Making Live Edge Cutting Boards

In this video i show you how to make a regular board look like it has a live edge.
Making live edge cutting boards. We recommend you use these to allow air flow underneath the board to keep the chopping board from warping and stop it slipping on your kitchen worktop. Easy live edge charcuterie boards. This was a simple build got some ash it was split almost in the middle so i had to cut that part off. With the cut made the live edge effect is already looking great.
The look has become extremely popular in the last few years. Published on jan 23 2017. Small clear rubber feet will be supplied for all our large live edge boards. Whether you re looking for a wedding gift christmas present or a scrap wood project this is one you.
Desiigner panda kiko. I had no time for big project so i ve decided to make just a cutting board. I wanted to make a little something using lumber i milled myself. Make your cut with the blade of the jigsaw tilted in towards the board not away.
To make them a log is simply slabbed as is to reveal the grain of the wood keeping all or most of the bark and the curved edge of the tree in place. I ve been so busy focusing on my shed shop build that i haven t had time to create something fun in my new workshop so i decided to take an evening and make something i ve been wanting to try for a while a live edge wood serving board also known as a charcuterie board although that s a really fancy term and i m still not sure i m pronouncing it the right way. Charcuterie boards have told the cutting board industry to take a backseat and let these vessels of meats and cheeses have their day in the sun. If you cut with it tilted away from the board there is a chance you could get too close to the edge and that would create a flat patch.
With the angle set its time to cut the board. So this simple technique can save a lot of time and. Custommade live edge cutting and serving boards are handcrafted by artisan woodworkers and showcase the natural beauty of hand selected wood slabs. Making a cutting board from ash.