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I'm making a lot of the gifts i'm giving out for Christmas this year
on this installment, i decided to make cutting/serving boards from found scrap wood
it started with a broken 1-1/2" thick pallet oak board
![IMG_4914.jpg IMG_4914.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345483-2c9dbe0a905f225feeef7f8e6c418b3b.jpg)
i cut the bard and joined the edges
sent it through the wood planer to get good looking wood on both sides
i glued the 2 board halves together with Titebond 3 waterproof glue into a trapezoidal plank
after pondering the next move, it occurred to me that it could easily be shaped into a cleaver-like looking cutting board !
i laid out a crude handle and made the cuts
i used a small hand planer to relieve the corners and sanded to 220Grit
here you go, in the unfinished state
![IMG_4913.jpg IMG_4913.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345486-8e84e958db4c6f571ed35b47d36ad93a.jpg)
the cutting board had some checking on the far end
I cross drilled 2mm and added stabilizing dowels
i'll finish the oak cutting board with food safe light mineral oil before i'm done
i was working on finishing this cutting board,
when i stumbled upon a piece of construction fir i found last week
the board had been ripped such that left a feature much like a real cleaver blade, but at a different angle
![IMG_4910.jpg IMG_4910.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345493-db06ca17194fc2f22b5bd04c02a1f250.jpg)
seeing this, left little doubt as to what it would be transformed into....
i took the oak cutting board and transferred the tracing to this fir board
and made the cut out
i used a propane torch to char the fir, then nocked the char down with 120 grit sandpaper- and finished with 220 grit sandpaper
![IMG_4908.jpg IMG_4908.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345495-6348cd29fbb1ac41cc4c3bf47544e514.jpg)
![IMG_4907.jpg IMG_4907.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345494-66af099fe02a3c6af62fdacb44bce91c.jpg)
this serving board was finished with food safe light mineral oil
the next serving board was constructed for the same piece of lumber, although it looks a bit different
this one was finished with beeswax
![IMG_4911.jpg IMG_4911.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345496-93f1d669bdf6e171052be76dab8b0e79.jpg)
note, the cleaver like knife edge !
![IMG_4912.jpg IMG_4912.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345497-b6f69ffc4c611869b95c84612fb27ebf.jpg)
due to some deep character cracking in the board, i cross drilled 2 3/8" holes and added glue and dowels to stabilize the serving board
then i added a wood burned message on the serving board for laughs
as always thanks for looking!
on this installment, i decided to make cutting/serving boards from found scrap wood
it started with a broken 1-1/2" thick pallet oak board
![IMG_4914.jpg IMG_4914.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345483-2c9dbe0a905f225feeef7f8e6c418b3b.jpg)
i cut the bard and joined the edges
sent it through the wood planer to get good looking wood on both sides
i glued the 2 board halves together with Titebond 3 waterproof glue into a trapezoidal plank
after pondering the next move, it occurred to me that it could easily be shaped into a cleaver-like looking cutting board !
i laid out a crude handle and made the cuts
i used a small hand planer to relieve the corners and sanded to 220Grit
here you go, in the unfinished state
![IMG_4913.jpg IMG_4913.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345486-8e84e958db4c6f571ed35b47d36ad93a.jpg)
the cutting board had some checking on the far end
I cross drilled 2mm and added stabilizing dowels
i'll finish the oak cutting board with food safe light mineral oil before i'm done
i was working on finishing this cutting board,
when i stumbled upon a piece of construction fir i found last week
the board had been ripped such that left a feature much like a real cleaver blade, but at a different angle
![IMG_4910.jpg IMG_4910.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345493-db06ca17194fc2f22b5bd04c02a1f250.jpg)
seeing this, left little doubt as to what it would be transformed into....
i took the oak cutting board and transferred the tracing to this fir board
and made the cut out
i used a propane torch to char the fir, then nocked the char down with 120 grit sandpaper- and finished with 220 grit sandpaper
![IMG_4908.jpg IMG_4908.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345495-6348cd29fbb1ac41cc4c3bf47544e514.jpg)
![IMG_4907.jpg IMG_4907.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345494-66af099fe02a3c6af62fdacb44bce91c.jpg)
this serving board was finished with food safe light mineral oil
the next serving board was constructed for the same piece of lumber, although it looks a bit different
this one was finished with beeswax
![IMG_4911.jpg IMG_4911.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345496-93f1d669bdf6e171052be76dab8b0e79.jpg)
note, the cleaver like knife edge !
![IMG_4912.jpg IMG_4912.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/345/345497-b6f69ffc4c611869b95c84612fb27ebf.jpg)
due to some deep character cracking in the board, i cross drilled 2 3/8" holes and added glue and dowels to stabilize the serving board
then i added a wood burned message on the serving board for laughs
as always thanks for looking!
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