I love the fact that you actually mention the mistakes you encountered. Its a huge help to your viewers. Nice job!

Wowwwww!!! 😍 The best moment is when oiling the surfaces of the cutting boards. I love that design and finish. Well done!

Nice job explaining your process and YES I would make it!!

This is just beautiful!! Great Job!! I may attempt this one pretty soon!!

Great build mate, love the design and attention to detail

I’m making one of these with Purple Heart, padauk, and maple for Mother’s Day. Thanks for the tip on keeping all of the grain in the same orientation, I was planning on just sticking maple strips between the rows with edge grain facing up.

Great way to add contrast to the board without a complex process. Thx

The only channel I've found that has mentioned anything about raising the grain! An essential step if your board will be getting wet at all.

Loved the cutting boards and they were beautifully done. Just subscribed and now I am binge watching all your stuff. Thanks for sharing, Steve

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Steve. I just took a quick look at your channel and I look forward to watching some of your videos. I think I'll definitely be able to learn a thing or two. -- Mike

Excellent tips, Mike! Thanks for your videos!

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful. --Mike

Excellent video and a great result!

I built a brick pattern cutting board and just wanted to say thanks for your video. It was very helpful in making my plan of attack for the project. I also uploaded a video of the process. Cheers.

It looks doable now! Thanks for breaking The magicians code and revealing your trick!

Yes, I did make it. Thanks for all the tips!

Great job I like this concept !

Yes I would make it! Very good design.

I have made it. I made a couple of these a few months ago, but with Walnut and Maple, no cherry. I don't have a drum sander so that makes it a bit more difficult. I too made the mistake of leaving my Maple a bit wider thinking it would be easy to sand or plane it down even. It wasn't! lol. I won't be making that mistake again. Even before I watched your video the one thing that was going through my mind was....make sure you get all the thicknesses the same as you progress through the stages. Thanks for the video!

Mighty fine cutting board!

I am fixing to make the exact board. I had a walnut stump about 18in across and 2 feet long. I carefully cut it into slabs around nov, and let it dry really with the chainsaw. I paid 5 bucks for the chunk of wood. I went and picked up a little maple last week. I like the handles you did opposed to cutting into the bottom. I want a juice trey on one side and nothing on the other. Then one side can be for meat and the other veggies and bread. Very well done

@Woodumakeit

Ай бұрын

Just be careful that the wood is dry enough. I used some walnut and maple logs to make a chessboard. The logs had dried for about 3 years and the wood was still not dry enough after I cut them into strips. I recommend cutting the stump into oversized strips and then letting it dry further before beginning the project. Good luck with everything!

in the process of making one with scrap I had at work. cherry for the bricks and maple for the mortar. thanks for the tips and also techniques. mine probably won't be as thick since I'm only using scrap and most of the stock we get is usually only about 30-40 mm thick

Really cool stuff. I might learn to do some of this.

Beautiful! Love to!!!

Great upload and information. 👍👍

yes, i would make it... and apparently i'm going to since my wife saw this video playing over my shoulder... great job!

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Haha! I hope I didn't cause you any undue work!

@mitch_smith

7 жыл бұрын

Wood U Make It Ha! She is asking me to spend more time in the shop... I was going to send you a thank you card!

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Haha! That's funny! 😂

@edolat

4 жыл бұрын

Did you end up making it?

Wow! great job👍

Liked this video may do this later on. But this video definitely got my subscription.

Really cool cutting board. I may try it soon

Parabéns ficou Top 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌🏻🇧🇷

Whaouuu...c’est juste magnifique !!

Sehr gut, Sie sind ein Profi !!

all band saw , your a bad ass ! inspiration indeed .

Amazing! If I had the machinery, I'd definitely make this!

I love ur works

So nice !!

Nice design.

Great video

I've only ever made 1 cutting board upto date only recently from walnut and maple. Surprisingly it turned out very well. So would I like to make this brick design? Yes I would, the only problem is I've just shown it to my wife and she doesn't like it! Time to get a new wife I think. 🤫

I like to use painter's tape on the side of the cauls that contact the project wood. I also like to use the painter's tape on the clamps to prevent the glue from mucking that surface up.

I wish videos were like yours! Well done Sir! Got plans with this design???

Looks awesome Mike, nice work. I've got a brick-style build video on my channel as well but it looks like we went about things differently. I learned a few things by watching this vid. Thanks for posting! Good luck at the craft show!

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you found it useful.

@Rage-of-War

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Drew!!

show de bola amigáo seu trabalho muito bacana parabens mim fas uma visita abraço

Attempting my first end grain cutting board with some really odd shaped pieces is frustrating me but I’ll get there Rob

Thank you for the tips! I would recommend clamping your cutting boards individually, though. That looked like a headache

Beautifully done

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice job.

Nice looking board. I was waiting to see if you were going to cut a gravy groove. You have a nice router table set up there so I was wondering why you didn't include the groove, apart from that you have made a really nice looking chopping board TFS.

The way you used the table saw is really one of those things, you're probably fine if you slow down and are comfortable around the saw, if that scares you then i would not recommend it at all, i would do the same, saves a ton of time, even if the saw has a brake. also I feel like a super tiny round over on the finger holes would be good 1/16"- 1/8", looks awesome!!

A fellow Canadian with the General 6” jointer (I use to own one) and the LV router table. Nice job. Mike

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

That jointer has some years on it. It used to be my dad's and I'm pretty sure he bought it second hand about 30 years ago. I've had the Lee Valley router table for about 25 years and it has served me well. Thanks for watching! -- Mike

awesome!!!!!

Yes I would, those cutting boards are stunning.

@Woodumakeit

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great!

very nice

Very nice !!! I want to reconstruct it

Mind blown. Great video. I’m excited to try. How much did you sell them for?

this is truly beautiful

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

nice video and music

настоящая работа мастера. так держать!

A good job

Great job! I think the brick direction on the small board is more natural. It looks funny going the other direction. Peace!

yup I would. beautiful

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Eric!

About your cauls: You'll have better luck using your cauls on edge instead of flat. If they are flat they tend to flex and bow, on edge they are much stronger. If you put some finish on your cauls (shellac, poly, etc), then you don't need to worry about using wax paper. This can save time and stress not having to mess with paper during a glue up. Don't forget to put a slight convex surface on the edge of the caul that will contact the boards so it applies pressure in the middle of the caul when clamped on the ends. Another tip is then mark which is the flat side (side that the clamps go).

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

All good advice. Thanks!

@michmichell8724

6 жыл бұрын

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@tomsdreamshopworx

6 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. Glad I thought to look first. Solid advise.

5 жыл бұрын

I just use packing tape.

they turned out great

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kenny!

2:17: Are you working with 5/4 stock here, or thicker?

you the man, love your videos

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you're liking them.

@congruewoodworks1474

7 жыл бұрын

We need to get you more subscribers. With all your talents (your experience and ability to translate that in video), have you thought about working at a woodworking magazine? seriously, it would be great.

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

You're too kind! I'd definitely entertain doing some writing. I've done a bit for a magazine in the UK called Good Woodworking. Maybe one day I'll be able to do that more seriously.... I'll continue to focus on creating content and hopefully the subscribers will come. I really appreciate your encouragement! -- Mike

I'd def make it!

Thank u sir

Please rename this video, “How not to use a table saw unless you want to lose your hand”. I almost cried when you grabbed those maple pieces with the blade still running.

@griffhawkins8909

2 жыл бұрын

And so far as I can tell, not even a riving knife either. I don't like to be one of those people online who just constantly shames people for their table saw practices, because the reality is that anyone can make mistakes - I've certainly done that - but there's just no excuse for not having a riving knife.

using packing tape on your Cauls to prevent them from gluing to your piece works too

for the cherry strips you used face grain instead of edge grain? and made sure they were all going the same direction ?

I'm having a problem with my maple pieces for the 2nd glue up (in between the rows). The maple is significantly curling. I'm thinking shorter width boards that have less cupping tendencies may fix this? But also while running through the drum sander, it's causing the beginning end to take more off than the rest. I see you bowed your pieces while you put in to the drum sander. Is there a technique you use to get straighter pieces from the get-go, or at least get a consistent result from the drum sander?

Yes

"First of all, it would destroy the piece then it would kick" back and destroy my face. Lol

Hi, can I use part of your video to my compilation of the most interesting woodworking projects ?

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to share my information, so you are welcome to use part of my video. Thanks for the interest!

@MGszamanVlog

6 жыл бұрын

Thank You

Very nice Mike both the small and large look great, hope you rake in the $ at the craft fair. Barry (ENG)

@Woodumakeit

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Barry. I'll probably still have to keep my day job, at least for now. 😀

darun korechho dada...

Thanks for doing this video. One thought I had was when you are gluing up the final board design, you could have one of the edges with all the pieces flush to avoid having to make sure the rows are all level. That's not required if you're after some slight change between rows of course.

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

I think I did that at 8:13 by using a board to line up all of the edges to be flush, but maybe I misunderstood what you're suggesting.

@bunnywarren

6 жыл бұрын

Oh no, now I'm one of those viewer. I must have looked away at the vital point in the video. Apologies.

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

I definitely could have pointed it out during my voice over because it's an important part of the technique to help with alignment. Thanks for helping to bring it to everyone's attention!

U need more support!

Amazing job ser.What`s the average cost of these boards?

Whenever I do the crosscut I put the stop block on the back of the fence. Is there an advantage to using the front instead?

Yes!! You badly need and outfield table and a riving knife on your table saw. Nice cutting boards well made. I think they might look a bit better if you oriented the wide side of the "bricks" across the width rather than across the height.

Never seen a crosscut sled that cuts from the front.... it kind of defeats part of the purpose of such a sled - the backstop and never having to put your fingers near the blade......

@Karaon

3 жыл бұрын

ever seen a format tablesaw? :)

too beautiful

I dig it. What are the dimensions of the bricks. I'd like to make my own and your design is well proportioned. Thanks.

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

Hazem Bata I generally aim for them to be 1" x 2", but I also work within the constraints of the wood that I have to minimize waste. If they end up slightly smaller, or a different proportion ( like 3/4" x 2" ) that works ok too.

What size of wood did you start with? Thanks!

Reading many of the comments I have to wonder what happened to the if you don't have something good to say then maybe don't say anything at all. I wish I had the resources to do this Good job. Finally in business shouldn't you sell for what the market will bear.if someone is willing to pay 300.00 that's great

Thanks for the great video. I have 2 questions...1 I have used maple in cutting boards before and it sometimes turns a dark oily shade when I apply mineral oil and it's not pretty white like yours was. Any idea what's going on? 2 I used titebond3 diluted with 40% water to fill small imperfections like you did. Does the epoxy seem to hold up or work better? TIA for the help.

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for your questions. I'm not sure what causes the maple to darken sometimes, other than it just being a characteristic of that particular type of maple. I've had the same thing happen to me sometimes, where the maple and cherry look almost the same color after applying the oil. Wood glue is typically not a very good filler for voids and other gaps. Sometimes people will mix the glue with sawdust and that works ok, but I find that epoxy is a better option for filling voids. I hope that helps!

Super

this vid has made me start my own brick chopping board. on a side note, this guy gets his hand far too close to that table saw for my liking!

YEP I WILL GIVE ER A GO !

I have made several types of them.

I love how woodworking videos always just assume you own a jointer and a planer.

@brinjoness3386

6 жыл бұрын

i think they assume if you don't own one, you cut more accurate, sand more or go on scumtree and buy a hand plane for 50 bucks

@RyanMonty

6 жыл бұрын

If you're serious about woodworking, you own both. Or you get good enough with a hand plane.

@Jeremy-ms2ki

6 жыл бұрын

I definitely plan on getting one of each but I'm still relatively new. It's an expensive hobby!

@marlinbundo2409

6 жыл бұрын

Not only is it money expensive, it is also "space" expensive. My garage is not big enough to easily house a table saw, jointer, planer, band saw, drill press, router table, etc.

@hotrodhog2170

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think they "assume" you have one but more like they are showing you how they build one. You can do any of those things with other tools, it just takes a lot longer to accomplish the task. I do have a jointer and a planer that I bought used and in good shape, $150 for the planer with 2 new sets of knives and $200 for a 6" jointer but I sure learned how to put a Stanley #5 and a #8 plane to good use before hand!

I should just say ditto to previous comment yes Iam making one also cause yep you guessed it my wife seen it lol great job

@Woodumakeit

6 жыл бұрын

That's funny! I know she's going to love it!

Extremely beautiful work ..... but make those cuts so fine on my table saw ...... I get cheaper to buy them as they are lovely cutting boards

Your boards are beautiful. What thickness were your walnut boards planed to? What thickness were your cherry strips cut to?

@Woodumakeit

5 жыл бұрын

The boards were about 1.5" thick and the "mortar" strips were about 3/16" thick. Thanks for watching!

@TightWadDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Wood U Make It Thanks for the quick reply. What width are the bricks?

@Woodumakeit

5 жыл бұрын

@@TightWadDIY They're roughly 1" x 2"

looks fantastic - when you have time can you explain a bit more what you meant about the edge grain @ 6:51 please ? also is there a recommended pattern of the grain when doing the first glue and second ? do you alternate the grain up and down to prevent the board from bowing over time if it gets wet ? I am sorry for daft questions .. I glued up a board from scrap wood for my stain glass projects and I had no idea about swapping the grain - the result is a totally bowed board .. Thanks and yes - I would (wood) make it

@Woodumakeit

5 жыл бұрын

The point I was trying to make about the edge grain is that you should resist the temptation to use a simple piece of wood for the thin strips that would result in edge grain for the thin strips next to the end grain bricks. The reason that you want to avoid this is that those thin strips will expand and contract top-to-bottom more than the end grain will. So, you'll start with a perfectly smooth board after sanding, but in a few weeks, you'll start to feel ridges caused by the expansion of the edge grain strips. That's why it's much better to glue up couple of boards (because you won't find a single board wide enough) and then cut strips that will allow you to have end grain on the top and bottom of the cutting board for each piece of wood. I hope that explanation wasn't too confusing! For the arrangement of the pieces of wood to prevent warping, you can examine the end grain to see how the grain is oriented in each piece. Sometimes you'll have fairly straight grain whereas other times you might have concentric rings. If you have the concentric rings, you can alternate every other piece, with one piece having the rings pointing up and the next piece having the rings pointing down. That will help to balance the forces when they try to expand and contract. It won't eliminate the problem completely, but it can help.

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is it ok to plane it with that much glue on? I usually scrape it off first.

Tried to but had a bit of a flub on the half size board. Unfortunately all the lines lined up instead of being off set.

What’s the name of the oil you use for the finish. Love the video

@Woodumakeit

5 жыл бұрын

It's just regular mineral oil that I used. Sometimes you will see it labeled as cutting board oil, but it's the same thing.

do you have a vid on how to make a cross cut sled?and what is it actually used for?

@Woodumakeit

5 жыл бұрын

I do, in fact, have a video on how to make a cross-cut sled available here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X51nuKOrcbWWocY.html It is used primarily for cutting pieces on a table saw that are too wide to fit between a miter gauge and the blade. The one that I made can accommodate boards that are up to about 30" wide. The cross-cut sled slides along the miter slots and ensures that you get a perfect 90-degree cut.