As with physical workouts, it is helpful to do some warm-up exercises for woodworking – especially if one has not been in the shop for awhile. I would never start a hand-cut dovetail without first doing some practice sawing to a straight line and even making at least one practice dovetail before starting the real work. Similarly, cutting boards can […]
Building Inventory. Craft shows are a fantastic way to gain exposure for your work and feedback from people who appreciate handmade objects – if a design is successful you know immediately! I like to have a variety of products and price points to stimulate more interest and conversation with future customers. If given choice, I would prefer working on larger, […]
Wood cutting boards can be put together in one of three ways: face-grain, edge-grain, and end-grain orientations. These terms all refer to the grain orientation relative to the cutting surface. Face-grain boards are made up of flat-sawn or plain-sawn lumber. You can identify this cut by looking at the board’s end grain; the growth rings run essentially parallel to […]
A simple wood cutting board really is a thing of beauty. It’s one of the most basic woodworking pieces, yet provides great satisfaction for both the maker and the user. Because of the simplicity in construction, a woodworker is able to experiment with design and experience results in relatively short order. For the gourmet, a wood cutting board not only […]