I've always wanted to make a end grain cutting board with a 3d cube pattern. This weekend I gave it a shot. It's not perfect but I feel it turned out pretty good. I learned a few things in the process and had fun. I had plenty of Walnut and Cherry but little in the way of a lighter wood. I ended up using Hickory. Something like Maple would have been ideal and would have made the cubes really pop. Anyway.... here it is with a couple of other pieces.

Beautiful, nicely done!

Sure are pretty. One could never find that sort of work quality in a store. Nice work.

WOW

Those are very nice. They sure confuse my eyes though.

Incredible.

So what a weird coincidence. I literally just posted to my buddies that we could play Qbert on
Y new suitcase. I’m at the airport now and my new luggage has that same pattern. Not nearly as cool as your boards. But a weird coincidence.

nice craftsmanship

Very cool! One day I want to take a stab at making a couple of these myself.

Beautiful! Reminds me of an Escher print.

That's amazing. Very nice!

More than suitable for a fine crafts show. Now to enter juried competitions?

Very nice. I love woodwork.

Very nicely done! Based on watching videos on making these, it looks like a lot of upfront planning goes into it. Well done.

Up north, hard maple is one of our dominant species, we are fortunate in that respect. Two weeks ago we took about 10,000# of logs to the local saw mill, mostly red oak, some pignut hickory, ash and maple. Mostly 1x boards, but also some 2" thick planks. Got it stacked and stickered in the shed. Heading to the mill tomorrow again, this time with two loads of large white pine for 1x boards. Also have a spalted hackberry log on the load, anxious to see how that turn out. Woodworking is fun.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

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Originally posted by frayedends:
So what a weird coincidence.

Weird indeed. Flight went well?

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Originally posted by FishOn:
Beautiful! Reminds me of an Escher print.

I'm a fan of his work. One of the reasons I was intrigued with the idea of making them.

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Originally posted by Woodman:
More than suitable for a fine crafts show. Now to enter juried competitions?

It's just a hobby for me. Most of the pieces end up with family members.

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Originally posted by Merc50:
Based on watching videos on making these, it looks like a lot of upfront planning goes into it.

It does take a little upfront planning with lots of measuring along the way. So many ways to muck it up.


For those interested in making these, here is a link to a real master from Russia.
His work in incredible and inspiring.

https://www.youtube.com/c/mtmwood/featured

Nice!

Beautiful! Simply...beautiful!!!

So nice I don’t think I could bring myself to actually use it for it’s intended purpose. That’s like kitchen art. Great job!

Very nice and confusing in a good way!

I'd have a hard time using those for cutting.