End grain chopping boards

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

Hello fellow makers.

I’m about to finish my second chopping board (just need the laser back online and to oil)

And thinking about making at least two more

like this but one inverse.

I’ve had people ask me about making them, what tools I use, methods ect.

I was wondering if there would be any interest in me doing a session, weather it be just a chat with a group, or making some boards as a team?

Also I’m looking at ordering some wood for the above beards from SL hardwood in Croydon, does anyone else want to order some wood and to split Delivery?

Please let me know about any interes in a session or a lumber order

[palmada (Pedro Almada)]

@PReardon

does anyone else want to order some wood and to split Delivery?

I might be! Want to also make a second one.

@PReardon

and to oil)

What oil have you been using? Just mineral oil? Tried Tung oil and it definitely has a lingering odor that the partner doesn’t like

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

I’ve used Howard’s before on my boards,

Although I used

Workshop heaven walnut oil on my goblets and it also appears good

Let me know about any wood you want ordered

[palmada (Pedro Almada)]

Cheers! How often do you re-oil?

@PReardon

Let me know about any wood you want ordered

Need to first make a list of projects, when were you looking to order?

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

Don’t re oil all that often if I’m being honest, generally when it looks like it needs it.

In regards to ordering, I was going to do it on the weekend, I feel I was spurred on by the working drum sander, I’m after a piece of maple and a piece of walnut. Given what I currently have on, I will probably need them this week or not until may

[palmada (Pedro Almada)]

Apologies, but work shipped me off to Glasgow for the week so I won’t have time to make a plan this week, unfortunately, so go ahead without me!

[davidN (David Ness)]

@PReardon

making some boards as a team

I’m interested.

Also ordering some materials, but tbh I wouldn’t know what to order until at the moment!

[tmilner (Tom Milner)]

Im also keen for a group session. I would have to source some materials a well but it sounds like a nice project.

[Louise_McLoughlin (Lou McLoughlin)]

Ditto for group session

[Mike_P (Mike Paterson)]

me too!

[jspncr (Jonathan)]

Also interested in a group session

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

Here is an oiled photo

Sounds like I’ve got to arrange a session, let me get my diary and see when I can make time.

In this group session would you want to be making your own boards? Or just talk theory?

[Maciej (Maciej Kamiński)]

This is such a great idea! I’d be so down for a group session, I think that’s the only way to deal with my inner procrastinator.

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

I’ve put together this pole on what sort of session people would like, I could potentially arrange an order of lumber and run a session where we all make the same simple boards if that’s something people are interested in.

• Informational Session only
• Guidance session on making your own chopping boards
• Wood and plans provided session

Let me know

[weerasuriya (Chathika Weerasuriya)]

I’m interested too

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

Looks lik we’re pretty divided between wood provided and BYO wood, I think the best way forward will be for me to put together a wood order for those who want in then run the sessions at the same time.

I’m not sure how many people we can get into one session given the tools requred, the amount of clamps we have and space we have to do glue ups.

We will need to run this as a minimum of two days as curing time is required for the glue. Then we need to finish.

I’ll mock up a simple design (the more complex the more glue ups required and such more more days required) and some sessions and come back to this forum

[Louise_McLoughlin (Lou McLoughlin)]

Thanks so much, Paul! Appreciate the time and effort you’re putting into this!

[Amit_Kohli]

I would also love to learn and participate in this!

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

Hey guys,

I’m back from Holidays next week and will look to get a plan together then. Just wanted to assure everyone that I haven’t forgotten and will look to schedule this in in the coming weeks.

[PReardon (Paul Reardon)]

I’ve just bought some lumber to start creating the plans for this course.

At the moment it’s looking like it will need to be 3 sessions.

Current thoughts,

Session 1: Process the wood from rough sawn to square and the first glue up

Session 2: cleanup, cut and Re-Glue

Session 3: Clean up and finish the board.

The pattern I’m going for at the minute will be rectangular with two stripes of a different species similar to the picture above.