To make the multi layer blocks after glueing up your long grain slabs, I use a 20 ton jack press with steel plates to glue up the large blocks. I'm only doing 10" x 14" so I can run them through my bandsaw. Block sizes are approximately 10"x14"x16".
This is a great video. I finally got the courage to make some end grain cutting boards. Lots of work, no drum sander "yet". Appreciate the time and effort you have put into your business. Young people should take note, find something that drives you to perfection and run with it. Keep makin' saw dust Brother. God Bless.
I know lots of people are afraid of running end grain boards through a planer. I found if you glue a sacrificial board at end and take light passes, it's been no problem. Once planed down to the desired thickness, just take them back to table saw and cut off the sacrificial ends.
From my experience a helical head planer works much better than a straight blade planer. Either glue a sacraficial board to the trailing edge or make the board a little longer and cut off the tear out / snipe at the trailing edge.
Here is a thought for clamping your large blocks. My dad was woodworker and had a custom press made that I think could work for what you are doing. It was basically a steel platform with heavy rectangular tube stock welded to each corner with various holes drilled along their lengths for fitting different thicknesses. two additional plates were made to fit and slide along those vertical tubes. Between the bottom platform and the bottom fitted plate were a series of firehose cut to the length of the press. The hoses were connected with various adapters to connect to his air compressor. The hole thing was quick to clamp up and take apart with one person. Let me know if you want an image of it.
I love your ingenuity...if you lived up in NH where I live, you'd be considered a real Yankee! I'm a 76 year old disabled vet...wished I'd followed my dreams a hell of a lot earlier in life! Thank you for you enthusiasm and willingness to share.
Awesome video, Ryan! When I saw these at the Vectric conference a few weeks ago I was wondering how you were able to feasibly make these. The saw mill idea was crazy clever! I really enjoy these kind of videos showing the process from conception to final product. Can't wait to see what's next! - Joe Porter
I think it's awesome that you're offering these so everyone can compete with this market. I want to see the inlay pieces sold on their own in multiple colors to do a multicolored inlay. I'm fine with cherry, maple, and walnut but other colors would be a nice option.
Well, I liked your descriptive video. Actually all of your videos have been pretty good. I went ahead and ordered a few of your blanks. I have 5 family members that I think will like a personalized cutting board.
What a sensational video, I am a product designer and system developer, but I have only worked as a developer. But I am almost finishing the manufacture of my CNC Router for industrial use with Aluminum Profile, it is almost ready... Still in a garage, I do not even come close to the structure it has, but I also want to make cutting boards to make some money quickly... I think about getting leftover wood from carpentry shops or small wood body manufacturers... But I can't wait to use my CNC
Such a great way to think through a problem and develop a winning solution! That's wonderful, Ryan! I need to practice making CNC inlays more though before I try it on one of those nice sets.
In the video at the 8:50 mark you said there was only 1 glue where it would be 2 the traditional. Correct me if I’m wrong but you completed 2 glue ups to make the block. The 1st glue up was gluing the individual wood pieces to make the panel. The 2nd glue up was gluing the panels from the 1st glue up to make the block.
You did hear it correctly, so to make all 10-12 that this block will make, only took 11 glueups total. Which equals out to one per board. Where if I did it the other way, it would be 20-24 glueups to make 10-12 boards. So in total I cut down the amount of glueups in half.
I don't make cutting boards, but this seems like a fairly obvious and more efficient way to do it. For the large block glue ups, I was thinking you could use a large "screw press" (think early printing press or an antique wine press) . . . you could have a large thick piece of sheet steel that covers the entire top surface of the block, and a large threaded screw above the center of it, hanging from a gantry. You could have a similar setup on the front of the block to squeeze everything together laterally. The bottom and back of the "screw press clamp" would just be flat. I could draw a quick mockup in CAD if you are interested. (Hit me up if interested.)
I had figured the horizontal band saw, just a few minutes into the video. I noticed the saw mill blade was not very wide, which could help with smother cutting. Also check the number of teeth. You should back up the truck 🛻 so you can use a gravity conveyor to off load the truck to the sander. The output of the sander should have spring loaded tables on rollers. This way as you add the boards to the table the top will lower the approximate height of what you just added. So just slide the board off the sander to the table on rollers. When everything on the truck 🛻 has gone through, move the truck 🛻 and roll the boards around for a second pass, if needed. If done roll to the next station ie. CNC. All the materials once they get to a point where they are either getting heavy or large volume should be on dollies or some kind of rolling system. It also looks like the shop is not organized correctly so the materials coming in can go to the first machine maybe table saw and so on, under standing you will have to go to glue up and back to table saw or planer and back to glue up. You get the idea. Good luck 👍
Monster bandsaw with a sliding table will do this. Basically like a sawmill. Theres a conpany in Houston that makes some also - Big Ass Band Saws. You should check them out. If the product line is a grower, it would make sense. And the saws can be used for other ideas. The price point you are selling these at are great for hobbyists. A little high for producers though.
For the block glue up, why not use a veneer press (that is what I know it as)? The tool that looks like a apple cider press, with a flat top plate and pressure is applied with a screw handle.
For the glue up: get a nice sized forklift or crane type setup with a cantelevered weight over a glue up station. Put your individual glued board in glued stacks and lower the weight with a leveling pan onto the wood. Get your own sawmill and set it up right beside this station and cut the end grain. If you do this, you can make the same mlmey charging $60 per blank set as you can do many more per man hour than anyone at the cheapest cost. It doesn't even have to be that big of a sawmill aimce its setup right beside the glue station. A crane setup to lift the large glue up weight would only be a few thousand for a 10-20k weight, and that much weight could do at least 10 blocks at a time. Amd this full setup could easily be under a relatively cheap carport or leanto. Get your price down to $60 per, and you won't be able to make them fast enough... offer higher end material at $80-100 per... and i would love to sit down with you for a chat in person. Please message me ao i can make an appointment with you. Thanks.
Great video. I love that you show the process. As an alternative to walnut, I've found that sapele end grain (African mahogany ) is very similar in color and way less expensive at my local hardwood dealer.
You should see the setup we have at the sawmill for making 2x2 stakes: 6 bandsaws rigged up on the same track. Push the log through one pass, 6 cuts, done.
My whole goal is to help save you time and take some of the hard work off your plate so you can get back to doing what you love-whether that’s making more cool projects or just enjoying the fun stuff. Less time on the grind, more time for the good stuff!
@@cutting-it-closePaying you for "saving time" still means less margin per unit, which means more units to meet profit goals. We can do this silly circular "logic" all day. Your logic relies on YOUR valuation of MY time.
Good Job... That is how it is done commercially. Sometimes on a mill like you did but more often on a large bandsaw re-saw and a sliding table. You can use a good size vertical bansaw and the keys are 1) Lots of HP and... 2) a wide blade with teeth for cross grain cutting. A few things I would be concerned with are: * Proper glue line thickness and curing. One possibility is RF glue curing and clamp systems. * Wood EMC before machining and keeping them stable during machining and storage. End Grain looses and picks up moisture very fast. * Once they are machined and done... consider heat shrink sealing them before packing and shipping. Too often packages go all over the country in all kinds of weather and the end user needs to acclimate it to their shop but not have it change in transit.
Glad you're finally catching on. I told my friend to do this about 15 years ago when told me he wanted to mass produce his cutting boards. You can clamp the blocks with a pallet strapping kit. This is in no way a new idea but I'm happy you are going to make money on it.
Yeah, there's nothing innovative here, companies that make endgrain cutting boards like John Boos & Co. have been around almost 150 years. Too many to list.
You can absolutely do this in your own shop with a bandsaw. The secret is just that you want a sliding table bandsaw, which most smaller American woodworkers will not be familiar with. But they're a pretty usual thing once you start shopping for nice Italian made bandsaws. Of course, they aren't cheap pieces of equipment. You'd have to do your own math to decide if the saw would be worth it, given the volume you can produce and the price you're selling the product for.
That's a fair and reasonable price for the kit. What's the shipping cost per pound? If these sell well, please consider mixing up the stock: walnut and sapele (similar in color to mahogany, but more dense and less costly) bases (cherry looks good, but is more open grained and less dense). And various inlay blanks - purpleheart, padouk, walnut, maple, sapele....
But isnt it 2 glue ups still. The block your showojg at 7:52 looks like its sheets of like 1x1 glued into sheets then that dired and then the panels get glued
Just ordered 2 kits can't wait to make a Holiday gift or 2. Thank You love the videl. Hope you going to what you would make with them. I don't understand putting the 2 boards together.I would pay a little more for a thicker Walnut board say 2 the same thickness .
Ryan, you broke the DaVinci code. Love your videos because you think outside the box. Now by your past videos, want to see if purchasing your own saw mill is more cost effective. I stay away from ‘cutting boards’ in general because of the amount of labor involved but I will take a look at your prices and see if this is something I’d begin including in my product line.
Good stuff man, thanks for sharing, I can see your growth and that's exciting. I appreciate you and want to thank you for sharing your story. Love it, and you inspired me. I'm still in a single car garage and on my first drum sander but it doesn't stop me from myself. Bought 30 logs from an orchard that was ripped up, seasoned em, made a 5'x12' gantry system my router sits on and i manually surface slabs i chainsawed 2 years ago. its a good feeling unlike many. Currently i take my open ended drum sander and use it to finish sand the slabs into proper table tops. it takes about 20 passes and at 200ilbs each its a workout but I'm making it/myself work! Its fun to make your dream come alive. Looking to make a few more products that aren't so heavy. (compared to the slab tables) and this seems interesting. ( and yes this is all on the side of my main job as a carpenter/ foreman) hoping to be fulltime woodworking one day.
so. nice to watch. But out of stock. And that before christmas. Had to make mine still the traditional method, lot of time used... So: When are the sets back in stock? And when do you expect Walnut female and male maple (or other white wood)?
Have you considered simple steel frame presses, with upper and lower plates and a hydraulic jack to apply huge, even pressure? You could dispense with hundreds of clamps. No doubt someone has already suggested this.
Mineral oil = cheap and relatively fast, but much more maintenance. 100% pure tung oil = more expensive, but lasts much longer and way less maintenance.
You: How are we going to cut this? Me: Bandsaw. You: That won't work. What about different bandsaw? It won"t work either! So, how will I cut it? Me: Bandsaw. You: I'm going to take it to a bandsaw! Me: Yeah, bandsaw. 😂😂
super cool, always be innovative. fun watching im a way smaller version of you with a sawmill guy KJ lumber in Minnesota. he would love to do the same with his sawmill.
Did you ever think of using a vacuum press to glue up your large blocks? Vacuum will give you about 2000 pounds per square inch extremely even over the entire block. And can be done very easily with only one person.
All lumber changes slightly with changes in humidity. How much they swell or shrink depends on where in the log the boards were cut as well as each species of tree is a little different from others. One of the main reasons for finishing projects. Google for more details. Better to choose woods that have similar changes in size when selecting woods for your projects.
Why not use a couple bottle jacks (I think they’re called bottle jacks) as a way to clamp those 130 lbs blocks of wood. Instead of using pipe clamps with those steel bars for the middle portion. And maybe bring your own blade to the sawmill, that should lead to better cuts. That blade they have probably cut through everything, including the occasional nail.
@@dharmapunk777 both the base board and the inlay should be the same grain, face, edge, or end grain so the movement with changes in humidity is minimal.
Ryan, i have a Solution for you pertaining to your glue ups for the block. How does 1 glue up per BLOCK sound? I can also make it easier for workers using 2 glue ups ber block. How can i get ahold of you personally to explain it to you? Oh and it will only cost you about 400 bucks (one time purchase) to do it.
You could definitely automate this whole process at a cost that would need the volume to justify the expense. Auto sorter before hydraulic press for the block glue ups, Woodmizer type saw that feeds a double sided planer. Like a mini plywood plant.
If you would like to change from 11 glue ups to 1 I can design and build a press for you. A regular press won't work. You need to press all four sides at once and get even pressure on all the different pieces.
@cutting-it-close Great video, love your passion and innovation. I notice you said your dust collection is down. I run an industrial dust collection company, mostly grain, but I am willing to help.
automate the glue ups. get a machine shop to make a 6 sided hydraulic press. Only 3 sides(1 face 1 side and the top) need to be powered. Wait no need for a top. You can send a check to me. I need tools.
Engineering background…CHECK. Military background…CHECK. Operational management background…CHECK. This is my love language right here. Great way to think out of the box and use transferable techniques from other already existing industrial processes (the candy manufacturing world in this case). Very well done Ryan 🎉
Just walk into Crate & Barrel or high end kitchen and gift stores and you'll see the kind of suckers, I mean customers, that pay out the wazoo for stuff like that.
Ok so Honestly this is the first time I have watched a video and said Duh to something you have said or done that is a big thing, I can't belive you never thought of this and it took you months? I mean you are obviously super intelligent and very good at what you do and I am a fan I am just shocked that you just now thought of this. I honestly thought this was how large companies made endgrain cutting boards in a mass produced way.
I’ve done many end grain boards. I have every bit of lumber and equipment to do it, but god, does it take a lot of work. Just ordered three sets.
To make the multi layer blocks after glueing up your long grain slabs, I use a 20 ton jack press with steel plates to glue up the large blocks. I'm only doing 10" x 14" so I can run them through my bandsaw. Block sizes are approximately 10"x14"x16".
This is a great video. I finally got the courage to make some end grain cutting boards. Lots of work, no drum sander "yet". Appreciate the time and effort you have put into your business. Young people should take note, find something that drives you to perfection and run with it. Keep makin' saw dust Brother. God Bless.
I know lots of people are afraid of running end grain boards through a planer. I found if you glue a sacrificial board at end and take light passes, it's been no problem. Once planed down to the desired thickness, just take them back to table saw and cut off the sacrificial ends.
From my experience a helical head planer works much better than a straight blade planer. Either glue a sacraficial board to the trailing edge or make the board a little longer and cut off the tear out / snipe at the trailing edge.
@@unclebob8746 yes! I always use a HH planer and have never had an issue.
I use a cnc to flatten the surfaces, takes a little, but I can do other work.
Here is a thought for clamping your large blocks. My dad was woodworker and had a custom press made that I think could work for what you are doing. It was basically a steel platform with heavy rectangular tube stock welded to each corner with various holes drilled along their lengths for fitting different thicknesses. two additional plates were made to fit and slide along those vertical tubes. Between the bottom platform and the bottom fitted plate were a series of firehose cut to the length of the press. The hoses were connected with various adapters to connect to his air compressor. The hole thing was quick to clamp up and take apart with one person. Let me know if you want an image of it.
@@konicekdj heck, I'd like to see that.
I love your ingenuity...if you lived up in NH where I live, you'd be considered a real Yankee! I'm a 76 year old disabled vet...wished I'd followed my dreams a hell of a lot earlier in life! Thank you for you enthusiasm and willingness to share.
Its always cool to see folks discover Lean manufacturing processes. Good luck with your product!
Find a market need and fill it. That’s the whole game for all of us. Loved watching the inside look!
Thank you for supporting the channel and commenting! You are awesome! I really appreciate everything you do!
Literally was thinking to myself, that would be easy to cut on my sawmill before you mentioned it. Great idea!
My first end grain cutting board was in 77 in high school woodshop.
The saw mill was awesome problem solving!
Awesome video, Ryan! When I saw these at the Vectric conference a few weeks ago I was wondering how you were able to feasibly make these. The saw mill idea was crazy clever! I really enjoy these kind of videos showing the process from conception to final product. Can't wait to see what's next! - Joe Porter
I think it's awesome that you're offering these so everyone can compete with this market. I want to see the inlay pieces sold on their own in multiple colors to do a multicolored inlay. I'm fine with cherry, maple, and walnut but other colors would be a nice option.
Made many end grain boards. Not like you. Your idea is brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
Well, I liked your descriptive video. Actually all of your videos have been pretty good. I went ahead and ordered a few of your blanks. I have 5 family members that I think will like a personalized cutting board.
Now that's thinking outside of the box. !
What a sensational video, I am a product designer and system developer, but I have only worked as a developer. But I am almost finishing the manufacture of my CNC Router for industrial use with Aluminum Profile, it is almost ready... Still in a garage, I do not even come close to the structure it has, but I also want to make cutting boards to make some money quickly... I think about getting leftover wood from carpentry shops or small wood body manufacturers... But I can't wait to use my CNC
I love seeing an entrepreneur excited about their business and products.
Such a great way to think through a problem and develop a winning solution! That's wonderful, Ryan! I need to practice making CNC inlays more though before I try it on one of those nice sets.
In the video at the 8:50 mark you said there was only 1 glue where it would be 2 the traditional. Correct me if I’m wrong but you completed 2 glue ups to make the block. The 1st glue up was gluing the individual wood pieces to make the panel. The 2nd glue up was gluing the panels from the 1st glue up to make the block.
You did hear it correctly, so to make all 10-12 that this block will make, only took 11 glueups total. Which equals out to one per board. Where if I did it the other way, it would be 20-24 glueups to make 10-12 boards. So in total I cut down the amount of glueups in half.
I only did an end grain cutting board once and put it through the planer. No problem. The shavings were big fluffy pieces af hard maple
I don't make cutting boards, but this seems like a fairly obvious and more efficient way to do it. For the large block glue ups, I was thinking you could use a large "screw press" (think early printing press or an antique wine press) . . . you could have a large thick piece of sheet steel that covers the entire top surface of the block, and a large threaded screw above the center of it, hanging from a gantry. You could have a similar setup on the front of the block to squeeze everything together laterally. The bottom and back of the "screw press clamp" would just be flat. I could draw a quick mockup in CAD if you are interested. (Hit me up if interested.)
no idea how your video popped up on my feed or why i clicked on it, but i learned stuff and enjoyed it!
I had figured the horizontal band saw, just a few minutes into the video. I noticed the saw mill blade was not very wide, which could help with smother cutting. Also check the number of teeth.
You should back up the truck 🛻 so you can use a gravity conveyor to off load the truck to the sander. The output of the sander should have spring loaded tables on rollers. This way as you add the boards to the table the top will lower the approximate height of what you just added. So just slide the board off the sander to the table on rollers. When everything on the truck 🛻 has gone through, move the truck 🛻 and roll the boards around for a second pass, if needed. If done roll to the next station ie. CNC. All the materials once they get to a point where they are either getting heavy or large volume should be on dollies or some kind of rolling system. It also looks like the shop is not organized correctly so the materials coming in can go to the first machine maybe table saw and so on, under standing you will have to go to glue up and back to table saw or planer and back to glue up. You get the idea. Good luck 👍
Monster bandsaw with a sliding table will do this. Basically like a sawmill.
Theres a conpany in Houston that makes some also - Big Ass Band Saws. You should check them out. If the product line is a grower, it would make sense. And the saws can be used for other ideas.
The price point you are selling these at are great for hobbyists. A little high for producers though.
For the block glue up, why not use a veneer press (that is what I know it as)? The tool that looks like a apple cider press, with a flat top plate and pressure is applied with a screw handle.
I will have to try that as I have a mill in my backyard. Looks great
For the glue up: get a nice sized forklift or crane type setup with a cantelevered weight over a glue up station. Put your individual glued board in glued stacks and lower the weight with a leveling pan onto the wood. Get your own sawmill and set it up right beside this station and cut the end grain. If you do this, you can make the same mlmey charging $60 per blank set as you can do many more per man hour than anyone at the cheapest cost. It doesn't even have to be that big of a sawmill aimce its setup right beside the glue station. A crane setup to lift the large glue up weight would only be a few thousand for a 10-20k weight, and that much weight could do at least 10 blocks at a time. Amd this full setup could easily be under a relatively cheap carport or leanto. Get your price down to $60 per, and you won't be able to make them fast enough... offer higher end material at $80-100 per... and i would love to sit down with you for a chat in person. Please message me ao i can make an appointment with you. Thanks.
Great video. I love that you show the process. As an alternative to walnut, I've found that sapele end grain (African mahogany ) is very similar in color and way less expensive at my local hardwood dealer.
I have a sawmill and wanted to make a bunch of these thanks for the tip..
You should see the setup we have at the sawmill for making 2x2 stakes: 6 bandsaws rigged up on the same track. Push the log through one pass, 6 cuts, done.
Sweet. Now all my hard work will be undercut by mass production
My whole goal is to help save you time and take some of the hard work off your plate so you can get back to doing what you love-whether that’s making more cool projects or just enjoying the fun stuff. Less time on the grind, more time for the good stuff!
@@cutting-it-closePaying you for "saving time" still means less margin per unit, which means more units to meet profit goals.
We can do this silly circular "logic" all day.
Your logic relies on YOUR valuation of MY time.
Good Job...
That is how it is done commercially. Sometimes on a mill like you did but more often on a large bandsaw re-saw and a sliding table. You can use a good size vertical bansaw and the keys are 1) Lots of HP and... 2) a wide blade with teeth for cross grain cutting.
A few things I would be concerned with are:
* Proper glue line thickness and curing. One possibility is RF glue curing and clamp systems.
* Wood EMC before machining and keeping them stable during machining and storage. End Grain looses and picks up moisture very fast.
* Once they are machined and done... consider heat shrink sealing them before packing and shipping. Too often packages go all over the country in all kinds of weather and the end user needs to acclimate it to their shop but not have it change in transit.
I’d like a walnut base as an option with other colors inserts. I think having the two bases with multiple color inserts would work best .
Glad you're finally catching on. I told my friend to do this about 15 years ago when told me he wanted to mass produce his cutting boards. You can clamp the blocks with a pallet strapping kit. This is in no way a new idea but I'm happy you are going to make money on it.
Yeah, there's nothing innovative here, companies that make endgrain cutting boards like John Boos & Co. have been around almost 150 years.
Too many to list.
You can absolutely do this in your own shop with a bandsaw. The secret is just that you want a sliding table bandsaw, which most smaller American woodworkers will not be familiar with. But they're a pretty usual thing once you start shopping for nice Italian made bandsaws. Of course, they aren't cheap pieces of equipment. You'd have to do your own math to decide if the saw would be worth it, given the volume you can produce and the price you're selling the product for.
I've done dozens the old fashioned way. never knew there was a market for CNC ready blanks.
Very cool video and definitely going to order some! Would like the walnut base with maple inlay as an option for sure.
That's a fair and reasonable price for the kit. What's the shipping cost per pound? If these sell well, please consider mixing up the stock: walnut and sapele (similar in color to mahogany, but more dense and less costly) bases (cherry looks good, but is more open grained and less dense). And various inlay blanks - purpleheart, padouk, walnut, maple, sapele....
It is very educational. Good job. thank you for sharing. I wish we had cheaper hardwood in Canada. Stuck with cedar, birch and fir.
Another good informative video. You guys are crushing the videos these days.
Build a steel frame for your glue-up. Use an inflated bladder or fire hose to supply even pressure for your glue-up, no clamps. Easy peasy.
But isnt it 2 glue ups still. The block your showojg at 7:52 looks like its sheets of like 1x1 glued into sheets then that dired and then the panels get glued
Just ordered 2 kits can't wait to make a Holiday gift or 2. Thank You love the videl. Hope you going to what you would make with them. I don't understand putting the 2 boards together.I would pay a little more for a thicker Walnut board say 2 the same thickness .
Ryan, you broke the DaVinci code. Love your videos because you think outside the box. Now by your past videos, want to see if purchasing your own saw mill is more cost effective. I stay away from ‘cutting boards’ in general because of the amount of labor involved but I will take a look at your prices and see if this is something I’d begin including in my product line.
Which product sells more but less labour in your experience?
@ Spoons and utensils, knife holders., coffee organizers, utensils holder, serving trays, pizza peelers, spice racks, draw organizers etc…
Very clever solution!
I’m wondering about the adhesive. I would have thought Titebond III due to its waterproof properties?
I know they're kind of expensive, but you could get a pneumatic assembly table or multiples. Just a thought. 😊
Very inspiring, very cool.... want to ship some to the UK :)
Want to be my Shipper in the UK?
@cutting-it-close let's have a chat. I'll drop you an email over the weekend 👍
Good stuff man, thanks for sharing, I can see your growth and that's exciting. I appreciate you and want to thank you for sharing your story. Love it, and you inspired me. I'm still in a single car garage and on my first drum sander but it doesn't stop me from myself. Bought 30 logs from an orchard that was ripped up, seasoned em, made a 5'x12' gantry system my router sits on and i manually surface slabs i chainsawed 2 years ago. its a good feeling unlike many. Currently i take my open ended drum sander and use it to finish sand the slabs into proper table tops. it takes about 20 passes and at 200ilbs each its a workout but I'm making it/myself work! Its fun to make your dream come alive. Looking to make a few more products that aren't so heavy. (compared to the slab tables) and this seems interesting. ( and yes this is all on the side of my main job as a carpenter/ foreman) hoping to be fulltime woodworking one day.
As someone about to make their first inlay board, I can absolutely see why someone would buy these. Haha!
extreamly creative love the idea! What do you do with the sawdust? fuel biscuits? profitable?
so. nice to watch. But out of stock. And that before christmas. Had to make mine still the traditional method, lot of time used... So: When are the sets back in stock? And when do you expect Walnut female and male maple (or other white wood)?
@cuttingitclose you should consider a custom screw press. I bet you can have one made cheaper than the panel clamp you have.
Have you considered simple steel frame presses, with upper and lower plates and a hydraulic jack to apply huge, even pressure? You could dispense with hundreds of clamps.
No doubt someone has already suggested this.
great solution
Great video I like your idea but wonder if you could glue longer pieces to be cut
On the saw mill less set up and run longer sticks thew sander
What glue do you use? And then what oil finish?
Mineral oil = cheap and relatively fast, but much more maintenance. 100% pure tung oil = more expensive, but lasts much longer and way less maintenance.
Cool idea! Great video!
You need a big flat hydraulic press for the glue up! Block!
You got a great deal on your equipment back then. A really good drum sander is like $3000 on its own.
Would an H frame press or presses also work for clamping the big blocks?
awesome....❤❤❤ thanks for sharing such knowledge.....
Are you going to make them walnut with maple as the inlay also?
Answered in the video. Excited to try them
Great Idea!
Odd question - have you guys explored accelerated microwave glue curing?
Why couldn’t you use a hydraulic press with a plate jig to compress your block glue up
That's the way. Just wait until he sees a video of a multi-blade setup cutting 10 boards at once.
Would love to see the option to reverse the current colors.
Great Video!! Thanks!
You: How are we going to cut this?
Me: Bandsaw.
You: That won't work. What about different bandsaw? It won"t work either! So, how will I cut it?
Me: Bandsaw.
You: I'm going to take it to a bandsaw!
Me: Yeah, bandsaw. 😂😂
Massive shop and he doesn't have his own $10K band mill.
super cool, always be innovative. fun watching im a way smaller version of you with a sawmill guy KJ lumber in Minnesota. he would love to do the same with his sawmill.
Did you ever think of using a vacuum press to glue up your large blocks? Vacuum will give you about 2000 pounds per square inch extremely even over the entire block. And can be done very easily with only one person.
Good job
Always wanted to try this but the glue up process turned me off. I'll pick one up down the road thanks.
Great video.
Doesn't the end grain vary in size with the different weather?
All lumber changes slightly with changes in humidity. How much they swell or shrink depends on where in the log the boards were cut as well as each species of tree is a little different from others. One of the main reasons for finishing projects. Google for more details. Better to choose woods that have similar changes in size when selecting woods for your projects.
Good for you! 💪🏼
Why not use a couple bottle jacks (I think they’re called bottle jacks) as a way to clamp those 130 lbs blocks of wood. Instead of using pipe clamps with those steel bars for the middle portion.
And maybe bring your own blade to the sawmill, that should lead to better cuts. That blade they have probably cut through everything, including the occasional nail.
One best so far
Doesn't inlay ruin the whole point of end grain cutting boards? Seems like the inlay will be harder on the knife.
The walnut boards he shows are all end grain as well. Watch again.
@unclebob8746 what does the board have to do with the inlay?
@@dharmapunk777 both the base board and the inlay should be the same grain, face, edge, or end grain so the movement with changes in humidity is minimal.
Ryan, i have a Solution for you pertaining to your glue ups for the block. How does 1 glue up per BLOCK sound? I can also make it easier for workers using 2 glue ups ber block. How can i get ahold of you personally to explain it to you? Oh and it will only cost you about 400 bucks (one time purchase) to do it.
You could definitely automate this whole process at a cost that would need the volume to justify the expense. Auto sorter before hydraulic press for the block glue ups, Woodmizer type saw that feeds a double sided planer. Like a mini plywood plant.
Very Cool
I love it. Hopefully with fuel cost dropping you’ll make more $ bc that the fuel to our economy. Good luck man
If you would like to change from 11 glue ups to 1 I can design and build a press for you. A regular press won't work. You need to press all four sides at once and get even pressure on all the different pieces.
@cutting-it-close Great video, love your passion and innovation. I notice you said your dust collection is down. I run an industrial dust collection company, mostly grain, but I am willing to help.
Cnc drop saw would pump these out no problem.
good idea
automate the glue ups. get a machine shop to make a 6 sided hydraulic press. Only 3 sides(1 face 1 side and the top) need to be powered. Wait no need for a top. You can send a check to me. I need tools.
Since yhou are too uppity to respond I am ass enough to BLOCK yours.
Jesus, what are you doing to do down there?
I’m gonna grow a beard buy me a drum sander and make cutting boards 😂😂
Different sizes and bulk pricing.
Engineering background…CHECK. Military background…CHECK. Operational management background…CHECK. This is my love language right here. Great way to think out of the box and use transferable techniques from other already existing industrial processes (the candy manufacturing world in this case). Very well done Ryan 🎉
It is COOL 😎
Genius
So, what will you pay me to show you how to speed up your glue up process?
Yes this is cool !
Now you need a press instead of clamps
A cnc Can achieve many tools.
Okay......but when all is said and done, who's buying a $400 cutting board?
That is the golden question. Who is buying these outrageous priced cutting board? Who is yer market? How are you marketing these $400 cutting boards?
Just walk into Crate & Barrel or high end kitchen and gift stores and you'll see the kind of suckers, I mean customers, that pay out the wazoo for stuff like that.
A lot more than you expect.
Why does it have to be $400?
Rich people. The same kind of rich people that remodel a perfectly good kitchen because they don't like the style.
Go big or go home. Time to get a new toy for your facility!
Ok so Honestly this is the first time I have watched a video and said Duh to something you have said or done that is a big thing, I can't belive you never thought of this and it took you months? I mean you are obviously super intelligent and very good at what you do and I am a fan I am just shocked that you just now thought of this. I honestly thought this was how large companies made endgrain cutting boards in a mass produced way.