Second and third 2023 projects: piano bench and cutting board

Seven years ago a friend gave me a beautiful live edge black walnut board that he had finished. We have been using it as a table top on an ottoman.

This week, I turned the board into a piano bench. I found the four iron legs on Amazon.

Our cutting board of 20+ years came apart for the second time. Because it's such a great design -- reversible with lips to catch the edge of the counter -- I decided to fix it.

My attempt to use my hand planer failed, so I ask for help from a friend who is also a woodworking expert.

He used a table saw to rip apart some sections that were unsound and to square up all the edges. 

And he gave me great advice for gluing up the pieces: put clear packing tape on all the supports so once the glue dries it will be easy to separate them from the board.

After a careless mistake using my biscuit cutter, lots of sanding, and a coat of Walrus cutting board wax, the board is back on our kitchen counter.