bread cutting board

Instructions

I started with some rough stock of solid oak that I had lying around. But any other wood should do too. First a used a table router to mill the angles that hold the crumb tray to the sides. As the crumb tray is 15mm high, you should mill a little bit deeper (15.5mm), so the tray can move. I used a 1m strip of wood (just in case you have problems with on one of the shaper milled parts), but you only need around 500mm. For the tray I cut the dovetail angles and the long sides on the table saw to size. This part needed some milling with the shaper origin. I used a 10mm end mill for the material removal and a 6mm ball end mill for the round edges inside the tray. I also used the circle function of the shaper origin to cut some holes for 4 small magnets that hold the tray in place. The holes are placed in line with the 2nd crossing member from each end. That is 37.5mm from the long side (2*15mm+15/2mm). The holes are sized, so you can press fit the magnets in place without any glue. With the crumb tray milled now you get to finishing the sides. First I cut 225mm wide pieces from the stock I prepared earlier. The box joints on the other side are then milled with the shaper origin. With the two sides finished, you can start to prepare your 15x15mm strips that cross the cutting board. Make them a little bit longer than you need to, so you can adjust the fit later on. Dry fit the box joints and cut the strips to their final length. Don't forget the two strips and their holes for the magnets, before you glue everything together. I included the Fusion360 files so you can modify the dimensions and get a better understanding of the whole project. Feel free to make it your own.