Final Cutting Board for 2010

I snuck out to the garage this morning to work on some Sapele boards I purchased a month ago. It was a little rough, so after blocking it down to size with the chop saw, I ran the pieces over the jointer a few times to get a straight edge before sizing them down on the table saw. Should have enough to make 8 boards.


The photo below shows the first glue up on a new board I'm making from bloodwood, sapele, black cherry and padouk. As you can see, this board should be a really warm accent piece. Lots of orange and red tones. All of the colors really start to come to life after final sanding and once the finish is applied.

Last glue up of 2010. Should be dry by 2011 and off to the planer. I think the colors are going to be awesome.