3D Cube Cutting Board | Build It | Ask This Old House

[@Guardducks]

Not to much glue Sony. The minute that oil went on it was gorgeous

[@1b1uster]

AWESOME! The 3-D effect hurts my brain trying to figure out how its done even though I watched it being done! MAGIC!

[@edwardcronin475]

I have made Two of this type, yes the hardwood is expensive , every cut has to be right on. And the glue up is CRITICAL. take your time. The Blocks Glue-up portion you must work fast if you use Type 3 Tiebond. I am going to use a slower setting Glue Titebond dos Make one. Tom is a Master woodworker and makes it Look very easy.

[@Pancakes1121]

Wow, that's beautiful. Definitely saving this video for when I finally get my own woodworking space one day. Would love to make one for myself.

[@nathanrice3890]

I bet this thing lasts 100 years. Beautiful.

[@M70ACARRY]

@@nathanrice3890 8 years

[@spectrewithin85]

I'm in the process of making this and it's coming out nice so far and i thank them for sharing this. Last night I did the final glue up( as shown at 5:00 ). This was a challenging glue up and it would have been nice to have seen their clamping procedure,but they cut that part out. My initial thought was using calls all the way around-but that caused everything to shift.What worked for me was(starting with a dry fit) using calls on the side where the blocks had a pointed side on the outer edge with one clamp in the center.On the side that the blocks had a flat spot i used a clamp on every row of blocks and no calls. it does seem like there may have been a better way but this way had minimal to no no shifting and woulda been nice to see how they did it

[@Afisch00]

ratcheting band strap might be the best solution here due to the weird shapes.

[@kevinhaley1]

@@Afisch00 strap is my approach when I try this in a couple weeks

[@sakulhuerta854]

@@kevinhaley1 how'd it turn out with the strap? or would making walls to clamp it down have been easier?

[@divatamer194]

Oversized rubber bands.

[@astroNexx]

you could cut the edge blocks flush and then use any usual clamping technique lots of extra work & precision required though

[@nathanlamberson1256]

what i found absolutely impressive as ever was when tommy marked the length of the 2nd side and it was ABSOLUTELY DEAD ON when he measured it!!! shows how much he measures things and knows it by eye.

[@cupofjoe2988]

Looks awesome. Would have loved to see the final glue up though. Anyone have any idea how you could glue this up without the pieces shifting all over the place? Seems like it would be difficult to use clamps on this one.

[@LarryB-inFL]

Agree...I don't see how it would be clamped.

[@jimserhant7741]

I know I’m late to the party, but this board looks amazing. Just one question, in this video you say cut a 30 degree angle. In the article for this video on the TOH website you say 60 degree angle. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.

[@shanewagner85]

60 degree is the right angle, I think he meant 30 degrees off 90 which is 60. 6 sides at 60 degrees equals 360

[@loueckert4970]

Beautiful work--always a treat to have a front-row seat at the foot of the masters.

[@djbloodshot]

In my boston accent Waoh! That luks grate tawm!

[@D_SQ]

That is the coolest cutting board I have ever seen.

[@chrisbechtel8198]

Tommy that is the most beautiful cutting board I have ever seen

[@JTOTHEW3000]

QBERT WOULD BE JEALOUS :) NICE WORK :)

[@whocares0692]

Qbert ? Haven't heard about that game in years !!

[@ba3963-g4u]

Great board. I noticed an error in one of the corners (6:18 lower left corner) where they didn't turn/align the pieces correctly, it's nice to know others with lots of experience also make mistakes.

[@itsjp89]

um ok, whatever you say.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Whoah, an optical illusion, suuuper cool.

[@joshb5036]

Tommy rocks. There could be a whole video just on the planer jig for the router.

[@scottyV1000]

I priced the wood needed to make this today and assuming you could get 8/4 lumber in 3 to 4 foot lengths like they showed in the video you would have to spend between $100 and $150 for the material. They had the cherry and maple at between $40 and $50 a board but they only had walnut in 8+ foot lengths and it was going for $14 a board foot. It was a nice idea while it lasted. I thought I might be able to substitute mahogany for the walnut but they didn't have that in 8/4 in shorts either.

[@scottyV1000]

@@thomashajicek2747 Yes, after looking at the 8/4 lumber I though the boards on the video looked thinner - I wish they would have included a materials list. It looked like Tommy was ending up around 1 3/4" after planning so I figured he was starting with 2" stock. At any rate there wasn't a lot of short boards to pick from in anything other than 3/4". Everything thick seems to be going into live edge boards these days because that's where the money is.

[@rafaelsays175]

It’s a thing of beauty

[@chris-thumper7205]

Holy crap, now THAT is cool!

[@tombirmingham7354]

Really, really nice.

[@jonathansands2917]

Did anyone see the block that wasn’t turned the right way, bottom left corner when adding oil. Board came out BEAUTIFUL!!

[@riffdex]

Now I see it. Literally unusable 😒

[@dawnbowie352]

Amazing idea and project - and something I might actually be able to do with help (two sets of hands)! Thank you, gentlemen. Great for personal use and gifts for loved ones.

[@gthree0239]

That cutting board is awesome.

[@kevinhaley1]

Thoughts on trying this design with 4quarter boards? Lots more to glue. Any other considerations I’m missing?

[@johnr8289]

That was a great demonstration. Need to try it myself.

[@homtherobot]

Was that Walrus Oil for the finish? Would have been nice to give them a shout out 😜 Awesome video, thank you!

[@marcodm]

What a beautiful board

[@garthbutton699]

OUTSTANDING!

[@gladstonewilliams4167]

How much water to spread on the board before gluing ? Thank you 😊

[@artagain8977]

So how did they do the final clamping?

[@cartier13]

From all the gaps in that board, I'd say poorly.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

😂 Kevin tried to touch the boards ( as usual ), and Tommy pulled them away.

[@llevity]

It's funny, he's so unnecessarily involved. Always just grabbing stuff and trying to be a part of something he doesn't need to be there for. Like a small child "helping".

[@bobjones9727]

@@llevity I'll be polite. He is annoying.

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

Pops!? Beautiful job...Pops.

[@christophermm23]

That was AWESOME!!!!

[@danielmurray875]

Is it possible to flatten with a wide planer or sander vs the slab flattening mill. I don’t have one of those..

[@steveb9151]

Tommy: the only reason I watch TOH anymore.

[@snickrologen]

I agree, it’s awesome!

[@jackthysens4945]

Is it possible to make this board and use it as an outdoor table top? Could I use a polyurethane to protect it?

[@TheRealChetManley]

That turned out really good.

[@mneraasen224]

Gorgeous 🙌🏻

[@frankpenna637]

That was excellent

[@DougVanGent]

Where did you get the router bit that levels the board off?

[@bj5178]

This is a good video but the problem I have is, they didn't show the full glue up and what they used to hold it all together. I've been trying this and that's the challenge I've had is the final glue up. Also, a little more info on how to get the perfect diamond would be helpful. It took me a lot of trial and error to get the diamond sticks right and even then, they were off a tiny bit, which causes an issue on the final glueup. Which is why I would have loved to see how they did their final glueup and any prep.

[@brotherdan3638]

Can't wait for this one!

[@allan5721]

Clamp envy here.

[@ajluhaidi266]

Nice work. What kind of cordless router did you use?

[@markb.1259]

EXCELLENT Project TOH!!!

[@evanstedman7405]

I love this...

[@rolandbois2300]

I love it.😉👍

[@koreyreyes2038]

Beautiful 😍

[@uwillnevahno6837]

Is there a more efficient way to cut and glue up the boards?

[@cartier13]

Yes.

[@Asta-wl8jz]

Beautiful!!!

[@brenmckinn]

Beautiful

[@TootieProduct]

Thats amazing, I would hang that on my wall as its a work of art

[@CarlosDiaz-gy7je]

What is the angle for the third piece?

[@stephengregg911]

how did he clamp up the board before he trimmed the edges?

[@luzybuzzy9810]

I watched with great interest how this cutting board was made. But there is a question: It has been said that the first (angle) cut has to be a 30 degree angle. In my opinion, this angle must be 60 degrees. If the first cut is 30 degrees, the resulting rhombuses cannot form a hexagon.

[@camicri4263]

That is so cool! Beautiful cutting board!

[@sziltner]

Wow!! 👍🏻 Absolutely amazing!

[@eballacharles0302]

cool 3d cutting board 👍👊

[@malayaleeking]

The bokeh lens this was filmed with is also blowing my mind!

[@robertf6344]

Really nice.

[@justinthierheimer6407]

What type of tape was used for the glue up on the three pieces before they were cut into blocks?

[@joshsingley]

Just painters tape

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Excellent job.

[@doublemanson]

wow, beautiful

[@olddodger7178]

Tom, you were right the first time. You were measuring to produce a rhombus, which is an equilateral parallelogram.

[@briansworld007]

I came out amazing, great job !

[@devon1933]

What are the measurements on the original boards?

[@georgeballentine1045]

You make it look easy

[@styles10213]

Can you use 3/4 inch thick instead of 2 inch thick?

[@mstnggt6632]

You could. The 3D pattern would just be smaller. I’m trying this now.

[@craigmellott6339]

Tommy, I’m shocked you didn’t mist it first with water to raise the grain then resand then finish

[@ronevans3663]

Oh wow never thought about that. Couldn’t do it any way. Anyone close to McDonough ga. I’m putting all my wood shop up for sale.

[@willrodriguez679]

That looks awesome!!!!

[@runs3492]

Beautiful 👍

[@rockys7726]

How much did that wood stock cost? I'm sure that big piece of Walnut was not cheap.

[@scottyV1000]

I may find out tomorrow as this looks like something I’d like to try. I wish they had a materials list. It looks like they only made one approx. 3 foot piece of each wood. 8/4 walnut is probably about $15 a board foot. I may substitute mahogany.

[@scottyV1000]

I stopped by my local hardwood lumber yard today. It would cost about $125 to 150 in materials to make that board. 8/4 walnut is going for $14 a board foot and they didn't have any short pieces so you would have to buy an 8 - 10 foot board. The cherry and maple would be in the $50 ballpark each for a 3-4 foot 8/4 board. It was a nice idea while it lasted but like most TOH projects it's not practical for the majority of their viewers earning an average salary.

[@rockys7726]

@@scottyV1000 Dang! that's a lot of money for something that you could screw up. It may be better just to buy one from Amazon. lol

[@scottyV1000]

@@rockys7726 That's exactly what I was thinking. You usually screw something up on the first one until you get everything down - I'm sure that wasn't Tommy's first one on the show. I always buy enough for two projects - the first one is for me and the 2nd one is a gift. The TOH folks don't have to use their own money to buy the supplies for their projects - we do.

[@hardwaterfanatic]

Looks amazing!

[@worangeroad879]

what are the dimensions of the wood used in this video?

[@robertbrown5399]

Idea great, board beautiful but without showing the complete glue up and clamping is it is incomplete.

[@rivirutechtips4592]

SUPER ☺☺☺☺👍👍👍👍

[@driqbal316]

Amazing!

[@michaelmarage415]

Tommy and Kevin, Why use a router to surface the cutting board and not plainer?

[@brianhoefer3043]

They were worried about tear out because their dealing with end grain wood.

[@michaelmarage415]

@@brianhoefer3043 Thank you Brain, I did not think about that, Your right.

[@daveklein2826]

its the best and safest way to do it

[@daveklein2826]

@@thomashajicek2747 You build your way but i have made 100+ end grain boards and i use a router sled and a drum sander

[@itsGerace35]

Tommy is the man

[@4DModding]

Looks amazing

[@brucem2490]

Kevin Should check into doing commercials, he has the talent to do that

[@ericschumacher5452]

No riving knife?

[@scottyV1000]

Yes I noticed that too. I have an old Craftsman table saw and I’m looking for a way to add one. I do use a Magswitch fingerboard whenever I can.

[@-ZIO]

I made one just like it but it was much larger. This is a nightmare to build because there is no square angles despite the look, nothing is square except the outside perimeter. But the work is worth it for the effect.

[@rothj-tb8vs]

Are they doing any new episodes anymore or is covid still an issue with them doing shows?

[@peaceinator56]

Season 43 and a new ask this old house came out like 2 weeks ago. Theyre making it work with masks and stuff like everybody

[@mattfox9212]

how did they clamp the pieces together?? Anyone?

[@DanDuck-mg5fw]

With the love of God !!!

[@cartier13]

Poorly. Just look at all those gaps.

[@aacord7935]

Was anyone able to discern the thickness the boards were planed to?

[@cartier13]

It makes no difference. Make it any thickness you want.

[@trevland1303]

Nice 👍

[@m2r296]

I want one!

[@gpslightlock1422]

They hired an audio engineer! Yeah! No more saws destroying our ears.

[@roccoconte2960]

Nice

[@sharonparkhill7576]

I want one💯

[@awesomesauce7535]

Cool

[@johnames6430]

amazing what you can do with a couple hundred dollars worth of tools, imagine what it would cost to buy those things. If you make one built in with your tools you more than paid for them.

[@Sam_T2000]

now do a 4D cube cutting board.

[@Ultrarmx]

Please put some on sell

[@julissafernandez6880]

me to

[@MustPassTruck]

Hexagon is the Bestagon

[@BigDsHomestead]

Looks like Q-bert maze.

[@ianb4music]

The sides are 1 11/16”, not 11/16”! I was trying to mock this up but it didn’t look right.