
With all these different cutting board styles and shapes to choose from, you will definitely find one that is right for you - one that will meet your kitchen needs. I typically prepare 3′ or 4′ lengths – enough for 2 medium or 2 larger cutting boards.Made from high-quality materials, our cherry blossom cutting boards come in different cutting board shapes, giving you more options with which you can choose from: Make sure you only cut fingers in one edge of these boards.

Choose 2 pieces – one from each material type – for your outside edges. The next step is routing the ‘fingers’ along the vertical edges of each board. Run all the sides through your jointer to ensure they are quite straight and smooth. Typically, I cut materials between 1-1/2 and 3 inches wide. For this project I cut 4 slightly different widths on each of the 2 materials used to give the board a little bit of random character. A drum sander is also nice, but you can hand sand. Tools – thickness planer, jointer, table saw, miter saw, router and router table, finger joint bit or other joinery bit, clamps. Plan to use a quality waterproof glue Titebond III is used in this example. I prefer to use 5/4 material which is the capacity of my finger joint bit. The amount of material depends on the size of the cutting board you plan to construct. Each time it’s done they swear they will never do it again. My parents have redone their kitchen a few times in the time they have lived in their house. Any good contrasting wood combination will work I also like walnut/maple, birch/walnut, wenge/maple and cherry/maple. How To Make a ‘Butterfly’ 3D End Grain Cutting Board by Dan Edmund 3 months ago Kitchen renovations can be one of the most expensive parts of improving and upgrading a home. Both pieces were cut-offs from a local cabinet shop. Tools and Materialsįor this article I’ve chosen lyptus and jatoba for materials. Here’s a project that takes cutting boards to a new level and makes new use of a few specialized router bits. With the router and router table available I’ve tried to figure out ways to justify the expense.

As a woodworker I’ve steadily added tools to my shop.

However, the latter need not be the case. Cutting boards and trivets are commonly available in a wide range of materials, and typically uninteresting.
