The End Grain Cutting Board
I had been watching some Facebook Reels with woodworkers making cutting boards, and got jealous. I wanted to make one and have it in my kitchen. My wife was very supportive of the idea also. There are countless design options available, with different sizes, shapes, wood species and patterns. I showed the boss some options and she chose a 3D cube pattern. I found a good design online and purchased the build instructions from the woodworker for a few bucks. This would be be enough for me to get started. The plan chosen was from Kings Fine Woodworking . The build instructions required the use of 3 different shades of hardwood. and they needed to be wide boards. I purchased some wood that was already milled and ready to be used from my local wood supplier (formerly KJP Hardwoods, now rebranded as The Wood Vault). I choose Maple, Cherry and Walnut. What I purchased were boards that KJP had ready for folks to make simple checker-board patterns with. I wasn't thinking about the cube desi...