Cutting Board Box

This cutting board was a requested item!

 I glued strips of cherry and maple into a 12 by 12 inch square that ended up being 5/8 inches thick after using my new planer on it to smooth the top and bottom. Sides grooves make it easier to pick up. I used one coat of salad bowl finish from Wood Craft as a finish.

Close up of side grooves that I cut with a hand held router. 

More side groove detail.

Rounded over edges give a clean look.

This is the temporary jig I used to form the groove with a hand held router. 

The blue tool box underneath is not part of the jig.

 

Stew-Mac Triple O Kit Finish Complete

The spruce top is a French Polish "Off the Pad" according to LMI directions.  I used approximately equal parts of blonde and amber shellac from Stew-Mac, denatured alcohol from Ace Hardware, and mineral oil from Target. I initially wanted to create a sun-burst effect but could not using shellac so I settled for a "streaky" effect.  Three months to accomplish this. I'm in no hurry so it would seem. 

The sides and back are open pore rose wood finished with Tru-Oil, which is normally used to finish gun stocks.  I finished the sides and back before I started on the top.

Using Tru-Oil and French Polish was an alternative to spraying lacquer and having to deal with the construction of a spray both with non-explosive lights and fan and over spray of lacquer or else spraying lacquer in the outside chancey weather.  Stew-Mac was very cooperative in accepting the return of the lacquer spay cans that I purchased before I realized the logistics involved with spraying lacquer.

Now onto the remainder of the kit instruction per Stew-Mac instructions.

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