It’s been a couple of weeks since my last entry because I just didn’t have anything to say.  I’ve been lazy since getting back from Tennessee and haven’t had anything going in the shop, by my choice.  I may have experienced a little burn out because every time I went out to the shop, I couldn’t make myself do anything constructive.  I have a show at Virginia-Highland tomorrow and I have a lot of product, so I really didn’t need to do anything except pack the truck.

I received an order for a very large custom cherry board this week.  I made a little progress on it today, but realized I didn’t have enough 6/4 cherry, so I have to make a trip to the lumber yard Monday.  This thing will be 25” x 32”.  It’s going to be pretty heavy, but should handle any job thrown at it.

I got a chance to play around with some new cutting board designs this week also.  A few of them look promising, and hopefully I will get some feedback on them tomorrow.  One of the designs has been done by many, but I have never done this zig-zag design before.  It involves cross cutting a glued up board at 50 degrees to the saw blade.  Then, like the end grain boards, flip every other one and glue the whole thing back together.

This is a small 6” x 10” board made from cherry, walnut, and maple.  I can already see the possibilities by playing with different wood combinations and angles.

Zig Zag