Tips and Tricks. #1: Sanding for an end grain board.
When making end grain cutting boards, it is imperative to have flat, square and evenly thick pieces.. the initial milling for the first glue up is easyhere is a video of milling timber
Once glued up
There may be a small movement and you need to sand the glued up board flat
Here is the secret… I found that if I crosscut the pieces first, the sanding is simple
Sand on the drum sander on one side and then flip and adjust the height by 1/4 turn and sand again this is easier on the work and on the drum sander just make sure that you number each pieceso they go back in order and orientation
The sanding of a small piece like this is far simpler than trying to sand the whole blank..
Having all the pieces smooth and even makes the secondary glue up so much easier too.
Just a matter or squaring the ends and sanding
Even in a two color piece like this the grain orientation is very importantto incorporate the flow
Once the purple heart has oxidised back to purple I will apply several coats of Oil
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