difference in every cut!"
😂
Salut Ryan
Voilà LA vidéo que j'attendais !
Merci beaucoup pour ce partage
Salut amical depuis la Corse 😊😎
What is the width of your boards to begin with.
Anywhere from 4.5 - 9" , ideally I like 6-7" widths
in-SANE!!
Wow!!!!!!
excellent work, 👍🌹💐🏵️
Thanks!
Parabéns pelo trabalho notável, saudações do Brasil e mais sucesso pro canal !
Clear as mud, to me !
Wonderful video Ryan you showed and explained very well.I enjoy all you’re videos.I appreciate you taking time to show in every detail.Thanks and god bless you and you’re family. Don’t take so long do another video HA
Glad you enjoyed it!
Outstanding video! The how-to production is great! I shall refer to your step by step process for years to come!
Awesome, thank you!
Thats an awesome design and it was an awesome video, but that amount of waste... DAMN!
You’re doing this at 1 o’clock in the morning? Hardest working Dad on the planet!
Gotta get the work in when you can!
thank you so much. Great video. beautiful board. can't wait to make my own.
Have fun!
Have you thought about upgrading your planer??????
I think about upgrading all my tools all the time 😂
I love your work. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
That was an awesome video, you are truly an artist!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Watching you stopping to talk multiple times during that first big glue up made me so nervous the whole time 🤣
This was one big experiment in multi tasking😂
You did great! I struggle to stay on task during big glue ups without the cameras and commentary. Thanks for always putting out stellar work and bringing us along!
First one!
Nice!
Crickets, not grasshoppers, grasshopper!!
😂
@@ryanhawkins 👍
What black CA glue and activator do you use?
Starbond
@@ryanhawkins awesome, thanks!
I don't plan on making any of these, but I really enjoyed the deep dive into the practical thinking + experience that went into your process. Thank you!
I also liked the wall clock. You put in some serious hours there. I liked at 45:48 where you said "okay I've been thinking about it". Video editing makes it look quick, but the clock showed it was a solid 7 minutes of pondering 😂
While I'm typing, maybe a useful 3d print would be a chunky curved scraper that fits perfectly around your parallel glue-up bars..? The dried squeeze out on them looks maybe problematic.
I put that clock there specifically for time lapse scenes😂