Making Cutting Boards for the first time

[@DONJUILIO]

It's great to see some projects in the wood shop. I love the blacksmith stuff, however it;s great to see a craftsman do his thing...🤩

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thank you so much for the support. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@tamiballard9444]

I’m really enjoying your channel since I found it yesterday. Great woodwork, and down to earth style. My dad would have loved what you do.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@toddcaldwell5614]

After watching this a second time I got the idea of making some cutting boards and forging some herb choppers to sell as a set . Hopefully mine will turn out good like yours did . Thanks John for sharing the skills and ideas .

[@JohnSwitzer]

Great idea

[@ewsblacksmithing]

Omg! I’m so excited. I just started wood working and making boards a couple months ago and was thinking about making a 3rd KZbin for it. Now I get to see one of my favorite blacksmiths doing the same stuff I’m working with outside of blacksmithing too? Love it! If the project stay simple for a while, maybe I’ll try and build along!

[@DuncanCrannell]

It seems like every woodworking video I watch, the creator puts an awful lot of glue on surfaces to be joined. After some 20 odd years of teaching in a high school wood shop, the rule of thumb I wound up with was to use enough glue to make the surface look wet, but not so much that you can see the color of the glue. This way there’s much less cleanup, and I don’t recall ever having a glue joint fail.

[@hoodoo9185]

Beautiful work!👍

[@troycogan1030]

Great job for the first go at doing chopping boards John. I’m enjoying the second channel with the wood shop projects. Merry Christmas to you & the family from us in Oz. 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thank you, Merry Christmas

[@Brian4611L]

I like making cutting boards, I've made hundreds. uses up lots of cutoffs. Merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas!

[@bc65925]

A project somewhat like this that I made for my wife that she really uses is a pizza peel. Not so much for pizza, mostly for bread.

[@dragonstonegemironworkscra4740]

Very admirable work Mr John! Thanks for having us over in the shop for this adventure. Merry Christmas to you and yours, and a very blessed New Year. Crawford out 🙏🏼🔥⚒️🧙🏼

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thank you Crawford, Merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thank you Crawford, Merry Christmas!

[@kwatee]

Those look amazing! Nice work John!

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

They all came out great! 👍🏻

[@steveRBForge]

Thank you John. You have help me so much as a beginning blacksmith. Now I’m learning wood working. Merry Christmas🎄

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@jeffgrier8488]

Those cutting boards look great John, and that round one would make a great cheese board. Merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks, Merry Christmas

[@reigninoel]

I'm finding it really handy to have a selection of cutting boards in the kitchen. Big ones are great to work on but can be a bit of a pain to clean properly(depending on the size of your sink) and quite often you don't really need a huge work area for quicker/smaller meals. In any case, those boards turned out great(to my layman's eyes, I'm no woodworker or cutting board afficionado), and of course: Have a Merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas

[@maxhannum4616]

I got half & half tung oil as a Christmas gift, and found it looked quite lovely on my cutting boards. Highy recommend it as a product

[@springwoodcottage4248]

Wow! So beautiful, precise & symmetric. Instead of cutting boards they invoked a musical ambiance in my mind, as though they were just waiting to be strung & used by a rock band. Thank you for sharing!

[@emeryjoiner1216]

Yes please

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Fantastic. Love seeing how amazing they looked when done. I have not fully mastered getting symmetrical shapes on boards like this. I made a few of strops with shaped handles that fit the swell of your hand. Different methods all used together seems to work well. Folding paper and following lines. Eyeballing, going back and forth, while checking often. Maybe I’m missing some trick. I’m not aiming for absolutely perfectly symmetrical but still don’t want it to look funny.

[@devilsanus3510]

GREAT JOB! Be careful you can definitely get sucked down a rabbit hole making cutting boards! lol

[@murphymmc]

Nice job on the boards, also looking forward to your woodworking videos. On my little projects I use a clear epoxy with added color to fix chip out, deep cracks in knots, stuff that happens that you don't want to happen. I picked up a two part resin kit for doing some creative coloration of routed in details, along with the kit there were packets of mica powder colors. Perfect for blending epoxy repairs. Make a matching color, a standout out color, make it interesting. Alcohol colors work well and don't have the sparkly appearance of the mica colors

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks for the tip!

[@dannywilsher4165]

Awesome cutting boards!!!

[@y-notforge8913]

..The cutting board is like the Railroad spike knife. On the round one try to find a short piece of copper pipe to flare out over the chipped area. Merry Christmas to yall as well...!

[@JohnSwitzer]

That's an interesting idea

[@markmcmeen287]

Beautiful! Much like your metal work, very inspiring!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thank you so much, I appreciate it!

[@snellscroft]

Great cutting boards, must do some with different coloured woods, I usually work with Oak so dont have much variety of off cuts, very best wishes for Christmas and the new year.

[@frankjenkins3871]

Merry Christmas, John. Another enjoyable video.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@richwallace4632]

The small cutting board could be used as a trivit? For sitting a hot baking dish or skillet on? Good job.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Yes, absolutely

[@als8326]

Nice work sir 😊👍

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

very thoughtful gifts indeed! they turned out great!

[@mattrich680]

Merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@kennethomeara9848]

Great addition to the channel. Thank you

[@JohnSwitzer]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@StianTorp]

Very nice cutting boards, John! I would love to have the equipement to make some myself. Merry christmas to you and your family🎄

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@bigredbeard65]

Very nice job on those cutting boards, of course we would like to see the mistakes or accidents and whatever you are able to do to fix those problems, that could be very helpful for any of us that might decide to make a similar project. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job on the cutting boards John, they all turned out looking great. Thanks for sharing you newest hobby through the winter months. Stay safe and Merry Christmas to you all. Fred and Family.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks, Merry Christmas

[@jsmyrick8066]

Merry Christmas!!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@dannelson2563]

Something that i have thought about making but haven't. Your's look beautiful! I might need to make some in the future. Great inspiration. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas!

[@robertklinzman9187]

Great work as always John. Merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@thecreativecraftingtable8658]

Merry Christmas and Happy new Year mr John!🎄 Thank you for your great content!😊

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@Codyisking14]

Great stuff! Love the wood videos!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks! I'm enjoying making them.

[@Jim-Wade]

Have a blessed Christmas John.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@tomcarlson3244]

Merry Christmas, John. Very nice work what ever medium you use.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@staneastin719]

Great job!

[@ATD-distractions]

Merry Christmas John!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@josephmaschari1073]

I hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Merry Christmas

[@derekrisser2219]

I'd like to see how you would fix that. It's always nice seeing how everyone will fix problems, no one is perfect. Thanks for the video, merry Christmas!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks! I'll be sure to address that in a future video.

[@walterhluchyj6718]

There is nothing better then playing with your WOOD? LOL

[@stevelambert6404]

And this is why there is no such thing as scrap ... Just parts not used yet