End Grain Butchers Block Cutting Board. Maple and Walnut a Great Gift Idea

[@colinminns]

If you keep the pieces running continuously through the thicknesser and use a sacrificial piece at the end you should be able to reduce snipe. Great job on the board.

[@Joyjoiner]

Beautiful work john enjoy your videos very much As a carpenter joiner with over 40years experience I'm impressed by your woodworking skills Like some other comments i don't know how you operate without a table saw . The comments are woodworking forum in itself i.e. sources for glue,lumber etc. Finally I'm thinking of upgrading my bandsaw to a sabre 350 or 450 by record the saw you have looks pretty decent Regards Liam

[@whittysworkshop982]

Chef tip; a towel under the chopping board will stop even the lightest of boards moving around :) Good stuff as usual lad :)

[@AlexEllis]

What a fantastic walk-through and presentation style John. I have been making these myself with Oak and my bandsaw / thicknesser. One of the things I did to make it easier was to build a router sled so I can flatten the boards quickly that way. You said that you're an electrician by day and do woodworking as a hobby, but your setup must have cost tens of thousands. How did you decide to invest so much money into your hobby? Do you see it making you some returns in the future?

[@denischadwick4558]

Nice work John turned out well agreed end grain boards are alot of work but well worth the effort. I wonder how much a saw like Tommy has would speed up the process 🤔

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Tommy's saw would be ideal that's a pro machine

[@wharfrat360]

Tommy? Tommy who?

[@jaykeehan5813]

I agree with your decision to glue everything up at once for edge/face grain glue up. I’ve tried wide panels in two stages and they never feel quite right. After the end grain glue up I use a Veritas LAJ to great effect and cover the entire board. It’s a great feeling seeing the grain come alive during this process. I check flatness of the board on a granite counter in my kitchen-so I’m doing a lot of back and forth. It might take me two or three hours, but it’s a good workout and I’ve got it down so all the follow-up sanding is done is under an hour.

[@ironian24]

As a cabinet maker and Joiner I actually really enjoyed your explanation in this video and it kept me watching so thank you for this, it was very enjoyable to watch someone else make something in their own way. You never know when you could learn new tricks at 55 years old. Love your clean workshop as well, wish my workshop was a little bigger, can always do with more room lol.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks very much, I'm just a hobbyist woodworker, being an Electrician is how I make my living.

[@agwheeler2000]

That's a beautiful board, John. Handsome but not-too-complex pattern, so I'm gonna give it a try. A bit of feedback: I noticed that there's a slight misalignment in the dark strip on one side. I would have appreciated an explanation as to why/how that happened so I can avoid it when I give it a go.

[@paulwright6145]

Beautiful finish on that John. I’m just starting out in this woodworking hobby thanks to your videos and I think this may be my first real project. Wish me luck😁

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Great project to get stuck into Paul.

[@LouMassari]

Great video. Appreciate the in-depth info.

[@peterlucas6732]

Doing that without a table saw is the most impressive part! Even a contractor grade saw would make that 10x easier!

[@tonyw8529]

Great job here, video was clear to follow and the end grain cutting board is the gold standard for carpenters 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cool, thanks!

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

Another great KZbin that John love listening to you work would love to be able to see this bit of work. It makes me think might have to get my dad to get is thickness plana what he keeps on about or sending this video. To keep a flat edge you might want to purchase a glass chopping board as it is big enough to glue up been using him quite a bit for wet and dry paper and keeping things flat in my garage. Stay safe hope your family is okay look forward to the next one

[@three-phase562]

That came out very nice. Loads of free time now after loosing my job, so might see if I can get hold of some suitable wood and make up a board or 2. Thanks for the video!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Sorry to hear that you lost your job.

[@NeilSmith78]

What a fantastic video, really enjoyed it and love the finished board too. Thanks for sharing and all the great work.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Neil

[@lindaburt6518]

Most excellent. Thanks for sharing.

[@DaveMcG]

Hello from Kildare! I’ve been nerding out on woodworking vids on KZbin for a few years and you’re the first Irish fella I’ve encountered! Nice work, solid video 👍🏻

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers David

[@chriswindberg5010]

As always, beautiful job John. Thanks for the great video again!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

My pleasure!

[@terrycallaghan8269]

Sparky to sparky well done.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers Terry

[@secobaairways4585]

Another enjoyable video John. Your initial dimensions were set at 450mm x 350mm (14 inches not 16), this is only slightly over the capacity of most hobby thicknessers and so if you made it just slightly narrower it would probably fit through your thicknesser. I think you were just looking for a reason/excuse to use your lovely new hand plane! What happened to the alignment of the walnut stripes as shown near the end, you were very careful to line them up prior to glueing so I'm surprised?

[@dominicmcc3214]

That looks great. A lot of hard work gone into it, but very satisfying when you stand back and see what you created👌👏 Keep up the good work John 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

They are a bit of work, but worth it in the end

[@mauserkk98]

Props for hand planning that end grain ,nice finish and colour .

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@philipquinlan1045]

It came out fabulous. Very nice work John.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers

[@brentfowler2317]

That's the nicest cutting board I've seen. Thanks for another awesome video John, I love how you turned the grain in opposite directions. I really enjoy your videos and this was a great as well my friend..

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks 👍

[@jlmfoy365]

Good job John, you're right, a lovely gift for someone like your Misses or your Mum. Just a thought. Think of the brownie points. Regards Jim

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

That’s beautiful.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you think so

[@ryanallthewiser]

Beautiful John

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Alan

[@ericsyvertsen5880]

Hey John, great video, you have a truly impressive shop, love to know why you don't have a table saw? Seeing all the equipment you do have, find it hard to believe it's funding.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I just didn't have much need for one with the type of woodworking I was doing, I bought a handy sized table saw since making this video

[@Beariam24]

How do you find time to trade, family and the woodworking? Legend 🤜🏼

[@michaelwinn314]

Great video John. I love your work. I was cringing watching you have to use a band saw. I recently got a SawStop Cabinet saw and it is a dream. I’d love to have a band saw like yours though. Where in Ireland do you live? I live in Texas but I used to have to visit County Cork about 4-5 times a year for work. I just love Ireland and the people are so friendly. Love the Irish Whiskey (Jamisons) too. Keep up the good work. I love your content.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Michael, I'm a Waterford man myself so not far from Cork.

[@paultay23]

Nice work John, that board looks great. After damaging my hands sanding I bit the bullet and spashed out on a Laguna 16/32 Drum Sander...makes all the difference (but you do like a bit of hard graft using your hand planes). I use food safe mineral oil (cheaper) Cheers Paul

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I must keep an eye out for a drum sander at a good price

[@paultay23]

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed The Laguna is good, but expensive. But has some good features. Andy at The Woodgrafter purchased one on the strength of talking to me. Good luck and stay safe John

[@2spoons]

Great work John!!I I may have to ask Santa for a larger Thicknesser..... but I have a feeling Santa is over loaded this year from me.. 😆😆😆

[@earlledoux9824]

Very nice cutting board 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Earl

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful, John! Really fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@konamanstudio2447]

It has a nice rustic look It's really nice my wife needs one just make sure you send it over haha 👍🏻🍻🍺😊

[@keggyification]

Very nice John, great work and a great video too.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks glad you liked it

[@Annaisineire]

Well done John, lovely!!!

[@woodandtable]

Somebody send the man a table saw. Lol. Great video mate. 👌

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks 👍

[@andrewgibbons8159]

One of your best videos! Great job 👏

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers Andrew, I'm glad you think so

[@TheTranq]

Nice. Do you have any plans to get a table saw at any point?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Not at the moment but if I was to do more work of this kind I would consider it

[@raheen81]

Good to see you putting the old hand plane cabinet to good use. Where else is a man supposed to store his whiskey ? 🤣

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Irish with red hair and a Whiskey cabinet if I was anymore of a stereotype I'd be a Simpsons character 🤣

[@neilstutely3147]

Great job, looks a bit special.👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks 👍

[@jimi28]

Great video!

[@chuckhansen5325]

You need to get yourself a table saw. I've never seen a wood worker who didn't have one

[@nickbild3538]

Well done!

[@craigmitchell4945]

Can I ask it says end grain butcher board on video title when in fact it looks like you have done finished shown face of the block as an end grain and face grain finish. Kind of confused as it isn’t a true end grain butchers block for give me if I am wrong I am relatively new to wood work. The end result looks amazing though

[@GNU_Linux_for_good]

one cool chopping board.

[@darrylbuckett5380]

Great board, similar to what I make, but your workshop needs a table saw and a drum sander, would save you heaps of time. Cheers

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers Darryl, a drum sander would be very handy!

[@chinmaya00]

Nice work👌🏼

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks.

[@PeteCiaramitaro]

Nice job!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks!

[@robswoodworking4380]

use a drum sander saves less than a thickness planer

[@kenjohanning1163]

Looks fantastic!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you liked it

[@JakeBrown321]

Another joiner here John, enjoyed your vid. That planer/thicknesses looks a great bit of kit. Which one is it please?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Hi Gary it's a charnwood 10x8 it's not bad has a few issues but does the job.

[@seanlynch3605]

Great video John. It’s a great present idea and looks like an enjoyable project. Just wondering where can you source your hardwoods in Ireland?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Sean, I get most of my hardwood from McMahons

[@daveychainsaw5685]

Nice video John, just discovered your channel. I'm in the same position like many UK woodworkers, no table saw. No bandsaw either. Trying to figure out if this can be done with a TS55 tracksaw and a Kapex mitre saw, using a router table with an offset outfeed fence to joint the pieces. I've glued up many guitar body blanks using the router table as a jointer. What could go wrong? ;-)

[@ironian24]

What are the clamps you use for the clamping up process? not seen them before , seen similar, bessy clamps.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

The are from Sauter Shop, very good clamps

[@dracoslair]

great video! Loved the work! but please clean your bench

[@blandry021]

Love it

[@philiproy9546]

Thanks!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Very kind Philp thank you, glad you like the video

[@jasonshupe1297]

How did you do the rest of the track saw cuts (around 20:50), once the piece you were cutting became less wide than your track? You cut away before showing that. I also don't use a table saw in my shop, so I'm always looking for tips from others for how they use their track saw instead.

[@ThePSMA]

I thought the same, my guess he used some extra blocks at the end to support the track. I'm just a hobbyist and will try building some end grain cutting boards. don't have a table saw so I'm intending to use this same method, glad to see it works. Also, to plane the end grain (also before 1st cut) I'll use a router with a planing bit (Tornado 35mm) with a sled, I think it will work much easier. Overall a great video with lots of tips, very well explained and with a fantastic result.

[@SK-hv3zn]

Nice one!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks!

[@WD1271]

I covet that butchers block! All the ones I buy in the shops warp the moment you wash them. It drives me nuts. But this looks like pure quality. Do you sell them?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you like it, I'm not making any to sell at the moment.

[@myerscok]

Really great video John. You’ve inspired me to have a go at an end grain board. The glue spreader bottle looks a great device. Did you get shipped from the USA or is there as Rockler local to you?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it, I got the kit in Ireland from The Carpentry Store

[@thomasmcglynn5353]

Hi john a great video. Your videos all ways gets me up and into my workshop/shead. Can a ask dose talking us trught your work help you. The wife jokes at me saying you think i was making a video i talk that much about what i am doing and how i am doing it. I find it helps me keep track what i am doing

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

That's usually what I'm doing in the video talking my self through it lol

[@themostar7426]

Now that's a nice kebab. Well done.

[@niko36]

Food safe for indirect food contact? Is that the same as not poisonous as long as you don’t eat it?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Don't put it on your sandwich

[@truthh8322]

A wood shop with no table saw? How come?

[@johnpatrickflaherty3655]

Nice work! What are the names of the clamps being used here? I have Sash clamps but these seem much handier for this type of work

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

The are parallel jaws clamps or body clamps. The ones I have are from Sauter Shop.

[@brandonhenry5363]

is that tail vise reverse threaded?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

no the nut moves up and down the thread, instead of the thread moving in and out

[@kennethalbinson3581]

Amazing

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks

[@3333Trevor]

Love the accent

[@Slasher006]

While scrolling.. i read Ed Gain butcher block.. :-P

[@kimerickson9940]

Hey , nice stuff

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Kim

[@mohammadsamani]

Do you think if I try to do all the cuts with one of those Japanese hand saws, I'll be cursing you, myself, and the rest of the universe halfway through the project? What I have is time. What I don't have is a place where I can make noise. I really like your board and your presentation. Especially the dork and loit pattern. :-)

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You could do it, it will take a bit of work and some squaring on a shooting board but its possible

[@jla3772]

What brand planner is that you have?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Its a charnwood

[@declankelly9579]

Looks great, nice work. Where do you buy your lumber from? I am new to woodworking and have been buying everything from likes of Woodies, looking for cheaper places if possible.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I get most of my hardwoods from McMahons

[@declankelly9579]

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed Thanks I will look into them

[@Steve-dr7rr]

I’m sorry John you just scared the bejesus out of me when you cut the wood on the miter saw when you cross your arms I had to shut my eyes But great videos. I need to build a cross cut sled but a lot smaller as I’m disabled and wouldn’t be able to lift it Cheers Steve

[@DMC888]

Can you tell us roughly how much the timber cost you?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

About 60 euros for the maple and walnut board but I didn't use it all in this project.

[@MrBalloonatic]

Hi John, Just wondering if you have a good source for Titebond in Ireland, Many thanks buddy!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

here you go www.thecarpentrystore.com/c/wood-glues/259

[@MrBalloonatic]

Thanks a million@@JohnMcGrathManInShed, I am just beginning my woodwork journey and thought I should pick up some decent glue to get me started, love your videos and hope you keep up the great work!

[@jcoul1sc]

You have a whiskey cupboard

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Sure do!

[@boninm252]

Why do you not have a tablesaw?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I do now.

[@glynnnorgan7321]

Why don’t you have a table saw….?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I don't often have much need for one

[@glynnnorgan7321]

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed man the table saw is the center piece in my shop, not sure I can live without. Great job on the board, looked great!

[@arnoldramselaar6653]

Your a craftsman but talk to much to hard to follow ,its not fun to watch

[@joebass5]

Waaay too many words.

[@agwheeler2000]

He's Irish! For an Irishman he's practically a mute.

[@johnrose581]

bro, the ads, ruining great content.

[@billcoggins593]

Sorry bro, you took so long to get into the video I lost interest.

[@patriziosolari262]

All talk no work!

[@MrSnookerballs]

450mm = 18" -------350mmmm = 14". IRISH