End Grain Table Tops and Cutting Boards by Hendrik Varju
Passion for Wood, 2015.
$79.95 Cdn; 6 hrs, 33 mins on 3 DVDs
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End Grain Table Tops and Cutting Boards is the 16th DVD set from Hendrik Varju and in keeping with the others, it covers a lot of ground. This set is a little different from the others, though. Instead of focusing on a specific technique or tool, this DVD shows you how to build a beautiful cutting board or butcher block from start to finish and even includes information to take these pieces and create a beautiful table.
The DVD begins with a section on the different uses for end grain and includes information for building a coffee table. Then the project starts with choosing the proper wood and continues on to cover milling the lumber, the glue-up of the long grain slab, cutting the slab into strips, and finishing the piece.
At over 6 hours, the DVD provides a lot of important information, and as in his other DVDs, you’ll learn the techniques in real time. Varju doesn’t cut out important steps so it’s like having “Private Woodworking Instruction in a Box” ™.
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Comments
I own one of Hendrik's other DVD's and it really is a classroom in a box, I use it for reference. I'd love to win this.
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Made a few end-grain cutting boards, and would love to learn more.
I would be very pleased to win this DVD. Hendrik does a great job with his videos.
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Always wanted to try one.
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I made an end grain cutting board an I love it. Always looking for new ideas.
Going to start building my daughter her THIRD cutting board, first two split due to poor workmanship, so this DVD would come in handy!
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I hope I can win it!
I've got all of Hendrik's other DVDS, and they are all great! I would this one to complete my collection.
I have a couple of Hendrik's videos. They are very informative with lots of tips on how to do things in a safe and efficient way. It would be a nice X'mas gift to win this DVD. :)
Handrik always does such an amazing job explaining the topics necessary. He doesn't leave any topic uncovered which means that you can use his DVDs for many years to come for reference.
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I have been wanting to make an end grain cutting board for a while, looks like a great reference to start with.
looking forward to building this...
I always appreciate the opportunity to learn from a subject matter expert.
Looks enlightening.
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This is something that I have been wanting to try. My wife saw cutting boards at a Amish furniture store and told me that could be a project I could add onto my list for her.
Looks like a Great Book I'll probably buy anyway.
I made an end grain cutting board a few months ago. I am curious to see how he makes it. I am sure that I would learn tricks to do a better job.
End train is so beautiful and stable
Looks like a great learning tool.
Been wanting to find a project like this. DVD sounds like it'll be full of good info and ideas.
Would love this DVD what a great gift the cutting board would make for next Christmas for my mother. Count me in.
Looks like a Great Book I'll probably buy .
I'm in...
Count me in! While we're waiting, how about an article on the router jig for leveling large slabs? Thanks!
Por eu estar distante, no Brasil, acredito que mereço esta oportunidade de aproximação. Obrigado.
Looks like a good reference.
I'm in :)
Seen Hendrik at a few wood shows and he leaves no stone unturned. Love to add this to my collection.
What a great giveaway!
im in. i would certainly never spend $80 of something like this so winning it is my only chance maybe after owning a series like this i will understand the price better.
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This is a subject that I have been looking at!
Sounds great!
Can't wait for the book. It looks great.
Winters coming, time for Saturday morning videos before the rest of the family gets up.
This would be great to have in my colection. I can think of lots of people to give a cutting board to.
Could definitely use this video. I have lots of off cuts to use up. The boards would make great gifts.
Perfect timing - I plan on making a butcher block counter for a timber frame house I am building.
I could use some instruction!!
My wife would be delighted for an endgrain cutting board.
Cutting boards are a great way to take advantage of scraps left from other projects..... this DVD set looks like a great way to get started.... andrewwd
Help!!! It's either make something with all these cutoffs or shovel snow. I need that DID NOW!
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I make end grain tops all the time would love a great reference guide.
Please help me empty my scrap bin.
Just finished my first end grain table and would really like to learn more about this type of woodwork.
Me please!
I am a disabled Iraq war veteran who's passion is woodworking. I could use this DVD to help me with my table tops. Trying to get my would working bussiness going. Could use this dvd.
Thanks
God bless
Tommy
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Just retired from the Army after 35 years. Now I can get to do something I love to do. This DVD set is exactly what I was looking for. Besides my wife said as long as I am "above ground" I have to work. So doing something I enjoy would be awesome.
Here's to hoping! I'm new to all this so the DVD would be very helpful!
looks like a very nice DVD set
Nice scrap projects that also make perfect Christmas presents! Thanks for the chance! :D
Here's my entry!
I love making cutting boards for my wife and family. My wife is a fantastic cook, so she uses her cutting boards everyday. Hope I win this great DVD!!
As a subscriber to the print version of FW, I'd love to see the DVD.
I MAKE MANY CUTTING BOARDS BUT HAVE STRUGGLED WITH END GRAIN BOARDS. WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS SO I CAN BE A BETTER WOODWORKER
I have to make a 40" by 48" butcher block island top. Would be nice to do it end grain & this DVD could really help.
I have to make a 40" by 48" butcher block island top. Would be nice to do it end grain & this DVD could really help.
thrilled to win
Great idea!
I have never done end grain work and would love to learn how use end grain to make beautiful things from the scraps I have. I hate throwing scraps away because I feel there has to be a way to use them, now I need to learn how. Hoping to win and be able to recycle some old wood too.
Hendrik's videos are fantastic! I would love to add this DVD to my collection.
Awesome
Making Dining Room table for Daughter this would be great!
A start to finish guide, combined with a cover photo of a beautiful board looks like a great combination. This could inspire me to take on my first serious woodworking project.
Thank you for the offer to win this instructional set.
More great offerings from Fine Woodworking!
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Have been wanting to try this for quite some time.
My wife would love this project and I could learn a lot from this type of work.
I have been looking to do a project like this and it would be amazing to have the instruction before starting on my own. Would love to win.
I have made a few end grain cutting boards. They came out OK, but I am open to all the help I can get.
Looks like a very useful DVD.
What great timing as I am planning a project that uses these techniques.
It is always nice to be able to learn new stuff from a master!
Looks like a very useful and informative DVD.
It would be terrific to be able to learn Hendrick via this DVD. I hope I win!
Mary
I am about to embark on a series of end grain cutting boards. This sounds like essential info.
Always love learning from the masters, don't mind free things either. Thanks fine woodworking.
This DVD sounds like a "cut" above others I've seen. I'm sure I won't get board. (bored).
End grain looks very nice. This DVD will be helpful.
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Would like to learn end grain woodwork
I'd like to learn more about this technique.
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I like end grain. I would like some help in appreciating it more.
Cutting boards always a good gift
I like end grain. I bet I could learn to love it!
Seems like it would be a great DVD to have. Thanks Fine woodworking!!
Looks like a great way to learn more about working with end grain
End grain, long grain... Can't get enough!
Wow! It sounds good! I hope to watch it one day!
I would love to own this DVD!
I have heard a lot of good things about Mr. Hendriks and would enjoy a copy of the dvd.
If you've never attended one of Hendriks seminars, do yourself a favour. You'll be glad you did.
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This DVD would really help me improve my woodworking skills. And Lord knows I can use the help! Help me!
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I too would love to win. Thanks.
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Love the idea of working in end grain, should make all types of timber available, also the bonus of how to level large slabs.
Sounds like a great prize for a wood butcher like me....
Would enjoy learning from an expert. Thanks
Want it!
Looks interesting...
Building out my kitchen and could really
use this to make an end grain island top.
Yes it could be a great addition to my library. Hope I win this one.
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I hope to win.
To learn from the master, start to finish.
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Would love to add this DVD to my woodworking library!!
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I've never made end-grain cutting boards, but would love to learn how.
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Very nice prize.
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Cutting boards would make great gifts. This is a great opportunity to learn how to make a quality product.
Me too!
This would make a great addition to my library.
I'd love to win it. Count me in.
This would be great to help me get started on some lovely white cypress plants I have curing
Another fine offering from Hendrik Varju - technically excellent as with his other DVDs.
I've always wanted to know how to make end-grain cutting boards. Learning how to build a table like this would be an awesome bonus! FW, you guys rock.
I already own another of Mr. Hendrick's DVDs and I re-watch it often. I would love to own this one as well. Please count me in.
This looks great and I would love to have this DVD. Keep up the good work guys!
My wife is our welcoming chair for our development and I make end grain cutting boards as a welcoming gift to all new home owners. I would love to see more ideas for their design as presented in this compilation.
This sounds like a great way to learn new techniques. I am pretty new to woodworking and think I would really benefit from this kind of mentoring.
Bob
I'd love to win the DVD! It would be just in time for the Holiday.
Pick me Teacher! Pick me! LOL! Seriously, I have some of Hendrik's other work and it's quite good, and would love to have this one, too.
I'm interested in making cutting boards so am very interested in building my skills; I'd love to have a copy.
Yes, it looks most interesting. Please enter me in the giveaway. Thank you!
I would really love to have that DVD.
Thank you
It would be good to know the finer points of this particular discipline. There are quite a few conflicting theories about. It would be good to be able to pass on information with some confidence.
I'm starting to gravitate toward videos vs. books for a lot of my learning. If a picture is worth 1000 words, and a video is 30 pictures per second...
It sounds like a valuable tool to learn more about woodworking. Thank you.
That would be a great addition to my collection of instructional woodworking DVDs.
I own several of Hendrik Varju's DVDs. All of them are excellent and very thorough. I refer back to them often. This looks like one I would like to have.
I've got a couple of Hendrik's DVDs, and would love to add a third!
Been making boards for years but a foolish man does not try to improve himself. Sign me up.
My only foray into endgrain cutting boards resulted in huge wood movement and a large separation. I think I could learn something from this.
Love to have a copy. I own one of his other DVD's. They are very good.
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Great. Sign me up.
I would love to add this to my learning library!
Made 3 of these, from the publication on FineWoodworking, and they were very successfull...can't wait to see the video!
Thanks so much Hendrik to share your knowledge!...
I am milling my own wood, rescued from the city brush site. I built a solar kiln. Thsee lessons would be invaluable for me. The exotic wood one can find in florida is unbelievable! Examples are, monkey wood, camphor, red eucalyptus.
Works for BF and CM
One more hat in the ring...
I have been researching end grain cutting boards for the past few weeks and stumbled on this contest. This DVD would be perfect for answering my many questions such as glue up of exotic wood to domestics when having to be concerned with food safe glues, what weight of mineral oil to mix with bees wax. These are just a few of so many questions that a master like Mr. Hendrik would likely address. An end grain table (possibly a 3D) would be a intriguing project.
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This would be an awesome gift for a woodworking friend, father, or even for myself! Pick Me!
Just one day left to post a comment for a chance to win my DVD course! Let your friends know so they can also get in on the action.
For those of you who don't win, let me take this opportunity to thank you for posting your comments. I'd also like to wish you the best of the holiday season, for you and your family and friends. Let's all look forward to good health and happiness in 2016 and, of course, as much woodworking as you can find the time for.
All the best,
Hendrik
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