He Didn't Make the CUT- Design Tech Cutting Board Project

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For this design tech project, I made a cutting board that's 8 inches by 12 inches, and  3/4 of an inch thick. The cutting board is made out of 3 different types of wood maple, cherry, and walnut. We had a 24 in long board of each. Eli and I worked together, so we first cut our boards into 1-inch strips, and we were able to get 4 strips out of each board. Next we glued the strips together in the pattern of maple walnut cherry and repeated. We clamped the boards together and let them dry overnight. Then we scraped off any leftover glue and sent the board through the plainer to smooth off the top and bottom so it would be a flat surface. Next, we used the table saw to cut the big board in half so there be a cutting board for me and one for Eli, we also cut off the ends so they'd all be the same length. Then I used the router to round the edges of my cutting board making the board easier to pick up and making the edges less sharp. After that I sanded my board by hand with sandpaper, next I varnished my board with a bees wax varnish. I then burnished my board with steel wool and varnished it again. Then I left it to dry. My favorite part of my cutting board is the pattern the wood is in, I like that its not in lightest to darkest order or darkest to lightest, since that's pretty basic, and I think the dark in the middle gives it more personality. The most challenging thing about this project was the using the table saw, its not hard to use just scary. Its a bit difficult trying to make sure you don't burn the wood by going too slow, and trying to make sure your don't cut your finger off or cause your wood to shoot back and hit you is stressful. If I could change one thing about my progject if I did it again I would make the cutting board smaller. Originally Eli and I wanted smaller cutting boards but we made them to wide and we couldn't decide who would've gotten the third cutting board if we cut it again. I plan long giving this cutting board to my parent for Chirstmas now that it's finished! 

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