Recent content by DWSmith

Hi Vils, John sent this thread link to me and I am amazed at how well the board has held up for 11 years. You must be taking excellent care of the board. Thanks for sharing. Seeing results like this makes me happy and proud to see that my work is still in use today. BTW John's work and...

When I was operating The BoardSMITH, I made a custom knife block for a KKF member, JoeC, the one eyed turtle. The block was huge, solid cherry and held 9 of his best cleavers. As payment he traded this knife for the block. (JoeC died about three years ago.) The knife is a Wantanabe 180 mm...

Wow! A 13 year old board that looks good after a rehab. Maybe I was building them to well. Happy the rehab went well and maybe the board is ready for 13 mor years of use. When I was building the boards, I used a 4 x 24 belt sander down to just 100 grit and then followed up with a ROS down...

Hi John, Each time I see a board you post or a board a customer posts, I am further assured I sold the company to the right person. And the charity boards are a wonderful and generous thing for you to do. Makes me proud. One thing I can add, if the customers knew just how much work goes...

David here. Bad idea about using epoxy. First; to hard, might damage the knife edge. Second; epoxy will not adhere to the oil soaked wood. Third; trying to sand the epoxy off on the oil soaked wood will be an exercise in futility since the wood fibers will clog the sandpaper with just a...

Hi Vils, Terrific to see that one of my older boards is still in use and enjoyed. About the warping, it isn't uncommon to see the wood do funny things after being moved to a new location. Allow it to acclimate for a week or so then oil and continue to use it. Remember to oil the...

I can answer that for John. Bamboo is much harder and the amount of glues and resins used in the manufacture of those boards will be tough on the good edges the posters here strive for. What is not known is the type and quality of the glues used for bamboo. The Oriental makers simply don't...

Hello everyone. I have been absent for a few months now so I thought I would update the community on just how I have been keeping busy. First, closing the business after selling to John in Dallas took a while. After three and a half years in the location a lot of crud accumulated, much...

I forwarded off the PM the OP sent to John in Texas for the quote. He should be getting back to you very soon and if he doesn't let me know. Here is why we use larger blocks in The BoardSMITH boards. First of all it is the look. I believe it just looks better. They are stronger given...

Busy week!!!!! John and I have been working in his shop all week, I was showing him my methods and he was working hard learning and looking for ways to make the boards better. We have made several and John will be shipping those the their new owners very soon. John and his wife are...

Today I am in Dallas, TX to work with John Loftis to show him my methods for building cutting boards. I believe John will be a fast learner and will crafted boards with the same care as I did. Please give John the same support as you did for me. New boards will be showing up soon and if...

I apologize for continuing his discussion. I just hate to be attacked like that without a chance to present my side. He will get his board and I am sure that PayPal will end his dispute since I provided a UPS tracking number.

Never ends, does it? Actually, you left out some emails from Feb on. Couldn't find those?

When your mother called today, I was in the middle of something very complicated and wasn't able to switch gears and understand what she was trying to communicate. First, I didn't understand the name so I had her repeat it. When she said it so I could understand it I assumed, I hate that...

Hello everyone. I have a message from John Loftis about the ownership transition. If you have any questions please contact either one of us. Hi folks! I just wanted to pop in here and introduce myself. I couldn't be more excited about getting to carry on David's tradition of quality in...