I did post something later on in the thread, but not really supposed to in that board (made on GF).
but yeah, i used 1000 speed, 70 power, and 340 lpi.
this was the final product.
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that’s a cutting board from target. which i realized later was from the fixer upper folks at magnolia. i guess they have a deal with target.