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| Old cutting board |
Back to the cutting board. It's old, stained, and cracked. Its many years of hard labor qualify it for retirement. But I hoped I could sand it down, repair the crack, and give it another few years on the farm.
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| Enlarged view of the crack |
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Things I get to do today are be a big girl and figured out how to make the fence on the table saw straight, saw the cutting board in two, and plant pansies while the glue dries on the corner that I broke off. Accomplished all of that list. No problem.
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| Board glued and "clamped" |
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| Broken corner. Silly me. |
At this point, however, there is also some difficulty getting the two cut sections to line up evenly enough to be glued. The simple project has become labor intensive, requiring more hours than it worth possibly.
I'd like to hear from you: Do the hunks of the board become firewood, or do I keep on keeping on with the project. I'm waiting for your vote.
Get a new one. Wood is renewable and recyclable. I do understand your desire to "make do" and keep using it though. Sometimes it's almost a matter of principle.Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteGetting a new one sounds like good advice to me.
Deletehmmm, what you have gerry-rigged isn't working? well, i'm with Asta -- get yourself a new one, maybe one you can put in the dishwasher? does that them cleaner than washing by hand or not?
ReplyDeleteor could you saw it above the break, making a small cutting board? would that be too small?
if the cut board is too small, will the insecurely glued board work as something else: maybe show pictures on it (using that white tacky stuff they give you in college to put posters on the walls), or a centerpiece in your table that will elevate flowers or different collections of pottery or a gorgeous bowl of yarn? or firewood?
hi asta, love to you both, karen
I can see it burning already, bright, warm, cheery.
DeleteWell, I don't know what you ended up doing, but I probably would have cut off the bad part as food can get down in the cracks. I use cutting boards of all sizes and material.
ReplyDeleteYou are on to something here.
DeleteI like the idea of cutting it down to a size for smaller chopping projects and buying a new one.
ReplyDeleteWell, all of your suggestions have me started on yet another wood project. One thing for sure: this will not go back to its original shape as a cutting board. Its rebirth will be so much grander than its current existence.
DeleteThanks for all the encouraging thoughts.