I built these brick pattern cutting boards from padauk and hard maple. Initial glue-up Boards after 2nd glue-up. Before oil is applied Finished product I first glued up the strips using TiteBond III and allowed them to cure overnight. The next day, I cut the blanks...
Cutting Boards
My First Attempt at a Brick Pattern Cutting Board
I had watched several YouTube videos featuring brick-pattern cutting boards, and I was eager to build one myself. I had some 8/4 ash wood that I initially planned for another project, but I decided on a better option, making the ash available for this board....
It’s Almost Time for Another GACE Conference.
As 2024 unfolds, the anticipation for the GACE Spring Conference in Savannah, Georgia is palpable. Mark your calendars for an enlightening experience from March 5-8 at the illustrious Riverfront Marriott in Savannah. We're thrilled to announce that Brenda and I will...
First Cutting / Butter Boards of 2024
Image A: Top butter board. Hard Maple, Canarywood and Purpleheart.Bottom butter board: Padauk, Cherry, Purpleheart.There is also a matching trivet for each butter board. Image B:This is 2 separate cutting boards. They are small boards approximately 6 1/2" x 11 1/2" x...
Stowelebration! DIY Cutting Boards for an Epic Band‑Party Giveaway
My daughter and her husband, Todd and Wendy Stowe, sponsored an outdoor concert at their home in Wilson Mills, NC on December 30, 2023. The Switch was the featured band and nearly 300 people were invited. Seventy-five to one hundred have accepted the invitation and...
A Few More Cutting & Butter Boards
My dental hygienist who had gotten an edge-grain cutting board from me earlier this year wanted a bigger and end-grain one. I went to the wood store to get some Walnut, Hard maple and Purple Heart. I also used some Padauk, Patagonia Rosewood and Canarywood that I...
More End-Grain Cutting Boards for GACE
I built 2 extra boards to take to the GACE Fall Conference in Augusta, Ga. One of these boards is for one of the GACE board members. The Board member's board has a strip of Canarywood along with Walnut, Padauk, Cherry, Hard Maple, Ambrosia Maple and Purple Heart. Once...
Butter Boards Galore from the Scrap Box
After completing the cutting boards that I am going to take to the GACE convention in Augusta, Ga, I decided to make a few butter boards. Six were made in total. Four of the boards were end-grain and the final two were edge-grain. After setting the size on the...
Special Cutting Boards
I built these cutting boards to be used as door prizes at the 2023 GACE Fall Conference. The two boards in the back are end-grain. The very back board is in a 'chaotic' pattern. It involved recutting and gluing the board seven times. The end-grain boards are composed...










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