My husband before he passed away made beautiful furniture... He had a special talent of imagining a project and bringing it to life..At his funeral it was pointed out there weren't many businesses in Williston ND that didn't have a memory of his talent at woodworking and a piece of hand made furniture he'd crafted in his lifetime

Have to tell you that you've hit the perfect production method with the voice-over during a sped up video. Zero waffling and pointless chat. It was a pleasure to watch/listen (and I don't really care for the project pattern). Don't change a thing,because the above things matter as much or more than the project.

I enjoy the fact that you're blowing up the mythology that you have to have all the best, most expensive tools to have decent results. Not every one of the tools in your workflow is two thousand dollars, but it doesn't slow you down.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

If I waited until I had all my dream tools…I’d be a very wrinkly old man.

@chiefeagleeye

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Charles…. I would like to give you your kudos because you have earned them. They say that the Indonesian wood workers are craftsmen , they don’t come anywhere near you & your work , your attention to detail is second to none. Their work is near enough is good enough attitude which i don’t agree with because i’m “OCD” so although their work is quite good , & executable to most people in design & workmanship , i would , if i had the choice to pick a tradesman to do a job for me , you would be my pick every time because of that one rule , near enough is NOT good enough for me Charles. I can tell you are quite a clean worker by the way you keep your place of business. I absolutely loved that curved table you made Charles , that was a stroke of genius sir. If i had the money i would commission you to make me a house full of furniture , everything inclusive. Keep up the outstanding work you do. Cheer’s , Namaste Charles…

@bobwitt305

3 ай бұрын

$2000! That's funny. $2000 grand is still pretty cheap equipment.

@charlesthomas9294

3 ай бұрын

@@bobwitt305 Except it's not. Did you pay $3000 for your jigsaw? How about your domino joiner? Nope? Didn't think so.

@bobwitt305

3 ай бұрын

@charlesthomas9294 I have the domino xl 700 with the sae conversion kit and the kit to use all the 500 tooling so yeah I am probably at $3000 or more on that. I don't remember. However that's a handtool in my world and I said $2,000 is cheap for equipment not hand tools.

I am a noob in wood working and this stuff really does require correct measurements and squaring for every piece. I thank you for showing us the process! I am very interested in making cutting boards.

If I made a wood project this beautiful, I would never take a knife to it to use it as a cutting board. I would hang it on my living room wall with a spotlight.

@richardcagle5475

Жыл бұрын

We don't make em to hang on the wall. You're free to do so, but I appreciate it more when my work get used

@johndevilbiss6607

Жыл бұрын

If that is the cutting board.... imagine the quality of the knife....! Forgotten are the trees that died (killed) in order to achieve such a pleasurable product.

@pankakethasnake985

Жыл бұрын

Use one side for cutting, one for display

@martinmiller1087

Жыл бұрын

@@johndevilbiss6607 The National Park Service (NPS) is in the Department of the Interior (DOI). The United States Forest Service (USFS) is in the Department of Agriculture (DOA). The government considers the National Forests and trees within to be a renewable commodity. ... I suggest you take a look at Archangel Ancient Tree Archive and the crucial work they do to preserve our trees and forests for posterity. ... Take care, my friend

@natemartinez4595

Жыл бұрын

@@johndevilbiss6607 they may have been already dead. In fact, itz preferable because you don't have to wait for them to dry. I do hope you live in a house made of mud though, cuz if you live in a stick framed house, you're just another loud hypocrite on the internet. Wood studs, wood subfloor, wood sheathing, etc. Keep crying though it's quite entertaining

First, this is awesome! I am a high school math teacher and noticed that the measurements that you have labeled are very close to a mathematical pattern called the Fibonacci Sequence. It is a pattern often found in naturally formed objects, 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55... It would be really cool to see a version of this using that sequence for the strip widths.

@ryanhawkins

Жыл бұрын

It’s a neat pattern, would be fun to experiment further with it!

@mookinbabysealfurmittens

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanhawkins Do you know about the "Golden Spiral"? Made using the "golden ratio". Could make for some very awesome projects. (And, historically, the golden ratio is everywhere, from art to homes.) Either way, fantastic work! It really is beautiful.

@erikziak1249

Жыл бұрын

I bet you could take this to the next level by creating literally the golden ratio sequence, where each side is the square root of two of the next. You start out with one big piece, then smaller one, then even smaller ones until you end up at 1mm where you stop. Or, if you are that confident, you could continue down to the paper thin slices. 😀

@mookinbabysealfurmittens

Жыл бұрын

@@erikziak1249 That's the Golden Spiral. :)

@erikziak1249

Жыл бұрын

@@mookinbabysealfurmittens Correct. But the spiral would not be "drawn", but only implied.

A nice example that everyone, even someone who knows obviusly nothing about woodworking can build stunning beautiful pieces.

19:32 The dog tolerates noise with such a philosophical look :)))))))))

Congratulations, these elite type of cutting-boards have their place. For instance: as a wedding gift. There's that dimension in woodworking that goes beyond structure, into aesthetics. For instance, a bookcase can hold books.... but as the bookcase design gets more beautiful, the books it may hold are less important, until maybe it would hold but a flower base or LLadró, and therefore becomes purely a visual art piece..... nothing wrong with that. Thanks

You already have a SECOND board from just the scraps! Win-win!

I watch alot of these videos and my favorite part is always watching the grain pop when the oils or finish is applied. It like magic, same when the makers progress through the steps of polishing epoxy to an incredibly clear and glassy smooth finish.

What a beautiful project, and obviously a labor of love with all the steps and time committed to it.

YOU ARE ARE BEYOND A MASTER CRAFTSMAN.....AMAZING !!!!!

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

you're too kind! Thank you :)

Absolutely gorgeous and fun to watch. Great job my friend.

My friend... This is ART. Pure and simple. I collect artisan, Japanese kitchen knives. Which require very special boards to keep their extremely hard blades from chipping. Rubberized boards and boards made of Hinoki cypress are recommended and available but I keep leaning towards a well made, end grain board like yours. Your boards are just BEAUTIFUL!!! I would love to have one.

Wow... amazing how many different patterns are in that cutting board!

Absolutely stunning! Great imagination, great job!

Hi, I just came across your work for the first time and I have to say I’m impressed. That’s a serious piece and a whole lot of hours. 👍🏻

Beautiful job! Made me want to build and create as you have done. Keep up the good work!

Love the board! Alot of work but worth it. Love the dog sleeping next to the grinder at 19:37 :D

Stunning board and really fun video to watch. Nicely done.

Are you kidding me? This is not a cutting board. This is art and should hang on the wall in a frame. Beautiful work! 👍

I had a woodshop teacher st San Clemente H.S. named Bob Vargo. One of the most influential teachers I had. From 1973 to 76 I took woodshop 3 years. Learned how to use every device. Watching you do this reminds me that I can do it too. Thank you Bob. Your craftsmanship is beautiful. I watched the table with drawers earlier. I did something like this with lamentations but, I turned bowls, plates and cups out of the lamenations. To this day somebody still has them.

Good job Ryan! Thanks for being so candid with the fine details and some of your mistakes.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I gotta say man, you have a knack for this. Just subbed and have been perusing your videos. I can hardly wait till you expand these to full end grain countertops. Because that would be SUPER awesome.

I loved the way you explained the entire process and used your clamping mistake to show it wasn’t the end of the world and work around it and finish the board. Great job

Thank You for making this video, its pretty amazing. I like your presentation because you talk and educate us to why you are doing things rather than leaving us to guess. You did a good job.

I learned more by 10th grade shop class, thank you Mr. Roland!!

Love that your making videos now! I've been following your work for while and truly admire it.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you following along!

Hello Ryan, Excellent video!!! Thank You for sharing your techniques.

Watching him doing it was so pleasing, brilliant work 👏

Alice and Wonderland cutting board. So beautiful.

@ryanhawkins

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful work, Ryan!

That is an art form in itself. Amazing.

I love the homemade cnc/ router jig!

Awesome job! You make anything look possible with just the tools you have and that gives people like us hope. Great work!

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Wow! So trippy. Nice job

Man, you talk, .... You say it..... Love your pieces. They are nice, beautiful,..... You are very talented

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks, best explanation I've seen so far about this board. Great job, thanks for sharing!!!

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

A masterpiece, so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

Awesome and definitely a work of art as well. God bless you!

Lot of care was given to this piece. Congratulations on a great job!

@ryanhawkins

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Wow! Looks like you have MY framing square :)

Looks amazing. Beautiful job

Fantastic. I have done a couple of checkerboard boards but have to try this!

To put a cutting blade into this masterpiece would be criminal. I'd sleep with that thing. Absolutely excellent video and finished project. Gorgeous. Guitars and woodworking; the best combo ever!! Thank you!

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

Impressive , nice to watch. Greets from Poland :)

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

It is mesmerizing to watch; and beautiful to behold when done. Thank you.

Very nice. That pattern just popped out when you hit it with the oil. Most excellent!

One of the best cutting board videos I’ve seen. Thank you for sharing and your editing was awesome!!!

Stumbled on to this video. That's absolutely amazing and beautiful!

Great video Ryan. Looking forward to fall when I tackle some cutting boards. Great that you showed the whole process.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Russ!

Great work! Thank you for sharing!

This should be in my kitchen. Now!

I just made this board and it came out amazing thanks for sharing the measurements! Keep the great work

That was amazing, love it!

Mate, really enjoyed watching that.

Good on you, Ryan, for giving credit to the design genius of Andry of MTMWood. I've done one run of 3 of these boards and although I don't plan on doing another one, they are indeed very interesting to do. I should mention here that I made a few mistakes with measurements on one of them, which if you look really close, you can see the error... so to all your readers out there, make sure you "measure twice, cut once"

I am so jealous of how much room you have. Nice work, by the way.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

I loved watching this process dude. Great video and I love how you explain all the errors and such as well as why you do things. I particularly loved the oiling and waxing process. Very nice.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@tomb.8485

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, love the explanations.

¡Estupendo trabajo! Excellent job! ...bravo!

Beautiful project. Wonderful video. Thanks.

HI Ryan, this is my first introduction to your work, and it is awesome! Great video work as well. You reconfirmed some of the tricks I've picked up in the past, and clued me in on some new ones, so thanks for that. I just got that Ridgid table saw (stiil in the box) and am so pleased that it works well for you. Rob Cosman is a huge fan of Freud blades as well ... you guys are on to something great, but at a reasonable price. I just got a Festool sander for my birthday, and while it is a very expensive tool, when it comes to hours of sanding, there is no better mind boggle reducer! Thank you so much. Beautiful precise work ... I am now a fan! All the best to you ...

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Sue, thank you for watching and for following along. I've had my Ridgid saw for years and it's served me well. You won't regret your buy. Congrats on your Festool sander, it's such a game changer. Best wishes!

@jdcrunchman999

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh, thanx. How long does it take to make one?

Boards are beautiful Ryan! Love the new planer!

Great job... and video! Would love to give one of your boards to our son... he's a Private Chef... the videos he makes of food prep would take on a whole new dimension!

Beautiful product

What a lovely board, well done, great post.

What a beautiful work of art!

Good Art, Good Imagination, Good Job, Good Luck

Great job on the board and also the extra details. One of the most informative video’s I’ve seen in a while. You always seem to motivate me. 😁

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

So gratifying.

This is by far the most beautiful project I’ve seen yet !!! If only I had KZread when I was in advanced Wood Shop , in High School, I would have done this with several kinds of wood !!!

Very well done.

Another great job my friend!

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend!

your video and sound production is very good, thank you for all the attention spent to create a very nice viewing experience

Absolutely beautiful!

What a great video. Thanks for taking the time for a thoughtful and detailed how to. After seeing a million crappy videos ones like this is a pleasure to watch. I'm hoping to copy this very board sometime soon. I know where to get MTM's plans too! Thanks again!

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

You did such perfect calculation and hand work.

That is the most beautiful cutting board I have ever seen! Fantastic!

@ryanhawkins

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful board. I also make this board but mine is only 1.25 inches thick. I don’t put feet on so that the customer can use both sides. One side for meat, and one side for vegetables. Or they can use one side, and keep the other side beautiful. That is the only way I can get my customers to use it at all. I found a 20 helical planer at an estate sale that has made these projects much easier.

@ryanhawkins

10 ай бұрын

Very cool, congrats on the planer score!

Your workplace is really nice, I like places like, I hope to have a nice workplace like yours.

What a beautiful piece of work! And a fantastic video. I really appreciate your kindly [and clearly knowledgeable] instruction/narration as you go. You inspire me to make artistic woodwork like this! Though I don't know how I could, without tools or knowledge, and shop class was a long time ago. And I'm losing my joints to the ravages of RA at a rate not usually seen in younger people. But it's nice to dream.

Beautiful work!

I built a couple of these butterfly boards after watching the mtm videos my friend had seen. His 3-d cutting boards were amazing so i built several of them too. The Russian at Mtm is definitely a master at his craft and is inspirational as a woodworker.

Love your work shop. Beautiful cutting board !,

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I love the millimeters! Thank you 😊

Really Nice work . Congratulations

Wow, looks amazing🤩

This is a beautiful idea for flooring too ! And on a wall ! And on a ceiling !😍😍 Good work beautiful designs as well !😍😍

Excellent work and thank you for sharing the process. Very interesting and beautiful.

I like to buy 1. so I can use it on my coffee table top. Beautiful indeed. Thank u for all your hard work.

That board is stunning. Great work

@ryanhawkins

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing stuff mate, and an awesome descriptive video. Your workshop is HUGE! Cheers from NZ

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That is beautiful board 👍🏽

Nice spacious shop!!!

I couldn't bear to put a knife to a surface like that. Hang it on the wall perhaps. I think I would cry at the first scratch. Beautiful.

Beautiful!

Good morning, Ryan - I follow you on Instagram and I appreciate that you have been planning to make your video for some time. I would like to say that your meticulous planning has paid off massively, you have done an excellent job with this production. I cannot wait to see your next videos and, without doubt, your subscribers will increase rapidly. Thank you for your efforts and good luck for the future. Kindest regards, David.

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

David, thank you for the kind words. I appreciate you following along and giving me some of your time.

Love that u are doing this on tools most guys can afford

@ryanhawkins

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta work with what you got!

You're cutting board is way cool! When trying to square up a work piece or when just trying to cut along any drawn straight line, after marking your line(s), you can cut it extremely accurately using a straight edge and a router with a pattern/flush trim bit. The bit's bearing follows the straight edge and just needs to be long enough to reach the full thickness of the work piece. The longer the work piece, the easier it is to do. If there's going to be a lot of wood to remove, cutting it roughly near the line with any other awkward method first (band saw, table saw, circular saw, jig saw, etc.) will make it easier for the router bit. Larger diameter bits with a 1/2" shank work the best.