The dedication, time, effort, skill, attention to detail. It doesn't get any better. Thanks for sharing this awesome and tedious process. Magnificently done!!
The massive amount of time you invest in these projects pays off big time, my friend. Absolutely stunning. Beautiful craftsmanship. Of course I subscribed.
I love your work dude. I left my 27 years in running service depts in car dealerships to per-sue my dream job as a custom wood working in a custom mill shop with access to tons and tons of free scrap wood to make whatever I want. Good luck to you brother. Great job
Super dangerous on that band saw... Seen a few really bad accidents with people trying to cut circular objects on a bandsaw, it basically acts like a conveyor belt. There's a couple jigs you can build to do it more safely, but its also very possibly the reason your blade snapped. Really beautiful cutting boards though! Love your content!
hey there ryan im a new subscriber and youtuber but im a woodturner but i love the chaotic pattern hope u take care now. remember, God loves u, God bless. chris
@@ryanhawkins Thank you, I’m a beginner wood worker, this information has helped me understand the process better especially my expectations regarding my overall process and final outcome. I truly enjoying your channel. Take Care and God Bless your Family and Future in this wood working career
Inspiring. Truly thinking outside of the box. Have you found a minimum thickness to the boards needed to avoid cracking or breaking? I like having several cutting boards available and vertical storage in my cabinetry is limited to 6 inches total thickness.
I try not to go any thinner than 1 1/2”. I’ve done a couple at 1” and 1 1/4” and they both experienced some bowing. Most of the time I build my boards 1 3/4”
Sorry my English is not so good. This is German: Also, zuallererst muss ich sagen das Du sehr tolle und gute Arbeit machst. Nun würde mich interessieren, wie lange Du bei diesem tollen Projekt gebraucht hast? 🙏😈
I absolutely love everything about this video ... great production, great content, great processes, great music, great quotes, and beautiful cutting boards! Even your logo is cool ... and so fast!!! You are amazing and inspiring! Maybe I'll become East Coast Boards one day. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this with us! I'm gonna watch it again now ...
Sue, I appreciate the detailed and kind comments! The impact that that kind of feedback has on a person who is just starting their YT journey…thank you.
I am in awe of the countless details, the philosophy and the outcome of these pieces, especially when I look back to the pile of scrap from which you undertook to pursue your craft. It boggles ones mind to watch. Thank you for sharing.
These are pretty cool. It’s funny… I watched the whole video. Saw how you made them. But it still blows my mind and I still wonder… how the heck??? Great boards.
One more quote:" You can't always get what you want but if you try real hard you'll get what you need." I wish I could buy one of your beautiful boards. One fine day I'll try real hard to make one myself. All the best to you. 🤩
Yeah they're really pretty. But just shop around & you can definitely find some others of equal quality & much more reasonably priced. I was curious & checked out the shop. Beautiful stuff. Then I saw the almost the exact same kinds of boards for almost 3x the prices of what I have found in other shops!! So needless to say I won't be shopping here.
I need to add a quote. Whenever someone was getting a lil big for their britches my father would say "Just because you smell like Ape shit, don't mean yer Tarzan"! Excellent video. Beautiful work.
I wanted to take the time to tell you, thank you for your time, teaching, and admonishment that you've given out so freely. I pray you're doing well, and that your new family is well. You should definitely have a patreon set up if you don't already. What you're doing is certainly a labor of love. I very much appreciate the quote from Napoleon Hill. Truthfully, I could've started at least 1 small project while I was watching your channel this morning, but I rather chose rest instead. I did see that quote from Napoleon Hill, so perhaps tomorrow morning, I'll be too busy woodworking to watch videos 🤓😇😎🤠.
I've never seen anything like it. Your patience and skill are remarkable. I consider myself a very competent woodworker, but don't have a fraction of the imagination and talents you have.
Love the way you used scrape wood to eliminate as much waste as possible. Just a thought. Maybe use these projects’ waste and use them with epoxy. If you have a lathe, you could carve out plates, bowls, vases, and much more. I am just starting in my woodworking journey and I have used epoxy a few times. Your idea gave me great ideas that I could eventually start doing. Thank you.
Ryan I have a question and a suggestion, Matt at Next Level Carpentry uses sawdust to clean his glue up’s to reduce/ eliminate scrapping glue clean ups once clamps are applied. Possibly this would save you time in your glue up’s. Also your the only person I’ve seen apply glue to both sides of your wood strips when clamping up a panel on a cutting board. Where and why did you learn this and why. Thank You I enjoy your channel.
You know what would be more chaotic? Instead of squaring off the final board following the orientation of the strips, you square them up at an angle also. Then, the orientation of the final glue-up isn't noticeable. But it will mean an oversized final board and then more scrap. Well, you are already slapping the scraps together for smaller pieces. I guess it could be fun? lol
make chess boards, plaid patterns (triangles leftovers are more triangles) or use cutoffs in the same boards, I bet there is someone out there who knows patterns with no waste, make boards from which ever wood's on sale, (like it's meatballs today cos beef is only $X/lb) If you're a carpenter make other things from patterned wood or cheaper woods. What about bespoke counter tops special order only, have some patterns to pick from and multiply by size
Hey west coast board, I love your work. I am from Costa Rica and I am planning to start creating these as a small starting business, I have a small amount of tools. What would be your best advice for starters?
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us." --- Marianne Williamson
No one ever has short scraps like me??? Lol I have a grip of 5” long craps that I need to use up- was hoping to get some ideas on the butt joints to make longer lol wait….. it gets cross cut anyway so I guess I don’t really need to do butt joints huh? I can just glue up the 5” stock then cut that into 2 or 3 strips and do that a few times
Very nice job man. Hard work indeed. Please tell me wouldn't be hazardous to use it as cutting boards with all those chemicals from the glue and oils you used. Just a thought.
Every one says these board are made from scrap. All scraps in my shop are 14" max. and most are around 8". So I'd have to use real boards to get them for the length needed to glue up several boards at once. --- one guys opinion
I think that these are beautiful! and an excellent use of off cuts. "If the only tool you carry is a hammer, then every challange will look like a nail. -Abraham Maslow-
Sir, I just need your expert opinion, Is mahogany good for cutting boards? Wood here in the Philippines is pretty expensive and I want to make a cost effective cutting boards.. Any suggestions? Thnx!
Almost wish you left the chaos of the off cuts on at least one side. I love the irregularlness of it. But the glue would have been a pita to clean up...
The title on this is the best! lol I learned a lot, and also feel like I've never seen anyone who needs a drum sander and a taper/jointing jig more. :-) That said, I recently skipped the drum sander in favor of using my router flattening jig on an oak board recently and was really pleased with how quickly it handled end-grain compared to its usual diet of epoxy. It's nice to have multiple ways to tackle a given problem. Thanks for posting! I'm feeling the urge to chaos again after seeing this vid. It's been a while!
I'd love to see what you could do with the weird offcust from this projett, all those weird shapes and angles.. I'm thinking making a resin top for an endtable or something with small and large pieces of "chaos" floating around.
What he's doing and why becomes self-evident if one pays attention and has an attention span longer than a gnat's hiccup. It's already fast-forwarded, even. It's dialed back as much as possible~
Some tips to speed you up? 1) You assembled the pieces purposefully by similar length... Then cut them at an angle. Next time, you should purposefully assemble them by the angle so you have smaller waste. 2) You cut 4 sides on the bandsaw during the end but them cleaned them up again on the table saw.. next time just rip 2 sides on bandsaw?
Ideally what size’s do u want to rip all strips too? I have a lot I’m about to do and not sure if I want to mix and do 1/2 - 2” or 3/4-1.5 or ??? Or doesn’t really matter?
So they end up with the end grain as the cutting surface? Wondering how well they've held up? There's so much competing movement. Extremely cool finial look! Would love to own one.
Very nice work!!!!!. I suggest you find a variable speed router so you don't get those burns you had to sand out. I have so much scrap in my shop that you got me wanting to make some cutting boards now. :D
