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How to Make an End Grain Cutting Board with Tom McLaughlin, Part 1

Epic Woodworking
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Career fine furniture maker Tom McLaughlin, shows step by step, how to make a solid cherry end grain cutting board. Many valuable woodworking tips and techniques are included as he demonstrates making this beautiful and practical cutting board...which also make a great gift! We are aware there is a 90 second AUDIO ISSUE from 00:31:00 to 00:32:26. We have asked YouTube to remedy this, but it's been several years now so it's probably not going to happen. ;) Thanks for your patience, and sorry for the inconvenience. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EPIC MAILING LIST (avg 1 email/wk): Stay informed about what Tom's offering the woodworking community and receive a free gift. Name and email only required: http://forms.aweber.com/form/88/39208... Stick with us on YouTube by SUBSCRIBING and CLICKING THE BELL to be notified of new content. Adapt your notification settings to control what you receive and how. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ABOUT TOM and EPIC  …...more
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making an end grain cutting board

0:25

started with the material right from the rough stage

0:58

roughing them to length

2:17

rip these into the narrower strips

3:01

got all my parts roughed out

5:16

flatten one face of these rough pieces

6:26

run them through the thickness planer with the jointed flatten side down on the table and the thickness plane

6:38

flatten one surface of this wood

7:19

rip them at just over two inches

11:21

glue them up

15:28

align them properly during glue up without worrying about the ends

15:48

feeding all these pieces through the joiner in the same direction

16:38

set up the jointer

17:19

joint these edges one more time going all through the same direction

17:38

turn everything up on its edge

19:39

pour the glue right into a rolling tray

21:17

flip it over

29:57

smooth it out the surface

36:08

use the sled at the table

37:49

make nine cross cuts

41:17

create our end grain cutting board

41:25
How to Make an End Grain Cutting Board with Tom McLaughlin, Part 1
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2017Jan 6
Career fine furniture maker Tom McLaughlin, shows step by step, how to make a solid cherry end grain cutting board. Many valuable woodworking tips and techniques are included as he demonstrates making this beautiful and practical cutting board...which also make a great gift! We are aware there is a 90 second AUDIO ISSUE from 00:31:00 to 00:32:26. We have asked YouTube to remedy this, but it's been several years now so it's probably not going to happen. ;) Thanks for your patience, and sorry for the inconvenience. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EPIC MAILING LIST (avg 1 email/wk): Stay informed about what Tom's offering the woodworking community and receive a free gift. Name and email only required: http://forms.aweber.com/form/88/39208... Stick with us on YouTube by SUBSCRIBING and CLICKING THE BELL to be notified of new content. Adapt your notification settings to control what you receive and how. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ABOUT TOM and EPIC WOODWORKING These videos are filmed in the shop of Tom McLaughlin, host of TV's Classic Woodworking and Shop Night Live. Having made a living for 30 years as a fine custom furniture maker, Tom loves to pass on what he's learned to others who share a love of woodworking. It's about more than just working the wood, it's getting to the heart of woodworking through the creative-epic in you. VISIT: https://www.epicwoodworking.com for • Online Courses where you’re guided step-by-step by Tom through project builds • Full-size plans designed and drawn by Tom, companion support for each project • In-Shop Classes offering time the shop, and limited class sizes with Tom alongside TOM’S SOCIALS • Instagram:   / tommclaughlin10   • Facebook:   / epicwoodworking   • Twitter:   / epicwoodworking   • YouTube:    / epicwoodworking  

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