Custom Laminated body.

[rgand]

I'm not going anywhere. This is too interesting to not get to see the end result. :icon_thumright:

 

[BigSteve22]

....If you choose to leave my thread. I don't blame ya. All I can say , I ain't going nowhere...

I'm not going anywhere. This is too interesting to not get to see the end result. :icon_thumright:

I ain't leaving either, way too interesting at this point! Keep us posted.  :glasses9:

 

[DangerousR6]

Hi guys,
Appreciate all the good comments and maybe not so much the negative stuff.
I am man of extreme patience,  I know you guys are wanting to see the end result just as much as I do . I will probably be visiting Doug here real shortly to find out what's going on.
      If you choose to leave my thread. I don't blame ya. All I can say , I ain't going nowhere.  I trust Doug and I will provide pics when they come available.
      Those if you who are hanging in there with me till she is done, great!!! It sucks waiting,  but it will be worth it.
        Thanks Jeff.

These thing take time, and are usually worth the wait.. :icon_thumright:

 

[Cagey]

I'm not going anywhere, except maybe back to some medical facility or another. Lord knows I've made a mountain of delay excuses in the last year or so over trying get this decrepit old body of mine to behave itself  :laughing7:

 

[DangerousR6]

I'm not going anywhere, except maybe back to some medical facility or another. Lord knows I've made a mountain of delay excuses in the last year or so over trying get this decrepit old body of mine to behave itself  :laughing7:

we do what we can, and keep on trucking... :icon_thumright:

 

[Cagey]

That's what I keep telling myself.

 

[49peterbilt]

:yourock:
That's  what I talking about!!!
Solidarity!!!

 

[49peterbilt]

:rock-on:
Cool little side note: Eddie Carlino in Medford Massachusetts is also real curious to see end result.
He is Paul Stanley's guitar builder!!!
Things are happening!!!

 

[rgand]

:rock-on:
Cool little side note: Eddie Carlino in Medford Massachusetts is also real curious to see end result.
He is Paul Stanley's guitar builder!!!
Things are happening!!!

Cool stuff.  :icon_thumright:

 

[JPOL007]

This build was the reason I tried to do the cutting board version of the RPG. The science involved with holding all of that wood together intrigued my geek side. Since my laminated experiment failed I’ve been like the bank robber in Dirty Harry. I’m staying because just like the bank robber said “I gots ta know” how this turns out. 

 

[Rick]

I’m not giving up

 

[49peterbilt]

:rock-on:
Lord knows I have made a ton of cutting boards in the past. The key is to saturate your pieces with plenty of glue.
    Then high pressure is a must once clamps are applied. Like I have said in the past,  " Glue lock" is achieved better on the side grain of lumber versus end grain or at angles.
    Here is a very good example of an Red Oak cutting board I made within a week of getting my new mill in 2017.
      Thanks, Jeff

 

[49peterbilt]

Actually that is 3 red oak cutting boards.
Ooops!

 

[Cagey]

Those are nice pieces!

Not sure I've ever seen any Red Oak cutting boards, though. Certainly durable enough while still letting your knives work without destroying the edges, but I'd think the open grain would be difficult to clean as well as one might hope. Even the hard Maple pieces get grief from some, especially those who disassemble a lotta chicken. Worry over knife cuts holding Salmonella bacteria. I'm not sure the fear is as justified as some seem to experience, but it's not entirely baseless.

 

[JPOL007]

Those are nice pieces!

Not sure I've ever seen any Red Oak cutting boards, though. Certainly durable enough while still letting your knives work without destroying the edges, but I'd think the open grain would be difficult to clean as well as one might hope. Even the hard Maple pieces get grief from some, especially those who disassemble a lotta chicken. Worry over knife cuts holding Salmonella bacteria. I'm not sure the fear is as justified as some seem to experience, but it's not entirely baseless.

Dude…I’m with you on the food poisoning scare. Came close to full on food poisoning from some under cooked chicken in the late 80s. Don’t recommend taking a chance on going through that for anybody.

 

[BigSteve22]

Just a word regarding oak cutting boards, studies and results vary. I've used oak boards for years, the chemical compounds in the wood are naturally antimicrobial. If your interested, check this web page, and the attached pdf. Interesting reading, but a little dry....

http://web.archive.org/web/20180606194738/http://faculty.vetmed.ucdavis.edu:80/faculty/docliver/Research/cuttingboard.htm

 

[rgand]

Good article, Steve. I had heard that plastic boards are good for veggies and wooden ones for meats. I can see why, now. Thanks for the link.

 

[49peterbilt]

:band:
Hi guys, 
Oops, the picture I sent of the "oak" cutting board was the incorrect picture. My apologies.
      Below is a cutting board I made for a relative about a year ago and it is a lot like the stratocaster boogie body.  It has multiple different hardwood species in it.
      Eastern Hard (Sugar) Maple is actually one of the best lumbers to use for cutting board production.  It has a very tight grain and is not susceptible to things like Ecolie disease and stuff like that.
      Reason being is this: Eastern Hard Maple has an extremely hard dense grain which does not let the liquids from cutting meat or pork or lamb or any really bloody cuts of meat.
      So now you have your woodwork lesson of the day!!!
      Enjoy,  Jeff.

 

[49peterbilt]

:band:
Hi guys, 
If I don't get a chance on the 25th,
Wanted to wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
I will forward any pics or information I get on my build.
Thanks, Jeff Clock.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

And to you!