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It takes a lot to build a custom board...
It all starts with a design idea...
Choosing wood
from my stock
This design will use 6 woods
Over to the tablesaw
to cut wood into strips
Strips are cut to length then...
laid out in the desired order
Pieces are glued and clamped...
and allowed to dry overnight
After several hours of drying time...
It's several passes through the planer to even everything out
Then the outside design is chosen and cut with a jig saw
Then several passes through the drum sander
Handles are chosen
Then the finish sanding begins...
I go through 4 different
grits on an orbital sander to get the desired finish
Then the boards are sprayed with water to raise the grain and prepare them for the final hand sanding with a very fine sandpaper
Then the boards are ready for a 30 minute bath in food grade mineral oil
Finally, 2 coats of bees wax are applied and hand rubbed to a soft luster
So after thinking about what I want to make, it goes....
From this....
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To this!!!
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