cutting board project

got the last of the boards cut with the help of my new shop assistant :blah:. then proceeded to the glue up phase. now that they are all glued up, it will be off to the cabinet shop for a ride on the big belt sander.
 

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got the last of the boards cut with the help of my new shop assistant :blah:. then proceeded to the glue up phase. now that they are all glued up, it will be off to the cabinet shop for a ride on the big belt sander.

Answers that question. I was wondering how you were going to do the final flattening/sanding. I might try a similar project and take to Tod for finishing. Be a while as I still have to recover.
 
when you make the boards, do you make them a certain size so they fit into a dedicated mailer, like the usps flat rate box?
and if yo udont mind, what does the guy charge you to run boards through?
At this point Im thinking maybe it pays to sell my 22-44 and just bring the once in the blue moon tabletops and boards to the cabinet shop in my nabe.
 
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you got that right allen. no fun making boards that would be difficult to ship. the last time i had him do that for me, it ran about $35/hr to run them through the sander. nah, don't sell it, use it for smaller runs and sanding other projects. that way, if you feel the urge to sand something at 2 in the morning, you have it there.
 
Not sure if keeping the sander is worth it.

Im making boards right now that fit in the 12x12 box.

I call them mailers. Ill put a border around these boards to finish them off.
 

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I love my 16-32 sander. No I don't use it every day but I do use is a LOT. Particularly on figured wood. There is no tearout. I just love it.

Dan, You should make little brass name plates to go on the side. Use little brass screws. It adds a touch of class and distinction.

Those cutting boards are a class act.
 
got the boards back today from being sanded. then it was make sure that the sides were nice and smooth, and then rounding over the edges. next thing with be the final sanding, and the mineral oil finish.
 

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got them all sanded and oiled before the storm hit.
 

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