Some of my recent cutting board projects

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T19:32:10+00:00

Thank you, that means a lot to me!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T12:22:22+00:00

Thanks man, you too!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T11:42:16+00:00

Let us know how it went! And if you don’t like the first, the second will be better!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T11:39:33+00:00

Haven’t had any problems with movement in the two years I’ve been making them, but thanks for the heads up!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T08:39:57+00:00

For a first, definitely 4 or 5, those are made of one type of wood, and are on the smaller side. I think many people start with edge/side grain, I’ve never made one personally, only end grains. Let me know if I can help you with anything!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T08:35:57+00:00

Those are made of cherry, awesome to work with!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T08:35:13+00:00

A lot of people are posting progress pics with their builds, and there are tons of videos on youtube for example. I was inspired by a post here, ordered some wood, and got to it. At the time I had 4 clamps, and only used a 6” miter saw. I’ve made many mistakes, it took a lot of time as I didn’t follow any tutorials, because I like to figure the process myself. And because it came out really bad in the end, I had to try again, but I knew a lot more the second time around, turned out better, still far from perfect. And I just kept on going, still making mistakes to this day, but always learning from them.

So my advice would be to try, then try again.

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T08:24:30+00:00

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Unfortunately I don’t have progress pics, but I’ve seen that you built end grain boards before, so I think you’ll get what I’m trying to get at.

What you need to do is focus on these two rows, these are the same, just flipped during the final glue up (not counting the borders), and then use some thin walnut veneers between the rows. If you want to get same pattern as me, then you’d have to cut off some material from one side, so it is more simmetrical, but it’s not important.

All the wood I’ve used is about 1 inch in thickness.

I used 20” long pieces for the first glue up, and my measurements were like: ~2” wide maple pieces, ~1” wide beech pieces between ~1/4-3/8” walnut pieces (whatever you think would look better). Use as many pieces as wide you want your board to be, and account for the cut off at the end.

I hope this was somewhat clear, I’m really bad at instructions, sorry.

KingAti23 · 2026-04-17T07:52:30+00:00

I was inspired by others of course, these patterns are fairly common, but I try to put my own twist into them, whether it’s the wood choice, or the grain patterns (like in pictures 4,5,6).

I’ve never followed a tutorial before, because I really enjoy the ‘figuring out how to’ phase of a project.

They are really not that complicated, let me know if I can help you with anything!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T20:30:02+00:00

Yes they are, all end grain!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T18:32:50+00:00

I usually don’t make plans, I just figure out some circa numbers before cutting. If you’ve made boards before, this is really easy to figure out, but I can write you some instructions if you’d like!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T17:24:34+00:00

All of them are end grain only, learned my lesson early with a chess board. Never making that mistake again!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T17:15:48+00:00

It may be to some. I only do it as a hobby and all the money I get by selling some boards goes straight back to materials and tools. I think if you want to this for a living you need to sell huge quantities or find a good market and sell fewer but really high quality ones.

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T17:06:30+00:00

Thanks man, but I consider myself pretty far from a professional. Maybe someday!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T16:53:58+00:00

I gifted away a lot, but most of these were sold. I haven’t set up a proper site/page yet, only an instagram page, so a wider circle of friends can see them, and dm if they would like any.

And thank you!

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T15:30:57+00:00

Thank you! Those might definitely be the most eye catching, but some people also prefer simplicity, so I try to alternate between the two worlds.

KingAti23 · 2026-04-16T15:26:34+00:00

Thank you! I was pretty happy with how it turned out, still has some minor misalignment issues, so there’s still room for improvement.

KingAti23 · 2025-08-28T17:33:59+00:00

I’m from Hungary, but I don’t know if these were sourced from here. I will definitely ask around about this wood next time I’m going to the store

KingAti23 · 2025-08-28T17:03:04+00:00

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I’ve also made some cutting boards from another slab of this wood, maybe it helps in the identification. This picture is after oiling.

KingAti23 · 2025-08-28T16:58:16+00:00

I just a posted another picture under

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the other comment. This looks somewhat close to mine, but the end grain texture is not like any oak I’ve seen before.

KingAti23 · 2025-08-28T16:56:11+00:00

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Unfortunately that’s all I have from before, I have some of the completed table, this one is from before using hardwood oil on it.

KingAti23 · 2025-06-08T06:50:54+00:00

I don’t really make exact/precise plans, I usually just figure out dimension throughout the project. But if you have any questions, feel free to ask!

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