Walnut Cutting Board Diy

Before cutting strips cut your boards at least 1 in.

Walnut cutting board diy. Many cutting boards will come into contact with water and moisture at some point in their lives. That way you won t have to align the ends perfectly during glue up. 1 8 1 4 3 8 1 2 5 8 7 8 1 1 1 8 and 1 1 4 in. Apply a generous portion of the food safe oil with a soft cloth.

But why do we need to raise the grain. Cut the walnut in half if you have a large width piece. Tips for flat tight results. I hope you enjoy it.

Once it dried i followed up with a coat of howard s butcher block conditioner. The strips differ by increments of 1 8 in so widths are. The width is personal preference. Cut two strips of each width one from maple one from walnut.

It s an easy weekend project and would make a great gift too. Walnut cutting board with maple strips. As soon as water is put onto a board that previously felt very smooth it is suddenly not smooth to the touch any longer. Soak the cutting board in mineral oil.

It s recommended to let the oil soak and dry out for approximately 24 hours at room temperature. I m pretty happy with how the board came out. Cut out a 17 inch piece of walnut or any size that you prefer leave at least 1 2 inches extra so that you can trim up after the epoxy as hardened. I applied two coats of mineral oil.

Mine was around 12 inches so i decided to cut it down to around 6 inches. Apply cutting board finish. You may have heard people say they are raising the grain of a cutting board. I used mahoney s walnut oil to finish my cutting board.

This is just a quick video of a massive 16 by 27 walnut cutting board.