TITLE: Making a chopping board
DATE: 2018-07-08
AUTHOR: John L. Godlee
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I wanted a chopping board to have at my desk at work so that I can
snack on bread, cheese etc.

I split the piece of ash from a tangential slice of a log, then
shaped it initially using a small hatchet to take off the bulk of
the mass. Then I planed the faces with a block plane and augered a
hole in the top corner so it can be hung if necessary.

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Finally I have been applying lots of butcher’s block oil to keep the
wood supple and to hopefully prevent too much cracking.

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