Cutting Boards: Quick Walnut & Maple Gifts

A couple of cutting boards out of walnut and maple, built as quick Christmas gifts. A good project when you want something that looks like real effort but doesn’t eat your whole week.

Gluing up the stock

Each board starts as a glue-up of walnut and maple strips, done as two separate panels.

Cutting to shape and clamping the border

Once the glue-ups are solid, each board gets cut to its final shape and the border strips get clamped on.

Sanding and finish

Edges get sanded and rounded over last, so the boards are comfortable to actually use, not just look at.

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  • 0:00Intro
  • 1:44Gluing up the first board
  • 3:18Gluing up the second board
  • 6:45Cutting to final shape
  • 8:54Clamping the border strips
  • 11:47Sanding & rounding the edges
  • 13:55Finished boards & outro

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