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In an effort to stave of the winter blues and justify the expensive tools in the workshop I've made a number of timber chopping boards. I'm in the process of setting up my Etsy but thought I'd try on here to get some feedback - will donate 10% of salse to the forum.
I have made numerous types and am happy to make one to your own design (within reason)
Combination of american black walnut, white/brown maple, sapele and few which I've made from recycles lab worktops - supposedly Burmese Teak
There is quite a bit of work involved in making each one and the timber, particularly the walnut is not cheap. I buy the timber rough sawn, machine it down on two faces on the planer/thicknesser, rip into strips and glue together (usually two boards in length). Leave overnight and back through the thicknesser and then the belt sander. Finish sanding with the randon orbital sander, starting with 80 grit and finishing with 240 grit.
Then use the router with a chamfer cutter for the top edge and another to create the undecut on the underside. Then handplane or scrape any blemishes or burning from the router/saw.
Finally finish with two coats of Liberon finish oil applied with wet/dry with wirewool between coats.
I was looking for £30 for the plain teak ones and then £50 for the maple/walnut ones and £60 walnut maple ones and I can work put a price if you wan to design your own
Thanks for looking
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