Cutting Board Disaster

[IronChefPeter]

thanks, nice to know i'm not the only one this has happened to

[Cuautemoccc]

do you caulk a maple cabinet door, to paint it? My friend did... and there is a 1/8" crack betwin the frame and the panel? do you think the wood is expandidng, or you just not supous to caulk maple??????

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@Cuautemoccc Personally I wouldn't use caulk for repairing a wooden door. Caulk is flexible and wood isn't. I would use epoxy or a wood filler instead.

[kburke18]

could the crack also have been due to the small differential in shrinkage between the hard maple and purple heart? hard maple has a larger shrinkage factor, so i'm wondering if it shrinks faster than the purple heart it will cause tension in the board.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@kburke18 Well it is hard to say for sure but that certainly could have been a factor. The board absorbed excess moisture in one localized area. Even if the board were made from only one species, this would have been bad news. But under normal usage conditions, these woods are fairly stable together.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@calypsobomber Yeah despite the FDA approval, that's just another type of long oil varnish. It contains the same resins and solvents found in any regular varnish.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@calypsobomber "food safe sealer" doesn't really mean much. Mineral Oil can be sold as a food safe sealer. What specific product are you talking about?

[RobbieKirkwood]

I honestly don't remember clicking on this video but i watched it all the way through. and i'm not into wood working (if thats what its called) but i bet in like a few years i will randomly have to repair a cutting board to save somebody's life or something and now i will know how. Thank you sir.

[TheScientist0000000]

When you said that the epoxy is too viscous to simply drip down into the crack, do you mean that the epoxy is not viscous enough to simply drip down into the crack (I'm not being pedantic here, I'm just trying to make sure I understand. :)

Also, the best part about wood are the crazy undefined ways it can behave. The worst part about wood, however, are the crazy undefined ways in which it can behave. Thanks for the videos, wood whisperer. Cheers.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@TheScientist0000000 Nope. Meant it exactly as I said it. The epoxy is too viscous to simply drip into the crack. Thinner liquids have a lower viscosity and thicker liquids have a higher viscosity. In other works, the epoxy is too thick to drip into the crack. Make sense?

[TheScientist0000000]

@TheWoodWhisperer OhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh....­. Sorry, I miss heard you. I was thinking that the problem was that the epoxy was TOO thick and gummy, but instead it is in fact not too gummy enough. Believe it or not, it makes more senser now. Thank you my friend.

[IamMorpheaus]

Thanks for the ideas .. i thinkin that pattern would make an excellent electric guitar body .. i will have to do somemore research ..

[jaramima]

nice job

[BikeManDan1]

Some feet on the bottom of the board would help avoid water contact on a counter and prevent the board from slipping

Was the varnish used food safe?

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@BikeManDan1 I used Arm-R-Seal, which is not labeled as "food safe". But I am of the belief that any film finish is food safe once completely cured.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@LFWOL CA doesn't have a whole lot of structural integrity and doesn't do a great job at gap filling. Epoxy is a little better in both regards.

[tagi3d]

good tips

[Mueiwark]

Can someone explain to me what exactly happened there? I always thought that cracks form by drying wood to fast. How can >adding< moisture cause cracks? Because the wood fibers swell and separate or something?

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@Mueiwark I can't put a link here, but if you go to my website and scroll down to this video, you'll see my full explanation.

[risottto]

I doubt it would harm the vac motor, it would get caught in the filter or bag first and would be unlikely to make it through both of those.

[andyandeloda]

Thanks for the video, sorry to see this broke. I am still wanting to make one of these, just don't have the correct tools for the job yet...

[JChad1327]

@andyandeloda

you need a table saw I have a small job site saw from Dwalt and a small planer It's very easy and fun to make

[dlmarti]

Kinda scares me what this would do to the shop vac motor.

[pumkinvine]

I like to saturate my end grain boards with heavy mineral oil rather than a film finish. It takes 4 or 5 applications over several days, but it does make them very resistant to absorbing water.

[TheMick26]

Thanks for sharing the repair job with us. Excellent tip with the shop vac btw! Knowledge is power!

[Mueiwark]

Neat idea with the vacuum cleaner!

[Nudelsalatbomber]

this was pretty much the first video i saw on your channel long time ago! interesting to see such a story with an happy end!

[blesshiscottonsocks]

Amazing tips as usual man!

love these videos :D

[julioyaldonza]

Thanks mate

I can´t liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive..­...without youuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[vedder316]

Great idea using the shop vac with the epoxy!

[oldmoonshiner]

I know very little about wood working, haven't been in a shop since high school.( over 25 years). The only thinng I remember is the old guy (instructer) telling all of us "Do not use varnish on anything you intend to use for food preperation". My question is - "was he wrong? Is it o.k. to use varnish? And by the way, great videos!

[orlandofriend]

@oldmoonshiner Watch the video when he makes the board. In part 2, he provides three different finish applications. The one he went with is "General Finishes" brand "Salad Bowl Finish" (a food safe varnish).

[jgrimmier]

Fantastic Video, very well put together!..Makes me want to start woodworking again.

Quick question...What do you use for editing your videos? (cutting sections, adding music, pictures, transitions,..the simple stuff)

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@jgrimmier Thanks.  I use Final Cut.

[kwakman99]

@TheWoodWhisperer Express or Studio version? Thanks. Your board looks a lot like one I made when taking my carpentry courses. Great vid.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@kwakman99 Final Cut Studio. I did use Express for a while but upgraded so that I could get the accompanying programs (compressor and DVD Studio Pro).

[julioyaldonza]

@jgrimmier I think Marc doesn´t edit his own vids by himself

hahahaha O_*

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@julioyaldonza Boy oh boy how I wish that were true! ;)

[julioyaldonza]

@TheWoodWhisperer I really hate edit the videos don´t you ? And I´m working with microsoft not having a mac so can you imagine the work arggggggggg !!!

I like woodworking not computers but internet is necesery nowadays

so long

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@julioyaldonza Actually, I don't mind the editing process. I just wish I had more time to do it. Time in the office is time away from the shop. :)

[hydynryk]

love it,, wish i knew this when i threw away my maple/walnut board 10 years ago after my son left it in the dishwater overnight.. o well. was fun makin new ones.. keep up the minis like this, they are very helpful and dont take a lot of time to get out..