I’ve just looked at your website for boards, blown away by the fact you donate to foster care projects. I’ve been a foster parent for 20 years in the UK, thank you.
I never made end grain boards before. I followed your steps exactly and my cutting boards turned out beautifully. Thank you so much! Also, I loved that you showed us your helper.
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement ruclips.net/user/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
Regarding snipe, stagger your feeds. With boards between 1 and 2 inches wide, you can feed between 6 and 12 at a time through the planer. Just stagger the feeding of each board by a couple inches. You'll only get snipe on the first board in and the last board out, and if you're using a long piece or a sacrificial piece, then you'll effectively have none.
Thanks for your experienced, i usually use mineral oil for the fist step then finish with some of product like wood finish contain polycrylic. Now im gonna change the last step to bee wax, that will save lot of money.
Thanks so much for making such a detailed video where you explain all the steps. I watch this video numerous times before and during putting together my first cutting board. I made a few mistakes along the way but learned a lot and was very happy with the finished product. Your video made this project a success. Thanks again and keep them coming.
I see this is an older video, but it worked perfectly for me. I had never made a cutting board before, but it was a great guide. I made 2 boards already. Granted, I have a planer, jointer, and router table...and as you say, a crosscut sled for your table saw is invaluable, and very easy and inexpensive. For me, the most important thing is cleaning up the glue surfaces. Thank You...
@@SixEightWoodworks You omitted a couple of "tips". 1.) Make sure your juice grove jig doesn't break, or you drive the router off the edge. 2.) Don't get in a big hurry and go the wrong direction with the router inside the juice groove jig--especially on the final pass. You end up with a deep rut right in the middle of the board :).
For those who have under powered saws. You can use a Freud thin kerf straight line rip blade. About $90 but it’s well worth it. With a consistent feed rate you can eliminate 95% of the saw marks. The other thing that can help greatly is, when you rip the thin strips, switch to a zero clearance blade insert.
best video on a step by step way to make and finish cutting boards... excellent job... and I always love seeing the younger generations interested in helping out.... great video...
OMG thanks for the excellent video on here I’ll try and watch all of your videos for sure. No one else’s videos even come close too your quality. I can’t wait to start making my first cutting board. Thank you...
Hi there, just found your channel and it's full of awesome tips and tricks I've not seen elsewhere yet. You're a natural at teaching, have cool projects to inspire, and package your videos so well! Congrats and good luck on getting more subs!
I am just getting into woodworking and want to teach my kids as i go. This tutorial is great! Thank you for posting this. I am curious where your plans are for the router table and the jigs you made.
Wow! What an excellent video. Great, detailed explanations. You have inspired me to make some boards and, from your other videos, I'm going to try router bowls next. I love your explanations and seeing your little helper in the shop. He is learning many lessons, some of the most valuable going beyond woodworking. Great father-son time. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos.
@@rickdearmont9950 a good number 4 smoothing plane can replace both the drum sander and planer. I own a couple of Jack planes and smoothers and plan to do this project.
Thank you for posting this video and thank you for talking in it too. I like to know the why's of doing things rather than just seeing the results. And while we are talking about results, those are beautiful results.
@@meilyn22 that would quite a feat for me to be alive without a brain, how does one live without a brain? I wasn’t aware that was possible. Yet another reason you thinking is not a good thing.
Great job, getting my wood ready and will start after getting back from Montreal on vacation. Very indepth explanation of the process. Will review the video again. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.😀
I am in the process of making my first Edgegrain Board. I dont have a planer so i spent the last couple of days hand planing the boards with my cheap amazon handplane... Next step is glue-up and i am very exited how it will turn out :D
I used to have chip out using my planer with hard maple and a few others until I started moving the head in smaller increments. It takes longer because you have to run your boards through twice or more, but tear out is virtually non-existent now. I did learn a couple of things, thanks for the vid.
I see all the Seattle gear 😉 I live in port orchard ! I’m super new at woodworking cause I’m retired and need a hobby, your video was awesome Brother. Thank you!
Starting into craft type woodworking projects now and I've always been interested to see how these cutting boards are made. A great tutorial that definitely has me thinking about a project for my son the chef.
Hello Nick, I just subscribed to your channel. I live in Mount Vernon, Wa. Love your work. Looking forward to seeing more projects. Carving Santa's and snowmen are my big interest. Plus some furniture.
Well done. I can see you are very comfortable in your shop and you know your tools well. Very impressive. I did see one thing that would benefit you tho. I know changing a table saw blade sucks, but when doing a large amount of stock like you did here, a 24 tooth 1/8 kerf ripping blade will pay dividends in your time. It will cut about 1/3 faster than the combo blade you got there and it will actually leave less burns and be a straighter and cleaner cut... As long as you get a glue line ripping blade from a reputable company. I know people say you shouldn't use a full kerf on a 110v saw, but they are wrong. Yes you can push so fast that you stall the motor, but it's still faster than the others. The full kerf will reduce blade wobble. And if you don't want a full kerf then you can get a thin kerf ripping blade and put blade stabilizers on the sides of it so you don't get wobble and large amounts of burns. Other than that you knocked it out of the park. Especially impressive that you were able to get that juice catch done without any burns in the corners. Keep up the content. I'll be looking forward to more of your videos
Thanks for your comment. Totally agree with blade changes. I actually have the ripping blade and a few others I’ll swap in and out. Sometimes it’s being lazy (even though it would save me time in the long run), other times I just forget to swap out when milling. Definitely overdue to clean my blades too. The little things to add up and can really help with efficiency. Appreciate the reminder!
@@SixEightWoodworks ah! I get that lol. Happens to me all the time. Especially with bandsaw blades. I hate changing those things. Happy Thanksgiving, man. Have a good day
For curley maple gun stocks, we would raise the grain and knock it diwn as the last step before staining and oiling. We were hand building black powder rifles for fur trade era reenactments and so all of the Gunsmithing practices that we used were from that era. Acid staining and linseed oil. After wiskering the stock, we would apply a diluted acid, usually Hydrochloric, and let it dry and then just lightly feathered the treated wood with the flame of a propane torch. This would cause the wood to darken rapidly, and once the desired shade was attained, we would use baking soda and water to neutralize the stock and then just plain water to rinse the baking soda away and then allow it to dry overnight again before giving it one final gentle wiskering and then applying linseed oil. Applied as hot as the hands can stand and rubbed in until dry. One coat a day for a week. One a week for a month, and one a month a year with yearly applications thereafter.
It was really need to learn about. It was my father who was actually into it at the time, but I picked up some really neat skills just hanging out with him in the Gun Room. He recently gave me most of a wood shop, and so while I have always been more interested in working metal, wood has always presented a particular challenge for me that I wish to master. And so, I find myself on RUclips! 😂
*Great information, I'm a woodworker learning how to use a lathe,* just made a oakfork, finished it with hemp oil and some food grade wax keep up the good work bye for now your new friend Ken God bless. I look forward to hear from you
Really cool dude - Love the fast action to get through the repetitive parts - Would appreciate if you can elaborate more on the planning part after gluing - I can't understand how you get straight without an edger on one side. Thanks a lot!
With a good glue up, the planer can get it dead flat. Sometimes I put it on a melamine sled with shims to get one face flat first. Then can flip it and have a parallel flat surface on both sides.
Definitely the best from all the rest! Watched a dozen how to’s before this and after yours I’m FINALLY inspired. Great work
Love hearing this! Hope you have fun making some!
Cutting boards are end grain long grain are serving trays. They don't last and look and feel like butt after just a few uses.
I’ve just looked at your website for boards, blown away by the fact you donate to foster care projects. I’ve been a foster parent for 20 years in the UK, thank you.
Yeah, it’s a huge need worldwide! We fostered and adopted our two oldest sons. Happy to donate what we can and keep spreading word of the need.
Props... I am a 50 yr old product of foster care
I appreciate your level of detail! You go much further than a lot of other youtubers in regards to explanation, sanding, finishing, etc. Love it!
Really appreciate that! It’s probably the verbose teacher in me coming out 😁
@@SixEightWoodworks is by it
I just made my first cutting board and it turned out well thank to opening this video every 30 minutes and following each step. Thanks!
I really enjoyed your style and delivery, not to mention the wealth of knowledge you share.
I appreciate that so much!
I never made end grain boards before. I followed your steps exactly and my cutting boards turned out beautifully. Thank you so much! Also, I loved that you showed us your helper.
Love to hear this! Thank you so much!
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement ruclips.net/user/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
Regarding snipe, stagger your feeds. With boards between 1 and 2 inches wide, you can feed between 6 and 12 at a time through the planer. Just stagger the feeding of each board by a couple inches. You'll only get snipe on the first board in and the last board out, and if you're using a long piece or a sacrificial piece, then you'll effectively have none.
Absolutely. It’s a great method.
outstanding..........i been a wood worker for nearly 50 years and My hats off to you!
Really appreciate that!
I’m a woodworker, fairly good (71 years old). You.... are verrry very good. Very informative video! Thank you, sir.
Really appreciate that!
Thanks so much for this, Nick. My wife and I are tooling up and this will be one of the areas we will concentrate on. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love hearing this! Have a blast!
Thanks for your experienced, i usually use mineral oil for the fist step then finish with some of product like wood finish contain polycrylic. Now im gonna change the last step to bee wax, that will save lot of money.
Thanks so much for making such a detailed video where you explain all the steps. I watch this video numerous times before and during putting together my first cutting board. I made a few mistakes along the way but learned a lot and was very happy with the finished product. Your video made this project a success. Thanks again and keep them coming.
I see this is an older video, but it worked perfectly for me. I had never made a cutting board before, but it was a great guide. I made 2 boards already. Granted, I have a planer, jointer, and router table...and as you say, a crosscut sled for your table saw is invaluable, and very easy and inexpensive. For me, the most important thing is cleaning up the glue surfaces. Thank You...
Glad it helped. Hope you’re having a blast making some sawdust.
@@SixEightWoodworks You omitted a couple of "tips". 1.) Make sure your juice grove jig doesn't break, or you drive the router off the edge. 2.) Don't get in a big hurry and go the wrong direction with the router inside the juice groove jig--especially on the final pass. You end up with a deep rut right in the middle of the board :).
For those who have under powered saws. You can use a Freud thin kerf straight line rip blade. About $90 but it’s well worth it. With a consistent feed rate you can eliminate 95% of the saw marks. The other thing that can help greatly is, when you rip the thin strips, switch to a zero clearance blade insert.
you can also try a smaller diameter saw blade like a 7-1/4". just make sure the arbor size is the same.
best video on a step by step way to make and finish cutting boards... excellent job... and I always love seeing the younger generations interested in helping out.... great video...
Your boards came out amazing! I love the color patterns and wood spices you chose.
Thanks so much!
Sweet - the rotating stand in the first 15 seconds was awesome, the boards look great. I love all the extra steps and how they make it better.
OMG thanks for the excellent video on here I’ll try and watch all of your videos for sure. No one else’s videos even come close too your quality. I can’t wait to start making my first cutting board. Thank you...
Really appreciate that!
Kids a beast, tell him to keep up the great work. Wonderful video
Hi there, just found your channel and it's full of awesome tips and tricks I've not seen elsewhere yet. You're a natural at teaching, have cool projects to inspire, and package your videos so well! Congrats and good luck on getting more subs!
Really appreciate your comment and feedback!
Love that you are involving that young one!
I am just getting into woodworking and want to teach my kids as i go. This tutorial is great! Thank you for posting this. I am curious where your plans are for the router table and the jigs you made.
Wow! What an excellent video. Great, detailed explanations. You have inspired me to make some boards and, from your other videos, I'm going to try router bowls next. I love your explanations and seeing your little helper in the shop. He is learning many lessons, some of the most valuable going beyond woodworking. Great father-son time. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos.
Much appreciated!
Nothing more beautiful than multiple different tree carcasses glued into a color scheme
I found that planing those thin pieces of wood with a router works really well too.
Great video. Thank you.
I could watch the money shot of the finish being applied to raw wood, all day. It just pops
It sure does!!
Beautiful boards and terrific video. It’s a nice reminder that you don’t need expensive tools to make cool stuff.
Appreciate it!
Scene 1: "Here's an introduction to cutting boards for beginners" Scene 2:" Make sure you use a drum sander between every step"
And you can’t do this without a planar. Ok look for a different video. ☹️
Yeah this just ain't for you pal..
@@rickdearmont9950 a good number 4 smoothing plane can replace both the drum sander and planer. I own a couple of Jack planes and smoothers and plan to do this project.
Thank you for posting this video and thank you for talking in it too. I like to know the why's of doing things rather than just seeing the results. And while we are talking about results, those are beautiful results.
Thank you so much!
If I had a dollar for every time he bragged about having a drum sander, I would have enough to buy a drum sander.
"Bragged?" I don't think you know what that word means.
@@meilyn22 this is why we don’t need you to think.
@@imrecordingtoo1374 Dude, not everyone can do it the way you do it. Some of us have something called a brain. It's unfortunate that you lack one.
@@meilyn22 dummy it’s not possible to be alive without a brain. You’re showing your intelligence.
@@meilyn22 that would quite a feat for me to be alive without a brain, how does one live without a brain? I wasn’t aware that was possible. Yet another reason you thinking is not a good thing.
Great job, getting my wood ready and will start after getting back from Montreal on vacation. Very indepth explanation of the process. Will review the video again. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.😀
Hope it helps! Thank you!
New to woodworking . Love your detailed explanations. Beautiful work
Thank you so much!
Thank you Sir! Excellent video.
Good morning, thank you for this class of creativity and professionalism, your work is excellent, big hug, success always!!!
My goodness look at that shop. So beautiful
I am in the process of making my first Edgegrain Board. I dont have a planer so i spent the last couple of days hand planing the boards with my cheap amazon handplane... Next step is glue-up and i am very exited how it will turn out :D
The snipe tip was great, thank you!
Wow! Thanks. I will be making a cutting board for my brother who is a chef in Seattle. Thanks again.
Awesome! Love hearing that!
That's cool I just meet some construction business owners from seattle. Pretty cool guys.
I like this guy just because he keeps his shop clean. I would love to learn from him
I used to have chip out using my planer with hard maple and a few others until I started moving the head in smaller increments. It takes longer because you have to run your boards through twice or more, but tear out is virtually non-existent now. I did learn a couple of things, thanks for the vid.
That’s awesome! Yeah, crazy how much of an impact light passes with many power tools can have.
Excellent video! Clear, concise, a to z with simple instructions and no rambling. Exactly the kind of video I like for learning the basics.
Appreciate it!
Brilliant video. You must be youtubes best kept secret with amount your subscribers. You should be a star in youtube sky!
Definitely a new idea for me to try. A good use for all the leftover scrap wood we make.
Great use for scrap!
What a great finished product and fantastic walk through of the process
Thank you so much!
This video is the reason I bought a table saw and planer this weekend.
😁 Welcome to the fun!
Great tutorial - thanks from another PNW woodworker.
Appreciate it!
Dude looks amazing! Love your attitude too! Makes me wanna start making these
Awesome video. I just replaced my blade in the same table saw to a 40t blade. Game changer
Nice! Blades sure can make a massive difference.
Beautiful work. 👍👍 And thank you for the tips.
Hope it helps. Thanks!
Great job, nice process. Thank your for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you so much!
Excellent video. Great tips. Thanks
I see all the Seattle gear 😉 I live in port orchard ! I’m super new at woodworking cause I’m retired and need a hobby, your video was awesome Brother. Thank you!
Awesome! We’re over in Lake Stevens. Have fun making some sawdust!
I’m planning to start a project cutting boards love your videos good job
Always nice to see your work👍👍
Thank you!
Thanks for posting. They look beautiful.
Well done. Beautiful products. Very satisfying. Thanks a bundle.
Thank you so much!
Excellent primer on making boards!
Thank you!
Amazing end results
Thank you!
This. . . . is a great video. Thanks for so much detail.
Appreciate it!
Fantastic work and explaining
Excellent video. TONS of info and good editing to keep it moving. Well done.
Really appreciate that!
About to attempt my first cutting board. Hopefully it turns out nice. Then everyone will get one for Christmas. LOL. Subscribed
Thanks Chris
Awesome! They’re loads of fun to make!
Thanks so much. A very detailed video with a lot of tips. thanks again
Another guy who likes to show completely how he makes cutting boards. Thanks. Now I know they sell like that I can make them also. A lot cheaper to.
That was awesome! And very helpful.
That’s great to hear!
Beautiful boards and good tips thanks
You can also use a router with the correct jig set up. This is a very good video.
VERY informative. Great ideas with the designs! Well done.
Thank you so much!
Great videos. Awesome woodworking skills!
Appreciate it!
Excellent video. Well put together. Loved it
really enjoyed watching your video...love the end product of cutting boards...hope to begin my journey on cutting bOARDS
THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS
Thank you! They’re fun to make!
you r a real professional ; i like it
Starting into craft type woodworking projects now and I've always been interested to see how these cutting boards are made. A great tutorial that definitely has me thinking about a project for my son the chef.
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Really great video I picked up tons of great tips thanks so much for sharing!!
Love hearing that! Have fun making some boards!
Hello Nick, I just subscribed to your channel. I live in Mount Vernon, Wa. Love your work. Looking forward to seeing more projects. Carving Santa's and snowmen are my big interest. Plus some furniture.
Hey there! We’re down in Lake Stevens.
Nice presentation, your content is clear and inspirational I enjoyed seeing a young man knock a tutorial out of the park. Keep it coming buddy.
I really appreciate that. Thank you so much!
Well done. I can see you are very comfortable in your shop and you know your tools well. Very impressive. I did see one thing that would benefit you tho. I know changing a table saw blade sucks, but when doing a large amount of stock like you did here, a 24 tooth 1/8 kerf ripping blade will pay dividends in your time. It will cut about 1/3 faster than the combo blade you got there and it will actually leave less burns and be a straighter and cleaner cut... As long as you get a glue line ripping blade from a reputable company.
I know people say you shouldn't use a full kerf on a 110v saw, but they are wrong. Yes you can push so fast that you stall the motor, but it's still faster than the others. The full kerf will reduce blade wobble. And if you don't want a full kerf then you can get a thin kerf ripping blade and put blade stabilizers on the sides of it so you don't get wobble and large amounts of burns.
Other than that you knocked it out of the park. Especially impressive that you were able to get that juice catch done without any burns in the corners. Keep up the content. I'll be looking forward to more of your videos
Thanks for your comment. Totally agree with blade changes. I actually have the ripping blade and a few others I’ll swap in and out. Sometimes it’s being lazy (even though it would save me time in the long run), other times I just forget to swap out when milling. Definitely overdue to clean my blades too.
The little things to add up and can really help with efficiency. Appreciate the reminder!
@@SixEightWoodworks ah! I get that lol. Happens to me all the time. Especially with bandsaw blades. I hate changing those things. Happy Thanksgiving, man. Have a good day
For sure! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Awesome video, thanks. One of the best cutting board how-to I've seen.
Really appreciate that!
I have that same scraper and it works great for removing the glue squeeze out.
For sure!
❤❤❤ Beautiful Woodwork !!! Thank's for sharing !!!
Thank you!
Great video! I've suscribed and will use this video as a reference. Thank you!
This is a fantastic video. Thank you for sharing. I have subscribed.
Much appreciated!
For curley maple gun stocks, we would raise the grain and knock it diwn as the last step before staining and oiling.
We were hand building black powder rifles for fur trade era reenactments and so all of the Gunsmithing practices that we used were from that era. Acid staining and linseed oil.
After wiskering the stock, we would apply a diluted acid, usually Hydrochloric, and let it dry and then just lightly feathered the treated wood with the flame of a propane torch. This would cause the wood to darken rapidly, and once the desired shade was attained, we would use baking soda and water to neutralize the stock and then just plain water to rinse the baking soda away and then allow it to dry overnight again before giving it one final gentle wiskering and then applying linseed oil.
Applied as hot as the hands can stand and rubbed in until dry. One coat a day for a week. One a week for a month, and one a month a year with yearly applications thereafter.
That’s such a cool process! Love keeping traditions and practices alive.
It was really need to learn about. It was my father who was actually into it at the time, but I picked up some really neat skills just hanging out with him in the Gun Room.
He recently gave me most of a wood shop, and so while I have always been more interested in working metal, wood has always presented a particular challenge for me that I wish to master. And so, I find myself on RUclips! 😂
And I also wanted to add, thank you for putting the content up. This is really cool stuff.
I really love to learn from your amazing artistic cutting board and more❤️
Love the boards. Love the shirt. Love the message.
Appreciate it!
This is a great tutorial on making cutting board very nice!
Thank you so much!
Great video & very informative. Stealing a lot!
Awesome! Glad to hear it!
I started watching this video and immediately wanted to give up, looking at this guy's shop.
*Great information, I'm a woodworker learning how to use a lathe,*
just made a oakfork, finished it with hemp oil and some food grade wax keep up the good work bye for now your new friend Ken God bless. I look forward to hear from you
Awesome! Turning is a blast!
awesome best one on one video keep up the great work
Appreciate that!
Awesome video, you showed lots of interesting details and the items you used. The step by step is great. Well done sir!
Thanks so much!
Fantastic video thanks for the tips it makes me want to start my own woodworking business.
They’re pretty fun to make!
Beautiful cutting boards.
Thank you!
Props to the shop helper
Love when he wants to help!
Very professional mate. Great video content
Appreciate it!
Great explanation and detail. Lots of helpful tips thank you so much. Just subscribed .
Thanks! Hope it helps!
Very helpful. Finishing up my first two cutting boards this week.
Wonderful video!!! Appreciate you!!!
Really cool dude - Love the fast action to get through the repetitive parts - Would appreciate if you can elaborate more on the planning part after gluing - I can't understand how you get straight without an edger on one side. Thanks a lot!
With a good glue up, the planer can get it dead flat. Sometimes I put it on a melamine sled with shims to get one face flat first. Then can flip it and have a parallel flat surface on both sides.