CUTTING BOARD MISHAP

Re: CUTTING BOARD MISHAP

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>You might have clamped too tight as noted. Perhaps the sides of each strip were not perfectly square? If they aren't square and off by just a little then over several strips that can cause an arc to form.

Tom

Re: CUTTING BOARD MISHAP

Clint Searl, at the base of Haycock Mtn

>First, separate the pieces by ripping/sawing them apart at the joints. Second,if you have a table saw, run each piece through to remove a smidge from each side. That should give good enough edges to mate with no gaps. If no table saw, plane the mating edges square so they meet with no gaps. Glue them back together and clamp with moderate pressure. You can also clamp the assembly between a pair of boards across the joints. Good luck.

Clint

I am puzzled by the fact that the ENDS

Don Henthorn

>of the board curled. Is there a constant bow over the length of the board or is it just the ends curled? If so, how much of the ends? an inch, two inches? Doesn't sound like it is a glueing problem and certainly doesn't sound like a normal wood movement problem. Can you post a picture? I'm at a loss at this point.

Re: CUTTING BOARD MISHAP

Darrell in Oakville

>I have not seen this article, but since you are gluing up the cutting board, I wonder if this is an end-grain block, yes/no?

If it's end grain, then what may have happened is that the moisture from the glue was allowed to evaporate from the top side (now concave) of the assembly more easily that from the bottom (now convex). Flip it over and let the bottom dry out a bit, maybe it will flatten out.

Making wild guesses on a cold winter's night...

Darrell

Re: CUTTING BOARD MISHAP

CARL BARTON

>Thank you for all the help. To answer a few questions that came up,the board was cut in 24, 1 1/4 wide strips and the set up on their edge (end grain). Then three groups of eight strips were glued together. Once those three groups dried, they were glued together as per the articles instructions. The bow/concave is not much at all, maybe a 1/4 inch at each end. I suspect that when I glued the three sections together that I applied too much clamping pressure and did not notice the ends being pulled up.

I do not have a camera right now, mine daughter dropped it the other day. :(

Re: CUTTING BOARD MISHAP

Shane S.

>Is this the type of cutting board you are talking about?

Shane

Re: I am puzzled by the fact that the ENDS

Don Henthorn

>OK, maybe I see it clearer. You must mean that the strips run the short

distance across the board rather than the long distance with the length of the board. In that case, I agree that it was improper glueing .