Walnut Cutting Board Diy

Many cutting boards will come into contact with water and moisture at some point in their lives.

Walnut cutting board diy.

Soak the cutting board in mineral oil. The strips differ by increments of 1 8 in so widths are. But why do we need to raise the grain. Walnut cutting board with maple strips.

The width is personal preference. You may have heard people say they are raising the grain of a cutting board. Cut the walnut in half if you have a large width piece. 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.

Apply cutting board finish. Start with long strips. Longer than the final length of the cutting board. Before cutting strips cut your boards at least 1 in.

Apply 4 5 coats of the oil on the entire board. It s an easy weekend project and would make a great gift too. Mine was around 12 inches so i decided to cut it down to around 6 inches. Apply a generous portion of the food safe oil with a soft cloth.

I used mahoney s walnut oil to finish my cutting board. Once it dried i followed up with a coat of howard s butcher block conditioner. As soon as water is put onto a board that previously felt very smooth it is suddenly not smooth to the touch any longer. I applied two coats of mineral oil.

Cut two strips of each width one from maple one from walnut. I hope you enjoy it. That way you won t have to align the ends perfectly during glue up. 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.