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   BG | Jan 22, 2005 03:14pm | #1

   Ivan,

   It's done all the time and with those specific woods...chess boards.  Just make sure you start out with well seasoned wood and leave enough room for expansion and contraction.

    

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   MatthewSchenker | Feb 08, 2005 05:17am | #2

   ivan,
   I make cutting boards and chessboards out of mixed woods all the time. I use maple together with cherry, walnut, padauk, mahogany, and other woods. It's not only possible -- it's a great idea!

   Attached are some examples I've made.

   I've got some examples of quilted boards and reverse-stripe boards as well, if you're interested.

   
   

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   Edited 2/7/2005 9:21 pm ET by Matthew Schenker

   
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   ivanb | Feb 08, 2005 05:23pm | #3

   That is one fancy cutting board. The contrasts between the woods really makes for an exceptional cutting board. What exactly is a reverse stripe? Thanks Ivan

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   MatthewSchenker | Feb 08, 2005 10:24pm | #4

   ivan,
   Reverse stripe is kind of my own term. It's a striped cutting board that has been cut across from corner to corner and reglued after flipping one of the halves. When you do this, the stripes form a right angle. Your eye follows the stripe pattern to a point, then it reverses.Beloe are pics of one of my quilted boards and a reverse-stripe board.

   
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   grant | Feb 09, 2005 10:17pm | #5

   Those are beautiful cutting boards! Would the wood in the reverse-stripe board be maple, mahogany and walnut?

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   MatthewSchenker | Feb 10, 2005 02:55am | #6

   Those are the woods! The one you see is actually an early prototype I made of reverse-stripe boards, but it was the only picture I had. I made a few of these boards during the holiday season, but they sold pretty fast and I didn't get a picture of them!On the original subject -- this shows that woods of all kinds can be glued together successfully.One caveat, however, is that some woods are a little more difficult. I find Padauk to be a bit of a challenge. But once it's glued, it holds beautifully.