Walnut Cutting Board Diy
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Walnut cutting board diy. This is a great diy project for those just getting into woodworking or for the more advanced as well. I had this rough piece of walnut that was just begging to be cut into these boards. It s recommended to let the oil soak and dry out for approximately 24 hours at room temperature. It s an easy weekend project and would make a great gift too.
Apply a generous portion of the food safe oil with a soft cloth. Out of my 17x12x2 walnut i am able to slice it all down to 17x6x1 so that i have 4 pieces for 2 cutting boards. Apply cutting board finish. We made a cutting board out of select hardwoods.
Once it dried i followed up with a coat of howard s butcher block conditioner. How to make a butcher block cutting board. I used mahoney s walnut oil to finish my cutting board. Learn how to make a butcher block cutting board with diy pete.
I used walnut and maple scraps cut at increments of 1 8 in but the variations are endless. Live edge walnut charcuterie or serving boards. Walnut cutting board with maple strips. It was fun to kind of figure out ways that batch actions to save time.
Watch as i create two stunning walnut cutting boards with epoxy resin and pigments totalboat table top epoxy resin gallon kit black diamond pigments. This was a big project making 8 cutting boards in total. This is just a quick video of a massive 16 by 27 walnut cutting board. Soak the cutting board in mineral oil.
The final dimension is 12 x16 x3 4. The wood talked to. Apply 4 5 coats of the oil on the entire board. If you don t have a bandsaw purchase a 1 inch or 3 4 inch thick piece for your cutting board.
4 of the smaller ones and 4 of the massive walnut ones. I applied two coats of mineral oil. Just cut strips of wood and glue them together. Walnut cherry and maple.
I made four versions of this design and got smarter with each. Start with long strips. I used my branding iron to personalize the back side of the cutting board. As you can see i am using 8 quarter walnut 2 inches thick and i need to cut it in half.