Woodworking #7- Make an End Grain Cutting Board Pt.1
One of my favorite woodworking projects is a butcher block end-grain cutting board. Im not sure if its the “back to basics” simplicity or just the fact that it is one of the most useful projects a woodworker can make, but something keeps bringing me back for more. A custom cutting board makes a great gift and many woodworkers make them in batches every Holiday Season. And if you are relatively new to woodworking, this is a great project to hone your milling, glue-up and tablesaw skills. In Part 1 of this two part series, we cover the preparation and construction of the board itself. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I do.
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great work on the …
great work on the cutting board, makes a really nicely finished item. Where did you get that glue roller? Been looking for one for a long time.
thks buddy nice …
thks buddy nice work
Congratulations
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Been watching your …
Been watching your videos for awhile now. Fantastic. Just subscribed. Keep up the great videos.
awesome video i …
awesome video i think i will make one for myself after my father passed i got all his wood working materials i just always thought it was to hard for me but i think i can do this if i det stuck i guessi can ask my hubby for help but i want to do it all on my own and your videos are very informitive thanks
Great vids! …
Great vids! Entertaining, educational, and
enjoyable. I used to work for a company
that made custom wood items and end
grain cutting boards were a hit. We used
hard and soft maple for a contrasting
effect. The maple was primarily scrap from our bigger projects it was a good way to utilize our scrap. Keep up the good work!
Great!
Great!
Good video
Good video
lol i love how he …
lol i love how he looks back after he throws it…
Primarily because I …
Primarily because I don’t know what might be in those oils. Its just a precautionary measure since the oil could potentially get into the food. I have seen people use oily woods before but I prefer to be a little extra cautious.
Why not “oily” …
Why not “oily” woods, like something like “iron wood”?
excellent video.. …
excellent video.. need more of them!
Can you explain how …
Can you explain how to make a wooden box for storing a chess game in it?
Isn’t that always …
Isn’t that always the case? lol No one notices the good stuff.
Nice project and …
Nice project and well edited. I’ll give it a go. I get the end grain logic.
One Christmas I made a bunch of long grain cutting boards where each piece of alternating woods was dovetailed to the next. .. sliding them together with a slight drag fit. . Looked good, but people didn’t notice the dovetail joints at the edge….dang ‘em
Great video and …
Great video and well planned out. I love to work with wood and you rekindled my interest. Some great touches of humor, thanks very much and keep up the great work!
Read the comments …
Read the comments above to see my explanation on where I recommend buying the wood from. Kits are available.
I honestly wouldn’t recommend getting too crazy with the woods, especially if you actually plan to use the board. I get a little nervous using the oily exotics. Some folks do it, but I try to avoid them. Bloodwood is one of those.
I am also difficult …
I am also difficult to find a place that sell these specialty species in 8/4, at most I can find 1/2. I live in houston, its frustrating. great idea though, I am bound to find some wood somewhere
I love the …
I love the combination of purple heart and maple but I am looking forsomething a little more, college school influenced… haha. I was looking around in my local wood and saw Bloodwood, would you recommend I use this? was also looking for a great black like wood. going for a red and black theme, go tech! (ttu). I know he was talking about avoid soft, large grained wood… where can I find if I can use these? Thanks in advance.
Haha, that’s …
Haha, that’s awesome! Is she afraid to cut on it? That seems to be the most common reaction to these boards.
Great Video . Just …
Great Video . Just Finished my cutting board my Wife Loved it! Even though she though I bought it. later she found out I actually did make it
On cleaning this …
On cleaning this board, scraping is the old method and still stands true. I don’t know of the use of salt but it makes sense since salt acts as a preservative for foods and would help stop any spoilage. The other factor is that wood should help keep itself clean as the tanic acids help sterilize the board and this is something that plastic cutting boards will –NOT– do. Plastic cutting boards will need more cleaning than wood and will require the bleach mentioned but the wood shouldn’t.
Its called the …
Its called the Cutting Board Package. To get there, click “View All” under Exotic Lumber in the sidebar. You’ll see the cutting board on that page.
Hey! Im interested …
Hey! Im interested in doing this project for woodshop next year. You said that Bell Forest Products sells a kit for this, could you tell me the name of that kit.
Yo Dude! Nice video …
Yo Dude! Nice video. Maybe check your spelling on email and website name (8:44) ;0)