Ambika Krishnamoorti - Cutting Board Design Tech

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Ambika Krishnamoorti 12/16/24        

What is your project?

My project is creating a cutting board 

How did you make it?

I started by designing the shape and measurements of my cutting board. Then, I cut three pieces of wood: walnut, cherry, and maple. After I cut all the wood I wanted, I aligned them all up and glued them together. After gluing and letting it dry, I used a scraper to remove any glue seeping through the wood. Once all of the glue was removed, I used a planer to smooth out the cutting board. With this, I placed the wood through the machine 5-7 times each time to ensure that the wood would come out smooth. Once this was done, I used a table router to create a curved edge on all of the sides. I then sanded the board first with 120-grit sandpaper and then 220-grit sandpaper to smoothen out the board even more. Once this was complete, I dusted off the wood dust and then put finishing oil on it. After this, I let it dry, used steel wool to burnish it, and then finally let it dry. 

What did you like most about it?

While making this board, I really enjoyed cutting the pieces of wood because I got to learn more about the machines used for cutting. 

What was challenging about it? 

A challenging part of this was placing glue between each of the pieces of wood because it got messy making it hard to clean up. 

If you could change one thing what would you change?

If I could change something about this, I would change how efficient I was with this project because there were parts where I spent too much time trying to perfect the board. 

Now my project is done, and I can't wait to give it to my mom for Christmas! 

 

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