If you go online you can find hundreds if not thousands of similar designs for “3D” cutting boards. This certainly isn’t a unique concept or design on my part. You could make this with an end grain design to make it more durable but the 3D illusion would be drastically reduced with the lack of a consistent grain running along the length of the board. In this particular case I’ve made this with face grain to help with the 3D illusion. In this article I want to share my design with you along with some tips for making this type of cutting board. As far as cutting boards go the “basket weave” design is one of the more challenging ones requiring lots of patience and skill. Once you see them you too will want to jump on the bandwagon and make your own. If you’ve never seen some of these you’re really missing out. The class is limited to a maximum of 9 students.Ĭall or email to be placed on the waiting list if this class sells out.3D Basket Weave Cutting Board – Maple, Walnut & PurpleheartģD cutting boards are quite the rage in the woodworking arena these days. Class ends at 4:30 pm – the shop remains open until 5:30 pm. A delicious lunch, snacks, and soft drinks are provided. Making accurate angled cuts with the bandsawĮach student is required to supply his, or her, own:.Some of the skills learned in the 3D Cutting Boards with Alex Snodgrass class are: This is the smallest class Alex will teach anywhere in the country and the only 3D cutting board class he will teach in the region. Oh, and you’ll be able to easily repeat the construction process to make enough 3D cutting boards for all your friends and family. More importantly, you’ll go home with the knowledge and experience to be able to set up a bandsaw to make accurate cuts regardless of what you’re making. Using only three woods, walnut, cherry, and maple, you’ll work under Alex’s direction to make a beautiful and functional cutting board that you’ll take home. You will then progress through the techniques required to make the cutting board: how to make dead-on straight cuts on the bandsaw, how to make accurate angled cuts on the bandsaw, and how to plane, sand, glue, and clamp the cutting board. Once learned, this skill makes future bandsaw use a breeze.

This hands-on class begins by teaching you how to tune a bandsaw to make perfect cuts. You can learn how to make a beautiful, mystifying end-grain cutting board. Make a 3D Cutting Board with Alex Snodgrass here in the Acanthus Workshop.

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