Serving Tray Cutting Boards from Reclaimed Hardwood
In the fall of 2022, we made a kiln and filled it with freshly milled slabs. Two lots were cleared north of us and we couldn’t watch them put these huge trees into the dumpsters. The wood has been drying in the kiln for about 8 weeks. Let’s see how many projects we can complete from this first run!
– Step 3
These 2 boards are ready to be sliced into 3 pieces.
We’ll run the 2 shapes through the band saw with the resaw king blade.
The bottoms of each new board will be squared up on the table saw.
– Step 2
Release the glue-up!
A run through the planer for level surfaces.
We did a freehand drawing to make handles fit the space we have.
The band saw to cut out the board shapes.
We’ll head back to the band saw and table saw next.
– Step 1
The end grain brick boards had many processed wood pieces left over. We’ll glue them up and see what we can make. The next step will be to release the clamps and plane them down.
The Wood Processing In Previous Shorts
– Step 3
The planer, drum sander, and band saw have already prepped the pieces. The table saw will trim and square up everything for clean edges. There are four glue-ups happening for the 1st stage of design.
We’ll release the clamps and continue the process in the next step.
– Step 2
The slabs have been cut into workable sizes and are ready to go through the planer. After the surfaces are leveled they head to the table saw for a trim.
The smaller design elements are almost ready as they run through the drum sander to ensure a nice glue-up. We’ll finish processing the larger pieces in the next step.
– Step 1
Unseal & Unload the kiln.
The slabs are very heavy so Brett cut them down with a circular saw first.
The band saw was next to remove bark and find edges. He cut the pieces down further as he prepared them for a butcher block design.
The planer and SawStop are up next.
Turning reclaimed wood into functional items makes us very happy.
We decided when we started woodworking that reclaimed lumber or upcycled wood projects would be our specialties! We love giving new life to the excellent wood headed for the burn pile or landfill.
As always Thank you so much for watching our progress!
? Tools used on this project are listed below:
Jet Band Saw: https://amzn.to/38Or4zu
SawStop Contractor Saw: https://amzn.to/3RAzviw
Magswitch Featherboard Pro: https://amzn.to/3dL5Oxv
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