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Posted: 2/23/2021 12:07:12 AM EDT
It’s not entirely a brag thread, because I didn’t do the wood work myself. I wish I could do this, and I know some of you do, which I applaud.
I had a few slabs of black walnut I was going to make a dining table out of, but I didn’t dry them right, they warped, and I gave them to a friend who made me this. End grain board, wife thinks it’s too big, I think it’s perfect. Had him build it to dim so it fits in our sink. 38”x16.5”x2.5” Can’t wait to put it to use Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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I really need to listen to people and sell the ones I make out of offcuts and scrap.
Looks nice OP, kitchen looks more nice. |
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I don't think a cutting board can be too big, that just means the kitchen is too small.
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That’s real nice. What’s up with the pup I see in the background?
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That’s beautiful, but probably weighty for women and children. How the hell does that fit in the sink? Like as a plug for the countertop.
I like it though. |
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Op,
1. Great looking cutting board! 2. Fantastic counter choice. 3. The rest of the house looks amazing too. |
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Beautiful. Only thing that comes to mind to me would be a juice trough (don't know what that's actually called in cutting board terms) leading into a hole so you can scrape scraps off into the sink if necessary.
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End grain, those must have been some huge logs! Last walnut I cut was pretty big and as soon as the saw started up multiple guys showed up wondering what was going to happen to it once it was on the ground. (Just looked again, I see the cuts and bonding, excellent work).
That is a beautiful cutting board, I would have a hard time actually using it. Not to mention that I'm sure one of our boys would put it in the dishwasher. OP. Your cabinets look exactly like ones my wife and I had and maybe its the light but the finish started to come off of ours and it looked just like that. We called the manufacture and they replace all the doors and drawers no charge. |
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Quoted: What kind of maniac cuts up a wheelgun? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes My Grandpa gave it to me before he passed, I really don’t know much about it. I only own 2 wheel guns, that 32WSF Colt, and a 357 Dan Wesson, which he also gave me. Quoted: That’s real nice. What’s up with the pup I see in the background? She’s a WPG (Wire Haired Pointing Griffon). Amazing pups! |
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Quoted: End grain, those must have been some huge logs! Last walnut I cut was pretty big and as soon as the saw started up multiple guys showed up wondering what was going to happen to it once it was on the ground. (Just looked again, I see the cuts and bonding, excellent work). That is a beautiful cutting board, I would have a hard time actually using it. Not to mention that I'm sure one of our boys would put it in the dishwasher. OP. Your cabinets look exactly like ones my wife and I had and maybe its the light but the finish started to come off of ours and it looked just like that. We called the manufacture and they replace all the doors and drawers no charge. View Quote These were a custom knotty alder, and stained. That drawer is our garbage, so used a ton! And also used for scraping the cutting board scraps easily into the garbage Attached File |
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Quoted: That’s beautiful, but probably weighty for women and children. How the hell does that fit in the sink? Like as a plug for the countertop. I like it though. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: That’s beautiful, but probably weighty for women and children. How the hell does that fit in the sink? Like as a plug for the countertop. I like it though. LOL, it is heavy. But it’s going to remain in place. Quoted: Op, 1. Great looking cutting board! 2. Fantastic counter choice. 3. The rest of the house looks amazing too. Thank you! Quoted: Quoted: Beautiful. Only thing that comes to mind to me would be a juice trough (don't know what that's actually called in cutting board terms) leading into a hole so you can scrape scraps off into the sink if necessary. Juice groove, close enough. My wood working buddy asked if I wanted a juice groove, I said no. Our other boards didn’t have them, and since it’s right next to the sink I just swiped everything into the sink or garbage. Quoted: Is that an eye wash station in the corner? LOL! It’s a cat tower |
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That is a nice board.
Walnut is fun to work with and smells amazing too. |
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Quoted: It’s not entirely a brag thread, because I didn’t do the wood work myself. I wish I could do this, and I know some of you do, which I applaud. I had a few slabs of black walnut I was going to make a dinning table out of, but I didn’t dry them right, they warped, and I gave them to a friend who made me this. End grain board, wife thinks it’s too big, I think it’s perfect. Had him build it to dim so it fits in our sink. 38”x16.5”x2.5” Can’t wait to put it to use https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/126656/E42B50BA-9716-4881-9624-32EDA8298274_jpe-1837601.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/126656/456BF52C-5028-4AF1-B9DD-443BB05FF2F5_jpe-1837602.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/126656/443F2287-4224-42BF-B62C-41D31F567E1B_jpe-1837603.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/126656/7E277539-45F7-4063-A2B6-7A6EF794EA8B_jpe-1837605.JPG View Quote does your wife REALLY think it's too big? |
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Looks "manely".
My 92 pound wife would beat me with such a thing. |
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Quoted: My wood working buddy asked if I wanted a juice groove, I said no. Our other boards didn't have them, and since it's right next to the sink I just swiped everything into the sink or garbage. View Quote My biggest cutting board has a groove around the perimeter on one side but not the other, so you can flip it over depending on whether you want the groove or not. |
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@blacktaco maybe I’m missing something, but how do you get it back out of the sink once it’s in? I read that as the board fits the cutout in your counter for the under mount sink, is it is small enough one length or width wise so that you can get fingers under it and lift it?
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Quoted: does your wife REALLY think it's too big? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes LOL!!! Touché! Quoted: @blacktaco maybe I’m missing something, but how do you get it back out of the sink once it’s in? I read that as the board fits the cutout in your counter for the under mount sink, is it is small enough one length or width wise so that you can get fingers under it and lift it? @Johnnyb01 Like this, so fits width wise. Not sure I’ll ever need to, but just in case to spray off. I’m thinking it will just always be wiped down. Attached File It is beveled underneath so you can lift it easily. And has adjustable feet. Attached File Attached File The daughter made the first cut tonight while I wasn’t looking. I was startled LOL - family made fun of me for checking the board to make sure it was okay. Board performed flawlessly Attached File |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/256621/B8EC94B1-8045-4C28-B29E-1E0620355E11_jpe-1837608.JPG View Quote @DieselEngineer @FuriousYachtsman I just realized BenchMade is in my backyard, and my Grandpa who gave me the gun used to live in Vanport during the war (same general area as Les). How is my Colt pistol hacked up? ETA - never mind, Les was cutting up guns because he didn’t like guns. That’s why we don’t support BenchMade around here lol. |
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Beautiful board! I've made a few myself. Not extremely hard to do, but very time consuming with the glue ups. Looks like you have a cutting board for life with that one!
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@blacktaco gotcha, I was under the impression that it would sit into the sink cutout to make a flat surface out of the countertop/sink! Makes sense now
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Your wife is right. Fun to have it that large but it's just an unwieldy size.
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Quoted: Your wife is right. Fun to have it that large but it's just an unwieldy size. View Quote I’m trying to justify the size okay!! Overhead view, it doesn’t take up that much useable counter space. I like to prep, there will be no siding with my wife!!!! Attached File |
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Quoted: I’m trying to justify the size okay!! Overhead view, it doesn’t take up that much useable counter space. I like to prep, there will be no siding with my wife!!!! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/126656/DB857C1F-4EAB-47F2-B959-A2AE8344AA1D_jpe-1837709.JPG View Quote Very nice kitchen. Jealous. Love to cook and smoke food. |
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