- To accomplish this, he made a cutout which was roughly in the shape of the bowl but slightly smaller.
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- He used a compass to mark this semi circle on one end of the board.
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- They passed the board through the band saw following the cut line Ron had drawn on the board.
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- They put a drum sander attachment on the drill press to remove the saw marks that were left behind.
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- Ron showed Emily the cutout that would go right over the bowl. She thought it was still a little high and she wanted to have the bowl recessed inside the board if possible. They agreed that if they could lower the board a bit, it would look and function better.
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6. Router
- Ron showed Emily the router that they would use to remove a small section of the wood right around the cutout.This would allow the cutting board to slip over the bowl with the bowl partially up inside the wood.
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- The router had a cutter bit, called a rabbeting bit with a ball-bearing guide, which glided along the outside edge of the cutout while the rabbeting bit cut away the section that created a step on the underside of the cutting board.
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7. Legs
- They went back to the drill press…
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- …where they bored four leg sockets in the bottom of the cutting board.
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- They brushed glue inside the holes…
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- …and then tapped in short pieces of dowel.
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8. Protective coating
- The cutting board needed a protective coating. Ron suggested using mineral oil, which is inert oil that is non-toxic and won't get rancid making it a safe choice since the oil would come in contact with food.
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- They used number 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper to apply the mineral oil. They actually sanded the oil into the board.
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- Emily was so happy with her completed board that she really didn't want to chop on it. But since that was what it was made for, Emily got to work trying out her new cutting surface. She chopped apples and nuts for a delicious Waldorf salad that she whipped up for Ron.
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RESULTS:
It's not everyday that you get to imagine exactly how you would like something and then have Ron meet the challenge and make it for you. That's exactly what happened! Emily couldn't wait to take her new board home and try it out in her own kitchen. Ron did it again!!
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