Making Cutting Boards Video

This cutting board dazzles the eye but making it is easy.

Making cutting boards video. Here s a quick way to make a pretty good looking hardwood cutting board out of 3 woods walnut maple and mahogany. If you consider yourself new to woodworking this is a classic project that you. Long and a total width of at least 8 1 4 in. Making a wooden cutting board.

In a recent woodcraft class we had 3 students making cutting boards sue ellen miller liz matheny and 15 year old maddy byers. I used walnut and maple scraps cut at increments of 1 8 in but the variations are endless. Before you get caught up in cutting board designs let andrew show you 5 things you didn t know about making cutting boards that will last and be food safe. We get the stopwatch out for this build to show how quickly you can make one of these cutting boards in about 20 minutes.

Special thanks to liz for the photos and taking great notes and to sue ellen a retired school teacher for proof reading this article. As part of our homeschool s hands on projects deac and i are making a trip to the lumber yard learning about different types of wood and milling up stock for some cutting board orders. I m making a cutting board from some oak hard maple. I made four versions of this design and got smarter with each.

3 4 in thick boards at least 22 in. A cutting board and serving tray designed and built by scotty lewis.