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Working With Rubber Continued
A close-up of the amount of epoxy I put in each pocket.
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The next day I checked each board to see how flat they
sat. Everyone of them needed a small amount of adjustment so I used some
tape along with some 150 grit paper and attached to my work bench.
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Then I moved the boards front-to-back removing a small amount of rubber
here and there.
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I used my surface plate to check my progress until each one was nice and
flat.
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Some of the rubber pads cleaned up 100% while others not as much, which
is exactly what I expected. This
method worked great and now each serving tray sits perfectly flat.
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Finishing
I'm going to use mineral oil first and then follow up
with some cutting board wax second. Now I've used mineral oil on many of
my cutting boards, which has worked great. And other times I've used
just the wax, which has preformed fine as well. Either one protects the
wood surface and both are food safe.
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It's Finished
Here are two of the boards all finished. I really like the one on the
left because this was the vision I had all along.
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This is the back, and it's amazing how different they look compared to
the front.
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Here are two more. The one on the right required more work but it didn't
come out like I thought it would. So, I hope my daughter likes it.
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My brand is hard to read on the darker wood.
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