Let's Get Curvy! Jazz up your cutting board with a curved insert (WnW #17)

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Let's Get Curvy! Jazz up your cutting board with a curved insert (WnW #17)

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9 жыл бұрын

In this video I demonstrate how I took a plain straight cutting board and fitted in a wavy curve of wood strips. This takes your cutting board from ordinary to outstanding!
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You start with a cutting board "blank", then make a MDF template of the desired curve. Using a router with a collar + straight bit, you route out most of the curve, finish it up on the bandsaw and then on the router table with a pattern routing bit. And Finally, make some strips of wood and glue it all back together. If you want a second curve, you do it all over again.
More details and photos are on the project webpage.
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@Wordsnwood 7 жыл бұрын

Your support it better than fine walnut: www.patreon.com/wordsnwood ----- ----- ----- In this video I demonstrate how I took a plain straight cutting board and fitted in a wavy curve of wood strips. This takes your cutting board from ordinary to outstanding! project webpage at wordsnwood.com/2015/curves/ You start with a cutting board "blank", then make a MDF template of the desired curve. Using a router with a collar + straight bit, you route out most of the curve, finish it up on the bandsaw and then on the router table with a pattern routing bit. And Finally, make some strips of wood and glue it all back together. If you want a second curve, you do it all over again. ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- LINKS TO SOME OF THE ITEMS USED. (Affiliate links) amzn.to/1QFHsxk -- Titebond III glue (Must be type 3, not type 2) amzn.to/1jlEmnL - Hitachi M12V router (I have an earlier version of this router) amzn.to/1YP3rXy - Irwin Quick-grip XP600 clamps amzn.to/1QFHK7r - Clapham’s Beeswax Salad Bowl Finish amzn.to/1jlEwvr - French Curve set (again, not an exact match for what I have, but similar) ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- GEAR I USE TO MAKE VIDEO: amzn.to/1qPkvBp - Canon T5i amzn.to/2aK7jZX - Inexpensive Quick Release tripod ball head (Very useful) amzn.to/1SSwOmS - Sony Action Cam. (I use the HDR-AS15 which is discontinued -- cheaper than a gopro.) amzn.to/267XM3M - Sony Live View video remote for Action Cam amzn.to/1XC2D7l - Joby GorillaPod (Flexible small tripod) Many more Woodworking Projects at: www.wordsnwood.com/ Check out my woodworking plans: wordsnwood.com/plans/

@Mark_L 3 күн бұрын

You laid the project out in a way that was easy to follow. Thanks. You gave me a new idea to use going forward.

4 жыл бұрын

Clever idea using the opposite side of the template to steady your router. I can appreciate that.

@woodys_woodwork 5 ай бұрын

Never done curved inlays before but going to give it ago 😊

@Itmovesme1 14 күн бұрын

me too..

@lilballaswag9939 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I got an A on my project using this technique. So informative and easy to follow. Great job.

@wallemon06 6 жыл бұрын

Totally awesome. Glad I bumped into this video. I’m saving it to try this myself, once I finish setting up my new shop.

@hermajestysmagicalqueendom7699 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. That was awesome to watch. I collect handmade cutting boards and hang them like art. The more unusual they are the better.

@Glenfiddich101 3 жыл бұрын

One of the better explained videos out there on how to add design curves thank you 😁👍

@KaraokeSony Жыл бұрын

Seeing you making a chopping board, I am also a beginner woodworker I've been following along and I'm learning a lot

@Wordsnwood Жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks

@myxology 8 жыл бұрын

Art, I've gotta tell you. I've been a subscriber of yours now for about 6 months (guessing) and I really like your approach. Your sense of humor is great, your skills, practicality, etc are all great. I even liked the background music on this one. :) As a newer woodworker you've made it very approachable and fun. Just thought you'd like to know that you're inspiring others and I hope you continue to do it. Thank you.

@Wordsnwood 8 жыл бұрын

+Mickey Griffith music is one of the most difficult parts of this whole video making adventure! ;-)

@ritchtaylor3831 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Been looking into adding this feature to some of my boards. I had never considered the difference if I have just bandsawed out a curve. the lines would never mate up.

@toke29 9 жыл бұрын

I have made a few cutting boards may have give this a try. I started using mineral oil & beeswax as a finish. Love how it brings out the grain. Nice project.

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Greg. The finish is so easy to use, and easy to later update.

@lewisclark5694 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a straight no nonsense vid that leaves no confusion! Awesome.

@markm2265 4 жыл бұрын

That's Awesome, a lot of cutting and re-gluing but they look great! I always wondered how that was done. Great video tutorial. Thanks!

@TheWoodKnight 9 жыл бұрын

Fantastic demonstration/explanation of the technique.

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

Paul Jenkins Thanks, Paul

@DiHandley 8 жыл бұрын

Great video. Nicely explained. Thanks.

@mikedisimile2478 Жыл бұрын

Great job explaining everything thank you very much

@texasaussie45 7 жыл бұрын

I make only end-grain cutting boards....will have to give this a try.

@ssc5140 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing!

@woodstoney 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing that up. I was thinking about the curves and not the lines. Now we're on the same page! ;)

@StArFuRyZz 8 жыл бұрын

+woodstoney This was the best video I've seen that explains exactly how to put the curves in.

@Wordsnwood 8 жыл бұрын

+StArFuRyZz thank-you!

@WoodFrontier 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve got my cutting board in the clamps now. On Wednesday I’ll be doing the inlay. -Todd

@remwoodz 5 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done. That you for a clear instructional video

@matthewrusso1350 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Art, I've seen this video a bunch of times and it's awesome. I plan on making an inlay cutting board just like yours very soon. Thanks so much!

@lostsailor2759 5 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Every informative. Thanks

@tomzahlman1156 5 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@galeking1117 Жыл бұрын

very nice

@user-pw2uk7sk7p 3 жыл бұрын

Просто и классно! Хорошо, когда есть возможность купить разные породы дерева, чтоб сделать такую красоту. У нас такой возможности нет, поэтому смотрим видео и завидуем )) Beauty work!

@Wordsnwood 3 жыл бұрын

thank-you!

@generalregistry 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post!

@scottykav3362 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice and informative.

@josephlaviolette146 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome work and the best explanation of this technique I have seen to date. This scales up well too. I've made a few table tops using this technique

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

Joseph Laviolette Thanks, Joseph. This would be pretty awesome on the scale of a tabletop. I'd be even more terrified to cut it in half!!

@johnkelly6602 7 жыл бұрын

Great presentation!

@MegaWingman7 Жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@shirleyvargas200 5 жыл бұрын

Muy bonito diseño ..espectacular saludos🇨🇴👍👍

@jkapping26 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, thanks so much. I can't wait to try this myself.

@nassimarbaoui8136 8 жыл бұрын

very nice and beautiful job ;) thank's for sharing

@davidcrandell1172 5 жыл бұрын

very nice, thanks for sharing

@JackMW1992 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome protect idea, i just finished my first cutting board and you sure made that glue up look a lot easier than it was for me. Nothing a belt sander and some sawdust with glue couldn't patch though.

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

Rawforlife77 thank-you -- Nice straight edges really help!

@890mikes 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work.

@Crichly 9 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Very cool technique! I've got to try it! Thank you.

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

Crichly Thank-you

@soraya7852 6 жыл бұрын

beau travail c super bravo

@osvaldooliveiradesousa9099 3 жыл бұрын

Realmente, ficaram muito boas, eu também gosto do acabamento final, parece que a madeira ganha vida, os desenhos feitos e as madeiras utilizadas revivem e é admirável o resultado final, parabéns novamente aqui do Brasil.

@Wordsnwood 3 жыл бұрын

obrigado pelas amáveis palavras!

@VintageWoodWorkshop 8 жыл бұрын

awesome! thanks for the easy to follow video...might have to try this!

@hectorny94 9 жыл бұрын

Learned something today. Thanks

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, it was a fun build.

@dinwoodsarts 9 жыл бұрын

Very good!!

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

dinael raymundo thank-you...

@daveengstrom9250 5 жыл бұрын

Hey man, thats some good stuff right there.

@gazt42 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderful !!

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

gazt42 Thanks, I like them too!

@joseroberto3794 9 жыл бұрын

Gostei!Parabéns!

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

José Roberto Thank-you!

@flix4u 3 жыл бұрын

Unique compared with all the boards I’ve watched being made. Hopefully the extra work is reflected in the price, but that’s a bit hard to imagine ???

@Noddi1964 9 жыл бұрын

Very good video

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

***** thank-you

@mojetrouba 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Lovely and inspiring. Can't wait to get started on it! PS. I make my own beeswax finish :)

@dannyscobee6530 4 жыл бұрын

Mineral oil, not linseed oil. I love your idea & good job with the presentation.

@jimking9646 3 жыл бұрын

nice

@joeydellorusso7945 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous work, Art! Question for ya! Why move to the bandsaw vs. routing with the straight bit all the way through? [Assuming the bit cut depth is long enough for the stock.] Thanks so much and keep up the incredible work.

@Wordsnwood 3 жыл бұрын

That should work also.

@stanfromcleveland7313 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you great idea and craftsmanship. Do you use juice groves

@Wordsnwood 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oMV-rNZ-l9KnZ4E.html

@robira1313 3 ай бұрын

Is there any other way to cut the curves without guide bushings?

@lisalewis1904 5 ай бұрын

Why do you hand plane the stripe before putting it into the planer? Wouldn't it be easier just to put it through the planer?

@HomeImProveMentHow 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely done thanks for sharing I like the fish... Keep up the great work God bless, By4Now Ken I look forward to hear from you. By the way I rang the bell I'm new here to your community💥👍💥

@sam55els 9 жыл бұрын

nice ,,

@HomeImProveMentHow 5 жыл бұрын

When I do a project I'm going to be finishing it I also look forward to it coming alive at the end most definitely good job bro looks good thanks for sharing your knowledge Have you thought about using flaxseed oil from the health food store and some beeswax and blend it up in a blender and make your own if you thought about doing that? Look forward to hearing from you God bless,By4Now Ken. I'm new here to your community down in my videos I'm in the process of putting together a custom stump chair you might like to check that out God bless

@Wordsnwood 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Nope, have never heard the flaxseed idea

@geoffstrong9810 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Art. Thank you. How wide are the feature strips? 1" for a 3/4" thick cutting board with 1/8" excess on each side after glue up?

@Wordsnwood 2 жыл бұрын

that sounds like it would work

@andersonhungria3150 5 жыл бұрын

Pardon my ignorance or lack of experience with woodworking, but why did you use a router first to cut the groove before splitting it with bandsaw? Just because you wanted to keep the same width of the board? Otherwise, i think you could have just split it with a jigsaw and then sand it. Just curious! Thank you!

@Wordsnwood 5 жыл бұрын

You need to remove the same amount of wood that you later replace with the insert strip. Otherwise the two sides of the board are shifted apart and the lines do not line up.

@GaslightAlley 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this! You make the cut using a 3 step procedure: guide & bit, band saw, trim bit. Can this be done in one step with multiple depth passes: guide & bit with scrap board underneath? Thanks again...

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

GaslightAlley I learned it this way, and that's the only way I've done it. It seems like you could do it that way, but I haven not tried it out. I wonder about tearout on the other side of the board?

@MrBez007 9 жыл бұрын

GaslightAlley iv tried that, only problem with that method, it the side of the board without the pattern clamped to it needs some how supporting with hot-melt glue or double sided tape, or once you cut through at full depth, it gets fouled by the bit.

@cdouglas1942 7 жыл бұрын

Full depth cutting would require real dilligence with router following the pattern, say three times. First couple times I tried this my router wandered (maybe operator inattention) and I had to start over (just cutting 1/4" deep)

@BentleyDesignCo 5 жыл бұрын

Did you have to soak the inlay pieces in hot water or anything to get them to bend smoothly? Or they just bent fine since they were so thin? Thanks for the awesome video!

@Wordsnwood 5 жыл бұрын

No soaking. They bend because they're thin. Also, the curve is fairly gentle.

@edjohnson740 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a few people demonstrate this process, but no one ever explains why you can't do the whole depth with the router instead of finishing on the bandsaw and router table.

@thomaskotch4770 9 жыл бұрын

So beautiful! Silly question.... how thick did you cut strips?

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

Thomas Kotch The strips need to add up to exactly the same width as the router bit. In this case 3/8" or .0375" Divide that by five strips and each strip needs to be about .075 inches thick. (that is just a bit more than 1/16 inch, which would be .0625")

@littleperfect9912 8 жыл бұрын

Savage

@daveerickson5313 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. How tight of a curve can you do with that thickness (~1/16th) strip?

@Wordsnwood 4 жыл бұрын

It would depend, I think, on the properties of the hardwood. Some hardwood bends easier than others. I'm not an expert on that. I purposely stuck with gentle curves

@edadan 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! I think I will try to do one like that in my shop. I do have a question for you...I have a Delta DC380 15" planer and I get a lot of snipe. I noticed that you were able to pass your boards through your lunchbox planer without any snipe at all? Any tips or tricks that you can recommend to fix my snipe problem? Thanks!

@Wordsnwood 7 жыл бұрын

I find that the Dewalt DW735 has very minimal snipe. The tricks that I've heard to deal with snipe are: 1- flat infeed + outfeed tables 2- attach longer sacrificial pieces on each side of the cutting board, so they take the snipe 3- another version of #2 - feed sacrificial pieces in front and behind the board so that they take the snipe

@edadan 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Art. Great channel...I'm subscribed now.

@anitagoosen104 7 жыл бұрын

Only pity is that you did not make it in end grain! It would have been so much more durable and valuable and worth the extra work. You would have to go to 40 mm thick, though. Your finish of wax only, fascinates me. Is it as good as using mineral oil? The boards look nice and the choice of woods are good.

@Wordsnwood 7 жыл бұрын

end grain cutting boards are a lot more work. Thanks for the note

@hspringsteen 9 жыл бұрын

Have you done this with end grain cutting boards? Wondered if you then have to try and make the strips end grain as well. I also wanted to ask about your Dewalt planer. Do you get any snipe with it? I have a Stell City planer and I cannot seem to get rid of the snipe. I have it bolted to a 48" long solid infeed and outfeed and I still get snipe.

@Wordsnwood 9 жыл бұрын

I've never done this with end-grain. I get minimal snipe. Some people complain about snipe, but I rarely get much. I'm careful how I feed things, but I also sometimes just make sure my rough stock is long enough to not matter.

@hspringsteen 9 жыл бұрын

wordsnwood ah, I was wondering because you put the cutting board through. I would never be able to do that. I would get at least a 16th inch of snipe on both the leading and trailing edges.

@justinh1601 9 жыл бұрын

Howard Springsteen I have an old Craftsman planer that I get snipe from. I just take a piece of 2x4, cut it to the same width as whatever I'm running through, and glue it to the ends. It can snipe the heck out of it and I don't care at that point. :)

@cdouglas1942 7 жыл бұрын

to defeat snipe I hot glue sacrificial long sticks on the sides of my cutting boards when planing. Or as Art says, make a couple of your cutting board stock pieces longer than the final size, a little simpler than hot glue.

@greglebeau9477 7 жыл бұрын

What is the thickness of the inserts how thick can you insert be?

@Wordsnwood 7 жыл бұрын

This was all explained in the video, or in more detail in the accompanying web article. The insert, in total width, needs to match the diameter of the router bit.

@tomtaggart3746 7 жыл бұрын

Can the inserts be 1/8 thick

@Wordsnwood 7 жыл бұрын

The inserts need to add up to the same thickness as your router bit

@ballisonnh 5 жыл бұрын

I find 1/8" strips hard on bend depending on the curve. If you want 1/8 of the same wood, I'd do 2 1/16 side by side. It's not noticable unless you look real close.

@dartincruz7481 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! what kind of bit did you use for finishing the corners?

@Wordsnwood 8 жыл бұрын

+Dartin Cruz The edges were all finished with a small roundovr bit... I'm not sure of the exact size.

@dartincruz7481 8 жыл бұрын

thanks A lot!!!

@davidburciaga314 8 жыл бұрын

how could u use it as a cut board its so nice 😂😂

@Wordsnwood 8 жыл бұрын

That is another reason for the finger hole -- I know that at least some of the cutting boards that I've made + given away over the years have been hung up on the wall on display.

@davidburciaga314 8 жыл бұрын

+Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) now that you say that they would look pretty cool on a wall. who doesn't love more wood.

@hazewilson4151 7 жыл бұрын

@freewoodencrosses 8 жыл бұрын

I tried this today and made the curves too steep and could not bring the 2 pieces together. It was frustrating to throw it all away in the garbage can. RATS

@Wordsnwood 8 жыл бұрын

I don't follow what you mean by "too steep". If your inlay piece is the exact same thickness as the router bit used to make the channel, then the pieces should fit together. Do you mean that the curve was too extreme and the inlay piece could not bend to fit?

@freewoodencrosses 8 жыл бұрын

Yes too, extreme and I could not bend to fit it. Back to the drawing board. Thanks

@cdouglas1942 7 жыл бұрын

sometimes squeeze clamps just cant do the tight compressions needed. I find bar clamps with turnscrew do the job, after you get your squeeae clamps as tight as you can.

@woodstoney 8 жыл бұрын

Nice work but the whole process of the pattern escapes me when anyone owning a bandsaw should be able to follow a curvy line drawn on the cutting board to begin with. One's bandsaw should always be checked for level table and ensure it is perpendicular to the blade. If so, there'd be no need for the pattern process IMHO. Please correct me if my thinking is in error. Very nice looking boards!

@Wordsnwood 8 жыл бұрын

+woodstoney Your thinking is in error. :-) :-) First of all, few of us can exactly follow a curved line on the bandsaw, and any little wiggle in the cut will cause a problem. But the main issue is that if you just cut a curve the board will look wrong. You need to REMOVE the same amount of wood that is replaced by the curved strips. By doing it that way all the straight lines of the board are preserved. If all you do is cut a curve to separate your cutting board, then all the lines of the board are going to offset by 3/8", which is the thickness of the stripe in this board. Or just try it your way and tell me how it turns out. :-) Happy new year, and happy woodworking.

@davidiungerich6104 8 жыл бұрын

+woodstoney In addition to what Art said, your bandsaw is not going to cut a clean enough line for glue up. As soon as you sand it enough, you won't have the same edge on each piece. You'll never get your thin piece to mate up to both sides exactly.