I did not publish anything last week because I totally and completely forgot about it. I continue making kitchen boards and am currently gluing up the third batch. Together with that, I am also continuing to improve my equipment. So today I would like to mention three improvements that I made "by the way".
Today just a little fun fact about the material I currently use to make kitchen boards.
I did manage to perform the announced test, so today I will write shortly about how it went.
Last time I finished with flat curved prefabricates with drilled out ends. With these I moved to the belt grinder with 40 grit belt.
I made the first handles by an ad-hoc method so it took relatively a lot of time. But since I intend to make a lot of boards this time, I decided to make jigs and make sixty handles in one batch.
Once the boards were glued up, it was time for flattening, which did not go smoothly this time, unfortunately.
Gluing the boards is a bit problematic step in the production.
As my next step in kitchen cutting board manufacturing, I decided to make ten small pieces from Jatoba. That should give me an adequate estimate of time for future reference.
After finishing my first kitchen cutting boards I decided to make a "maxiboard". Not for cooking but for leather work. Hopefully it will hold longer and better than any cutting mat from office supplies. I decided to use black locust wood because it is cheaper and more readily accessible than Jatoba. And it is hard enough for any work.
When working on my next board I decided to modify my drum sander a bit. And after the first change, the fate decided I have to make more.
