Leopard cut in Bamboo

[heppnerguy]

Bamboo is a material that I love for cutting when I can get it. I loved this Leopard pattern, of which I can not remember who designed it but I would love to that the author of it for making it available. The bamboo is about 3/8 thick and cuts very nicely with no fuzzies from drilling of cutting. I cut it with a #1 Pegas spiral blade because it goes so much quicker and a lot easier to do than a straight blade. I sprayed it with 3 layers of Deft semi gloss. I am constantly looking for somewhere to purchase the Bamboo wood at the size and thickness I want to use. It seems to be a little difficult to find around Phoenix but I know it has to be here waiting for me to make a purchase. I used a 1/4 inch BB  Ply for the backer board. I cut this a couple of weeks ago but have not gotten around to taking a photo and posting it until now. 

Dick

heppnerguy 

[JJB]

very nice!

 

[Scrappile]

Great job. Dick.  You have been whipping them out lately... 

[Tomanydogs]

Very nicely done Dick. I like cutting bamboo also. For scrolling projects I buy cutting boards that are made from bamboo, even the dollar store sells them. 

[Wichman]

Here's the dollar tree bamboo cutting board, .35" thick ( .375 is 3/8" ).

https://www.dollartree.com/cooking-concepts-bamboo-cutting-boards/284446

 

[BadBob]

I have to buy some of these and give it a try.

[barb.j.enders]

Looks great Dick.

The style reminds me of a Russ Beard pattern.  Wonder if this is one of his?

 

[daveww1]

excellent job

[rjweb]

Dick, you have done a beautiful job on that, RJ

[Denny Knappen]

That sure is a mighty fine project.

[wombatie]

First of all, terrific work Dick.

Second try Googling Bamboo ply wood in your area.

Third you can usually find some cheap chopping boards in cheap stores.

Marg

[heppnerguy]

On 1/20/2025 at 11:14 PM, Wichman said:

Here's the dollar tree bamboo cutting board, .35" thick ( .375 is 3/8" ).

https://www.dollartree.com/cooking-concepts-bamboo-cutting-boards/284446

 

Thank you so much for the link. I do see several people who claim to either be shorted on their order or the pieces were cracked or gouged when received. The price is really good but I'm not sure if the size is enough for me. I probably will give it a shot. Again, thanks for the link.

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

On 1/21/2025 at 6:58 AM, barb.j.enders said:

Looks great Dick.

The style reminds me of a Russ Beard pattern.  Wonder if this is one of his?

 

 It could be. I do not remember what the name on the pattern was, but I have a hard time just remembering my own name some times

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

On 1/24/2025 at 8:51 PM, wombatie said:

First of all, terrific work Dick.

Second try Googling Bamboo ply wood in your area.

Third you can usually find some cheap chopping boards in cheap stores.

Marg

  This is not a ply but rather a solid wood. I have not seen any bamboo for sale as wood to buy except for flooring.

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

On 1/21/2025 at 6:51 AM, BadBob said:

I have to buy some of these and give it a try.

   I certainly enjoy cut bamboo wood. I don't have any fuzzies from it and even though it appears to be quite dense it cuts very nicely.

Dick

heppnerguy

[heppnerguy]

On 1/24/2025 at 8:51 PM, wombatie said:

First of all, terrific work Dick.

Second try Googling Bamboo ply wood in your area.

Third you can usually find some cheap chopping boards in cheap stores.

Marg

That is what I am going to explore soon. I am hoping to find some that are 8  10 inches minimum. Thanks for the tips.

Dick

heppnerguy

[rdatelle]

That came out great Dick. I still can't get used to those spiral blades.

[heppnerguy]

On 2/26/2025 at 10:33 AM, rdatelle said:

That came out great Dick. I still can't get used to those spiral blades.

So many just sort of give up on spirals. I was the same way and then I realized that the people I see using them enjoy doing ones that are really challenging so I decided to try them again. It did not take too long to get a handle on them. The secret for me was to run my saw at half or more speed, progress at a steady pace while cutting, really important to let the  blade do the cutting, and I always cut using the outer part of the blade (on the line I am cutting and the center of the blade in the waste area) to be on the line I am cutting.  Continue your cut without hesitation, again slow and easy being guided by both of my hands, the one pushing ever so gentle that is guiding   the direction of the intended cut.

  Hope this helps as it did not take much time to understand what I needed to do.

Dick

heppnerguy

[rdatelle]

I'll to give it a try again Dick and see what happens. I'll practice on some scrap wood.