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Production: Romeo & Juliet End Grain Teak Cutting Boards

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 We love making cutting boards and experimenting with different woods and styles. I decided to make Romeo & Juliet Cutting Boards out of  End GrainTeak.  I asked my son-in-law to 3D print me templates with a heart.  I then cut strips off the Teak with our SawStop. We then, painstakingly, played with the end grain patterns until we were satisfied. And glued the strips together. Although, it's not required, I leave the glue-up for at least 24 hours. (And, no, I don't have enough clamps.) After removing the clamps, I scraped off the glue squeeze out with a card scraper. With most of the squeeze out removed, I sanded the remainder of the glue off the board with the orbital sander. With the glue removed, I sanded the board even with the drum sander. The board even across it's width and length, we outlined the Romeo & Juliet boards with the 3D prints and cut them out with the band saw. We used our drill press and forstner bit to drill the handle holes. We then sanded the
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Production: Wall Hangings

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We had a show coming up and I wanted to add some items to our inventory. I decided on some wall hangings. I have some ocean and farm files I purchases off Etsy. I chose a sea turtle (done separately), hammerhead shark, seahorse, chihuahua, cat, cock, and hen. For most, I made two sizes. (I made two turtles and two seahorses of the same size. All others had a small and large one cut and put together.) I then went to our pallet wood pile and chose a few boards. They needed a bit of cleaning so I planed them. Next I trimmed them to the width and length I needed.    I lightly sanded them as I wanted the rough look to come through. I then put the pieces together and lasered the files onto the boards. Time to cut out the files. I used our small bandsaw. Then there was more sanding. Edges only. I used the oscillating sander, the belt sander, stick sanders, and regular sand paper to get the edges, tight spots, and corners smooth.   Time to paint. The next step was to glue the painted pieces
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