Production: Romeo & Juliet End Grain Teak Cutting Boards
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