Brick Pattern Cutting Board

In my latest video, I make a Maple and Walnut brick patterned cutting board. The maple was from an old tree that fell in my back yard, so this is a fun conversation starter as well. I've been wanting to tackle this project for a while and I finally got around to completing it. I provide you with some tips for making a brick pattern cutting board based on lessons I've learned by making several cutting boards over time. You will see some of the issues I ran into and what you can do to avoid them when you build your cutting board.

Finished size:
11 1/4 inches x 17 3/4 inches x 2 inches

Materials I used:
- Maple
- Walnut

I am not an expert, just a regular woodworker, sharing my experiences with you.

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- Michelle

[bradmoyer]

A maker makes mistakes, a truly creative maker figures out a way to correct them, another beautiful 🤩 project!

[davidpodmore]

What a beautiful cutting board, you should be proud.

[markmiller]

Beautifully done.great attention to detail.

[Dtrainchuggin]

Very nice job young lady. Beautiful cutting board.

[scottdarnell]

Another nicely done project Michelle. I hope someday you are able to incorporate a table saw into you shop. Thanks again. Scott.

[kenrose]

This is your best cutting board yet! Really like the simple brick pattern and the wood grain looks amazing! Great job!

[jfred]

Your design is awesome, and the colors "pop". Always love maple and walnut together.

[cesardepaula]

Ow my God! Very bealtful! Congratulations from Brazil Cedral city! Obrigado 👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[thriftylemonchef]

That's really awesome! You really work good with your hands! I can use that as my chopping board. Stay connected and stay blessed

[wappy]

Wow that is stunning! I love the look of the cutting board!

[randysagar]

I really enjoy your videos! I made three different cutting boards like yours mixing end-grain and face-grain. Everyone of them checked the end-grain badly and I had to remove the face-grain. Good luck with yours and keep up the great work.

[gikar]

Amazing job on this beautiful cutting board. With your skills and tools you are completing some pretty & useful projects. I can’t help but think that the process you used on the cutting board would make a paneling for a small accent wall in room. It would be tons of work but it would be really eye catching. Looking forward to a Christmas project.

[LorenzoPerego]

Hi! Just a quick question, did the board fail on you and crack becuase of the grain direction of the strips or it's still to this day holding up good?
Thankyou for your answer

[ThePaulus]

Very Nice, been looking into making a brick pattern lately... won't the end grain with long grain combination result in issues like cracks or warping ?

[landoncarter]

Just a thought, in case you ever make the same mistake and cut the end grooves first - (unfortunately I have made mistakes more than once in my projects).. Could you bring the fence out flush with the front of the bearing while cutting the radius on the ends?

[roberttipper]

Could you share how this board held up after a year? Curious because of the walnut cut. Thanks!

[briandarga]

Can I use this technique for a decorative partition?

[brosselot]

I do the same with mine I usually don't have enough stock to make the second set of strips end grain. I've heard from the purestest that you should never do this your board will fall apart and it will cause problems in the future so far so good.

[garriv]

Am I wrong or did you mix edge grain walnut strips with the end grain sections? Edit: Haha....I just watched the rest of the video and saw that you knew about this..:). I will be curious to see if this board develops cracks or not. Good luck!

[Belg]

I'd like to see a 3d cutting board