200 Charcuterie Boards for Christmas - Part 3 - Cutting out and Flattening the Boards

The third part of the Charcuterie Board Process starts with removing the dried slabs from the kiln. Using a couple pre-made templates, we measure out the best parts of the slabs to cut into Boards. Once cut, we start the long process of flattening and sanding each board. Despite anyone's best efforts, wood will move as it dries. Sometimes it is very little, other times the slab will develop a 'cup' or a 'twist'. A 3.25 horse power router connected to a slab flattening mill does a great job of flattening out each board. We developed a jig that allows us to quickly swap out each board to shave some time off the process. In this video you will see the rough sanding where we remove marks from the sawmill and the slab flattening mill. Unfortunately, the live edges really tear up the sandpaper, so we buy sand paper in boxes of 50 so we don't run out!

The major tools we used for this part of the process include:
Kubota B2650 Tractor
Milwaukee 10.25 inch circular saw (it is a beast)
TrueTrac Track Saw System that turns our monster circular saw into a tracksaw - https://www.truetracsaw.com
Triton 3.25 Horse power router
Woodpecker Slab Flattening Mill Pro -https://www.woodpeck.com/woodpeckers-slab-flattening-mill-pro.html
Micro-Jig Matchfit Clamping Pro system - https://www.microjig.com/products/dovetail-clamps-pro