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ZLTFUL
ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
edited March 2014 in The Clubhouse
*rimshot*

Every winter, when I can no longer regularly ride one of my motorcycles, I fall back on an old classic favorite hobby of mine...woodworking. You're already familiar with my audio racks. But I have also made bookcases, tables, cabinets, wine racks, etc etc.
This post is to show off/showcase one of my favorite projects...cutting boards and butcher blocks. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of some of my biggest ones (did a 4inch thick 4ft by 3ft edge grain maple butcher block for a friend's kitchen remodel) but I have made at least a couple of hundred cutting boards over the last few years.
This latest batch was 38 boards including my first 4 end grain boards.

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And here is a wall unit and a bar I built for a friend's basement remodel a few years back...

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I didn't get any finished pictures of the bar (opposite end of the room from the wall unit) but the bar was faced in acid washed copper with aluminum panels treated with a grinder and backlit. Black granite top with maple cabinets and glass inserts in the doors...

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"Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

"Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited February 2014
    Forgot to mention, the openings where the speakers are have custom fitted black grilles over them now. This was against my wishes as i knew the speakers and sub being in those openings were going to sound weird but he insisted...
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,029
    edited February 2014
    Awesome!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited February 2014
    Ryan... where do I begin?

    ......Your wife must really like that your that good with "wood"

    .......That wood looks sexy

    ............I dont think that wood is thick enough.....

    Dont have enough hours in the day for all the jokes I can think of here :wink:

    P.S. as you know, your skills with wood are remarkable and I look forward to seeing what else you make provided you get good wood :biggrin:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2014
    Beautiful work man, you have some mad skills.
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited February 2014
    Wow, that is pretty great work you got there.
    2 ChannelTurntable - VPI Classic 2/Ortofon 2M BlueAmplification - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II, Parks Audio Budgie PhonoSpeakers - GoldenEar Triton 17.2 Home TheaterDenon AVR-X3300W; Rotel RMB-1066; Klipsch RP-280F's, Klipsch RP-450C, Polk FXi3's, Polk RC60i; Dual SVS PB 2000's; BenQ HT2050; Elite Screens 120"Man CaveTurntable - Pro-Ject 2.9 Wood/Grado GoldAmplification - Dared SL2000a, McCormack DNA 0.5 DeluxeCD: Cambridge AudioSpeakers - Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary; LSiM 703; SDA 2A
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited February 2014
    Nice work,I enjoy playing around with my wood too.

    Dan
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited February 2014
    How much for the blocks ? Unless you plan on chopping like a madman.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,676
    edited February 2014
    Beautiful woodwork sir
    ..
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited February 2014
    That is some impressive work...very pleasing to the eye!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited February 2014
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Ryan... where do I begin?

    ......Your wife must really like that your that good with "wood"

    .......That wood looks sexy

    ............I dont think that wood is thick enough.....

    Dont have enough hours in the day for all the jokes I can think of here :wink:

    P.S. as you know, your skills with wood are remarkable and I look forward to seeing what else you make provided you get good wood :biggrin:

    Does your wife know you have a wood fetish?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited February 2014
    ....keep up the good work. you should try to make a living off it. you have got the talent.....just find a business partner or contact with an interior designer or architect. Of course once it becomes a business it is not as much fun.

    I was a cabinet maker for 3 years out of college. Loved it.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    edited February 2014
    Mad skills and TOOLS! Nice work.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited February 2014
    .....FOR got !

    ....from experience. Buy cabinet doors off the shelf from Hdepot or Lowes or anywhere. Build the cabinets around them.

    You can't build them for less with quality. You would need more equipment and labor. Have choice of styles. Great for painted builtins.

    ...Also, you seem to know....for quality.....BALTIC Birch.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,014
    edited February 2014
    Love those cutting boards....great work too. Heck man, aside from selling cutting boards, you can make a living selling platforms for speakers and audio gear too.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited February 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    Love those cutting boards....great work too. Heck man, aside from selling cutting boards, you can make a living selling platforms for speakers and audio gear too.

    I already asked him why he hasnt made risers for his LSi's and TT :smile:....

    I wouldn't mind him making one for my Project Debut... and maybe some other stuff of mine we've discussed as well :smile:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited February 2014
    Thanks for the kind words guys. I enjoy it as a hobby but to make a living out of it, I would have to be able to compete with guys like Boos Blocks and the guys who come up with stuff like this:

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    and

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    Hehe. Needless to say, I enjoy making them for friends and relatives as gifts but beyond that...just dunno.

    Guys like Jesse have my undying respect for their ability to restore wood furniture. *THAT* takes skill.

    dee, you are correct. Typically, I do that but when I do a simple baltic birch or maple cabinet, the doors are little more than biscuit joined corners and dado/routered step to drop the front panels or glass into.

    My ex has an entire kitchen full of custom made oak cabinets I built around pre-made doors from Home Depot hehe.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited February 2014
    beautiful work! I want one of those cutting boards!
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited February 2014
    Beautiful work and design Ryan, you are "The King of the Block"
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited February 2014
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Does your wife know you have a wood fetish?

    Buhahahahaha!!! Sig right there. :twisted:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,138
    edited February 2014
    Very nice skills!
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited March 2014
    I think I may have a problem...an addiction if you will...

    More stock for boards...
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    Then I whipped up the materials to make 3 checkerboard patterned end-grain ones...these were before I glued and clamped em.
    They are done and have been oiled once so far but I haven't gotten pics yet.
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    I also threw together some wall boxes to mount flanking the fireplace for BDs and DVDs...
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    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited March 2014
    Once we get settled I might be talking to you about making a couple things for my 2 channel system along these lines... like a TT plinth/sandbox and some speaker plinths.......

    Heck I might even get a cutting board as well for the wife......
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited March 2014
    Really nice work, you dont have to make the highest quality stuff to make a few bucks.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2014
    I love the variation of color and grain in the wood; very nice!
    Jake
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited March 2014
    Got the boxes mounted up tonight...
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    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited March 2014
    Gives me a woody just looking at it all - nice work !!

    Chris
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    edited March 2014
    VERY NICE work. Excellent skills you have!!
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,656
    edited March 2014
    Checkerboard...uh...boards...all oiled up.

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    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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