Butchers Block

[Woodworks]

That's lovely James

 

Just been working on the chopping block again. Hope the pictures tell the story. The black marks are because the saw blade is a bit blunt. Something you get away with on softer woods but cross cutting maple shows this up. Hope it does not go too deep or else I will have a lot of planning to do.

[Ian Leach]

Looking nice

 

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[se7enthdevil]

that's what I want to do with some of this hornbeam

[peatff]

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That's what we use our 1942 butchers cleaver for.

 

I had to go look in the cupboard then, ours is just like that My dad used to use it to cut the allotment pig up.

 

We have a recycled rubber wood chopping board about 1.5" thick, really nice looking thing and better to use than a nylon one, it doesn't skid across the worktop.

[Woodworks]

Just done the cleaning up and shaping. The reason for the chamfer is that the block is going to be mounted on a granite work top covering a hole where an old hob has been removed. The client did not want it to stick up too much and I did want to make it too thin as I thought it would be too unstable so the compromise was to make it a bit thicker than they want and the chamfer helps it look thinner than it is. No finish yet but probably going to use sunflower oil but may use Tung oil.

[bobh]

Beautiful!

[se7enthdevil]

nice looking block beau.

 

has that been put through a sanding machine or did you do it by hand?

[Woodworks]

nice looking block beau.

 

has that been put through a sanding machine or did you do it by hand?

 

Hand planed then a quick go over with the random orbit sander.

 

Thanks bobh

[Ryan - Ground Control Ltd]

Amazing! Definatly a future project of mine!

[daveatdave]

the pictures are of cutting boards not butchers blocks a block is of one peace of timber normally supported on its own legs