Edge Grain Cutting Board

We're back with another woodworking project!  Our cutting board which has served us well for several years is starting to come apart and I figured it would be a perfect opportunity for a new project.

First step was to get some wood, reclaimed, preferably.  I went to a place here in town called Architectural Salvage Warehouse and picked up one big oak board, and another board that came from the top of a piano lid, also oak i think:

I took the boards and cut them up into strips like so:

Then I played around with the arrangement and applied a bunch of glue:

And clamped them up:

After letting it sit overnight i took it out of the clamps and used this planer to smooth out and flatten the board:

Nom nom nom: 

Squared off the the ends on a miter saw and here we are:

Oiled it up with some mineral oil and let it soak in overnight:

Wiped off any excess and we're done! (hat tip to Michelle for the arranging the picture)

This is where i chose to stop, with an edge grain board.  If I felt inclined, I could have done another round of cutting and gluing to create an end grain board, but then the final step of flattening the board would have taken much longer as the planer is not meant to handle end grain.  

If you're interested in a more detailed step by step, you can refer to this Instructable, which is what I used to do this project.

Overall, very pleased with the way it turned out, and how quick it was.  It only took two separate trips to Techshop (and only about 1-2hrs each time), with the gluing and oiling doing their thing overnight.