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A handmade home for woodworkers and admirers of woodworkers. Our community icon is submitted by @inquanto@lemmy.world, winner of the Christmas 2025 gift contest with a lovely series of hardwood cutting boards.

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Felt like an artist when I finished this one (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Marafon@sh.itjust.works to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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Walnut and oak with Osage Orange and Padauk accents

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[–] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks so much! I think they plan to use it as a cutting board.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I don't think I could trust oak in a cutting board. It just has too many open pores. I'd be worried about food working its way in and never being able to properly clean it.

[–] choffee@mastodon.me.uk 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

@BradleyUffner @Marafon I found this podcast really good for thinking about finish on cutting boards and wood choices. Basically as the bacteria gets pulled into the grain it dies and so no finish is good and open grain is okay. At least that was my take.

Lovely looking chopping board :) The lines and dots look really fun and I have not see one like that before.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a link for the podcast? I'm curious to hear what they have to say.

[–] choffee@mastodon.me.uk 3 points 11 months ago

@BradleyUffner Ha! Totally missed that I had not added the link. Here you go https://www.finewoodworking.com/2024/10/04/stl325-no-finish-no-problem

[–] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for linking that podcast I will have to listen to it later but the little bit I listened to already sounds right up my alley.

[–] Marafon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Oh man, then you really wouldn't trust the red oak spatulas I made from the tree that hit my house lol