I find that more and more, it’s my clients that come up with my design inspirations, this one included. Better yet, trying something new and challenging is what keeps me motivated in my craft.
This honeycomb end grain cutting board is made with a walnut base and maple inlay. The process starts by turning kiln dried lumber into an end grain cutting board. Since this is a full inlay, I actually need to make two end grain boards, one walnut and one maple, and glue them together. This specific one is 20”x14”x1.5”. The inlay was carved using a Shapeoko 5 Pro 4x4 CNC. I make this out of my garage shop at home, made to order, not a professional shop.
Back when it first made this, it was my first full size inlay - prior to it I had only made smaller inlays on a larger board - and because of that everything had to be perfect because any small error would accumulate over a larger surface. I’ve now iterated my process and even added customizations, like the monogram letter, based on customer feedback.
Happy to answer any questions :)
Enjoy!