Great video. You are a good instructor - calm voice, no obnoxious music, easy to understand. I would personally do a v-carve inlay for the stars and cut the male inlay star pattern with all the stars instead of cutting and gluing 50 individual stars. Stars will have sharp points. Always a tight fit with no gaps. I prefer to take the extra time and only make end grain cutting boards.
Thank UncleBob. I agree with your comment about the vcarve for the inlays.This was my first attempt at it using the CNC but would definitely pivot to a vcarve forthe sharp cornersfor future builds. Have a good one!
Thanks for walking through the process for the edge grain board. Also, I like the use of dowel rods to strengthen the pieces joining at end grain. I didn’t see that same idea in other videos. And thanks for showing your mistake with the stars on the end grain board.
Ryan, the CNC has been an absolute game changer for me. Not only has it increased the quality of the final products I am able to create, but I can have the CNC working on one board while I am working on something else in the garage. It's also awesome being able to flatten an end-grain board too!
beautiful work. This is why i struggle with so many peoples flags is that they are nice from a distance... yours are truly high quality woodworking and look fantastic
That's where I am at too. I like the brighter colors of the edge grain board, but would want an end grain cutting board for day-to-day use. Thanks for the kind words Billy.
Both boards are beautiful. I personally like the look of the end grain board. But like you stated, there is much more to making the end grain board. I have the Whiteside router bit and it does a great job flattening slabs, etc. Very informative video!
You can run an end grain board through a planer. You have to glue sacrificial boards on the ends of the board before running it through, then cut them off on the table saw. Take minimal depth passes through the planer. I’ve done it several times with no problems. Learned it from watching MTMWOOD, the master of end grain boards, in my opinion, and many others. He made the same flag board.
Beautiful work. I do have a question though, why didn't you use the V bit inlay technique? My understanding is that it would have given crispier edges to the stars rather than the rounded ones seen here.
You're right that the v-carve inlay would create crisper stars. This was my first time doing an inlay and thought the v-carve approach would be a stretch for my first attempt. I would definitely try it now, given that I have another ~10 months of CNC experiece uncer my belt.
Beautiful job! Those came out great. :-) Personally I'm a fan of edge grain cutting boards. Easier to make, no real difference in performance. A huge cherry or teak cutting board is on my project list.
Both are beautiful but I love the end grain more! I would love to do this build but I don’t have a cnc machine. Any ideas for making a flag cutting board with less sophisticated tools?
Thanks for the support! You bring up a good point: not everyone will have a CNC. There are two ways you could achieve the star look without a CNC. The first is to use a router with a star inlay stencil set that can be found here: amzn.to/3nuLX8c I have not used these personally, but have heard of others using them with success. The other, and more tedious way, would be to trace stars onto the wood and then individually carve out the pocks using a chisel. You could then fill the pockets with white colored epoxy resin and sand over it to get a seamless look. If you end up using either of these methods please let me know and I will pin your comment on my video.
Hey Jim, I cut the stars out with the CNC and cut all the way through the stock material so each star was already "cut out". They didn't require any additional cleanup so I just took the inserts stars directly from the CNC and glued them into the previously carved inset pockets. Hopefully that answers your question.
These look great. I plan on doing one with redheart, purple heart and maple. Curious why you chose mahogany, though, as I would consider that way too soft for a cutting board.
Hey Devin, if I were to make these again I would use Pauduk for the red stripes. Its a bit expensive, but the red color really pops when you apply some finish. Good luck with your build!
I've made a couple of these in the past but without the inlay! Those look great! I just got the onefinity and want to attempt the inlay, will you share the bit you used and the speeds you were running it with the Purple Heart. I'm afraid I'm going to break the bit with that really solid wood lol
Hey Blake, the bits are pretty sturdy. I use a 1/8" Amana bit that you can find on Amazon: amzn.to/3DYsTEb and run it at 50 in/min at ~15,000 RPM. The bigger thing for me is the step down size, which I normally have set at 0.15" for a bit this small. Good luck!
I’d choose the edge grain. But they both look fantastic. You are so right about the mistakes we make. It’s inevitable that will totally screw up sometimes if not most times. But how we fix them is really where the skill and dedication comes to play. I’m curious what you do with all these cutting boards. Do you sell them? Or does your wife just have a ton of cutting boards to choose from? Great video as always, keep up the great work👍
It’s funny you should ask, I had to create an Eigen Designs Etsy store to sell all the stuff o have been making recently. My wife will generally allow a new piece to live in our kitchen for about three or four days, after which it gets banished to the Etsy room. Right now we have a corner of the house that is just a stock room of all my old projects. 😂😂
The edge grain board sold for ~$250 and the end grain sold for $325. I have definitely seen some cheaper ones out there on Etsy, but that's what I have sold mine for.
I’m trying to do an end grain American Flag as well I just don’t want to use a cnc. Maybe I’m just glutting for punishment. I’ve been racking my brain on how to accomplish it
Great video. You are a good instructor - calm voice, no obnoxious music, easy to understand. I would personally do a v-carve inlay for the stars and cut the male inlay star pattern with all the stars instead of cutting and gluing 50 individual stars. Stars will have sharp points. Always a tight fit with no gaps. I prefer to take the extra time and only make end grain cutting boards.
Thank UncleBob. I agree with your comment about the vcarve for the inlays.This was my first attempt at it using the CNC but would definitely pivot to a vcarve forthe sharp cornersfor future builds.
Have a good one!
The end grain actually looks wavy
You're right - I haven't ever noticed that before.
I love your table saw sled with the ruler etched in....very creative.
Thanks Jeff! I have found the ruler to be so helpful when making cuts. I have a video about it if you’re interested.
I like the End grain most
It gives it more Character 👍 :
I agree Juan :)
Thanks for walking through the process for the edge grain board. Also, I like the use of dowel rods to strengthen the pieces joining at end grain. I didn’t see that same idea in other videos. And thanks for showing your mistake with the stars on the end grain board.
I appreciate that Richard. I am convinced that we as woodworkers never stop making mistakes, we just find better ways to fix them.
Have a great week!
End grain all day, every day! Very nice boards!!
Thanks Jonathan! I think most people prefer the end grain version of the board too :)
Love seeing the CNC used to flatten the board. Cant wait to try that out. Now i'm not limited by the size of my planer. Great job man!
Ryan, the CNC has been an absolute game changer for me. Not only has it increased the quality of the final products I am able to create, but I can have the CNC working on one board while I am working on something else in the garage. It's also awesome being able to flatten an end-grain board too!
The end grain flag looks so rustic, awesome work.✋
Thanks J Fred. I appreciate your continued support 😃
love your work
beautiful work. This is why i struggle with so many peoples flags is that they are nice from a distance... yours are truly high quality woodworking and look fantastic
Thanks so much for the support BJ. The CNC really helps bring the craftsmanship up a notch!
Both boards are awesome! I like the look of the edge grain but would buy the end grain for my own use
That's where I am at too. I like the brighter colors of the edge grain board, but would want an end grain cutting board for day-to-day use. Thanks for the kind words Billy.
Both boards are beautiful. I personally like the look of the end grain board. But like you stated, there is much more to making the end grain board. I have the Whiteside router bit and it does a great job flattening slabs, etc. Very informative video!
Thank you for the continued support :)
You can run an end grain board through a planer. You have to glue sacrificial boards on the ends of the board before running it through, then cut them off on the table saw. Take minimal depth passes through the planer. I’ve done it several times with no problems. Learned it from watching MTMWOOD, the master of end grain boards, in my opinion, and many others. He made the same flag board.
Thanks for the tip Bob. I agree that MTMWOOD makes incredible boards.
Beautiful work. I do have a question though, why didn't you use the V bit inlay technique? My understanding is that it would have given crispier edges to the stars rather than the rounded ones seen here.
You're right that the v-carve inlay would create crisper stars. This was my first time doing an inlay and thought the v-carve approach would be a stretch for my first attempt. I would definitely try it now, given that I have another ~10 months of CNC experiece uncer my belt.
Beautiful job! Those came out great. :-)
Personally I'm a fan of edge grain cutting boards. Easier to make, no real difference in performance. A huge cherry or teak cutting board is on my project list.
The Whiteside bit you recommended to me was perfect for this project! Thanks for the recommendation.
@@EigenDesigns No problem! Whiteside bits have been serving me well since I started woodworking 17 years back. :-)
yep so right we fix the problem great save bro
Both are beautiful but I love the end grain more!
I would love to do this build but I don’t have a cnc machine. Any ideas for making a flag cutting board with less sophisticated tools?
Thanks for the support! You bring up a good point: not everyone will have a CNC. There are two ways you could achieve the star look without a CNC. The first is to use a router with a star inlay stencil set that can be found here: amzn.to/3nuLX8c I have not used these personally, but have heard of others using them with success.
The other, and more tedious way, would be to trace stars onto the wood and then individually carve out the pocks using a chisel. You could then fill the pockets with white colored epoxy resin and sand over it to get a seamless look.
If you end up using either of these methods please let me know and I will pin your comment on my video.
What cnc are you using? I’ve seen people use them but always figured they were out of the realm of possibilities in my shop.
I use a OneFinity CNC. It's got a footprint of roughly 4 ft x 4ft and I use it all the time in my shop.
Awesome! Thanks for the response!
After cutting the “filler” stars on the CNC, how do you cut each one out and clean it up?
Hey Jim, I cut the stars out with the CNC and cut all the way through the stock material so each star was already "cut out". They didn't require any additional cleanup so I just took the inserts stars directly from the CNC and glued them into the previously carved inset pockets.
Hopefully that answers your question.
Excellent video, end grain by far, durability is the difference.
I agree with you JJ
It looks as though the stars on the edge grain are face grain?
End grain. Best of all the grains run different directions. Beautiful contrast
Thanks for the kind words Amos :)
Hi, do you post cut lists for your projects? Specifically the end grain board? Thanks!
These look great. I plan on doing one with redheart, purple heart and maple. Curious why you chose mahogany, though, as I would consider that way too soft for a cutting board.
Hey Devin, if I were to make these again I would use Pauduk for the red stripes. Its a bit expensive, but the red color really pops when you apply some finish.
Good luck with your build!
I've made a couple of these in the past but without the inlay! Those look great! I just got the onefinity and want to attempt the inlay, will you share the bit you used and the speeds you were running it with the Purple Heart. I'm afraid I'm going to break the bit with that really solid wood lol
Hey Blake, the bits are pretty sturdy. I use a 1/8" Amana bit that you can find on Amazon: amzn.to/3DYsTEb and run it at 50 in/min at ~15,000 RPM. The bigger thing for me is the step down size, which I normally have set at 0.15" for a bit this small.
Good luck!
I’d choose the edge grain. But they both look fantastic. You are so right about the mistakes we make. It’s inevitable that will totally screw up sometimes if not most times. But how we fix them is really where the skill and dedication comes to play. I’m curious what you do with all these cutting boards. Do you sell them? Or does your wife just have a ton of cutting boards to choose from? Great video as always, keep up the great work👍
It’s funny you should ask, I had to create an Eigen Designs Etsy store to sell all the stuff o have been making recently. My wife will generally allow a new piece to live in our kitchen for about three or four days, after which it gets banished to the Etsy room. Right now we have a corner of the house that is just a stock room of all my old projects. 😂😂
@@EigenDesigns very interesting! How do I find your store? I’ve never shopped Etsy. You should put a link in your descriptions
@@DudeSawdust that’s a good idea. I will do that tomorrow. In the meantime, here is a link to my store: www.etsy.com/shop/EigenDesigns
Very nice
I like using bloodwood for the red stripes. Have you used bloodwood yet for an American flag?
I have seen bloodwood, but I haven't tried that yet. I have actually been using padauk for my red stripes and it gives a much brighter red color.
LOVE IT!!!
Thank you sir! I am eagerly awaiting your board conditioner so I can apply it to these boards.
What is the dimensions of the flag?
you have a cnc but no band saw? lol. I don't either!
Sad isn't it? I am happy to say that I do have one now :)
How much would you sell each of them for?
The edge grain board sold for ~$250 and the end grain sold for $325. I have definitely seen some cheaper ones out there on Etsy, but that's what I have sold mine for.
get a buffer and buff that wax in board will be slick as helland be smoother since you just going to 220 i go to 400 on my boards
I’m trying to do an end grain American Flag as well I just don’t want to use a cnc. Maybe I’m just glutting for punishment. I’ve been racking my brain on how to accomplish it
There are stencil kits that you can get from Amazon that are designed to be used with a palm router... it would take a long time, but it is possible.
pincel marks umm something my dad taught me 50 years ago smart guy mark gone good to go
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what people dont understand every star is time and money
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