@robchristopher @Maciej I’m down here now, head down whenever
End grain chopping boards
On my way - cancelled trains, so taking longer than I hoped - there before 6:30
For those of you following along, oh the end of day 2 you will have one glue up that looks something like this
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That’s come out lovely!
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Fantastic Paul! Looks awesome and thanks for engaging with us here through the whole build!
first and foremost! @PReardon thank you so much for putting that together! It’s always much better to work on projects together.
The board came out amazing!
Still halfway through the oiling, but here is mine:
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It came out beautifully mate
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great job guys!
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This looks absolutely awesome! If there are any further sessions, would love to get involved
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That is absolutely gorgeous
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I’ve just realised I didn’t upload a pic of the board I made with assistance from @PReardon and @Maciej
So, here it is - I still haven’t plucked up the courage to cut on it yet!!
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It looks really good!
beautiful!
Rob! yours looks soooo good!!! Love the idea with the handles!
Mine came out too tall and doesn’t fit in my sink 
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Can I ask you guys a question about your finishing and knife marks…? I made a couple of end grain chopping boards in walnut. I was happy with the result despite some glitches along the way (Juice groove=nightmare). I finished them with around 6 or 7 applications of undiluted Tung Oil and left to cure for 6/7 weeks. But… now I’m using one of them it is showing knife marks in a big way.
So I guess its still too dry. I tried some Rustin’s chopping board oil on top and that doesn’t change the knife marks much. So I’m wondering whether I should resand and perhaps…
Go again with Tung oil diluted with something like Citrus Solvent?
Go again but with mineral oil or a.n. other oil?
Putting on some beeswax after that?
I just wondered what you did, how it worked out, any thoughts…?
Any help much appreciated!
I made an end grain board from walnut. I used mineral oil as that’s what I had available and it seems fine after a few years use. I’m not too fussy about marks on a chopping board though.
At the end of the day it is a chopping board,
End grain is preferable as it is easier on knife blades, more hygenic and to some extent self healing.
It does though require more oiling, especially walnut end grain. When new and fully absorbed of oil they should be treated like new wooden kitchen worktops. I advise customers if they insist on wood worktops, they need to re oil once a week for the first month, once a month for the first six months then every six months to keep the waterproof and looking good.
The only way to stop the cuts showing is to use it exclusively as a serving board only.
Here are two I made nearly two years ago, one long grain one end grain, they have not been re-oiled yet, I will give them more Tung oil when I get back here at Christmas, but it is unlikely I will re finish them.
At the end of the day chopping boards are tools, if you make a mallet you would expect it to get dents and marks occasionally.
Maybe a mindshift is all that is required, the cuts are not damage, merely the patina that comes from use.
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Completely agree with @lewisss these are tools and you we’ll have marks (and you won’t to an you don’t want to dull your knives) I have Marks on mine, they aren’t that bad but if you make sure you keep it oiled it’ll stay in good shape
These look great. Any plans to run another series of sessions?