A Quick and Simple Cutting Board Project

Grace
by Grace
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* Please note that this is a SOLID oak board. I wouldn't have bought it to do this project if it wasnt. ;)

**I find Donna's comment to be very helpful on how to care and maintain a cutting board:"Mine is holding up great. Easy enough to replace if needed. I've had it for 8 or 9 Years. I never let it get too wet and I clean it with a little soap and water, wipe down with bleach/water to disinfect and dry immediately in oven for a couple of minutes. I have another larger board that I use for pastries--pie dough, etc. that one, like my wooden rolling pin, are usually just wiped down and sanitized, dried and put away. rarely have I washed them. Lasted for years. Old school tricks handed down from generations."

***There are some other helpful information regarding food safety issues by other readers in the comment section such as what kind of oil or wood to use.

I have been drawn to all those farm house decor you see now days. My house is nothing like that, but I try to adapt what I can. I have been wanting to have one of those cutting board collections. I think I got fairly a good number of cutting boards all from Goodwill and wanted the round kind.

A long time ago, I got an idea from my blogger fairy godmother Larissa @prodigal pieces that you CAN make your own. And then I saw another blogger's post on Facebook. See my 2 main inspirations at the end of this post.
http://www.tidbits-cami.com/2016/03/how-to-make-an-antique-cutting-board.htm

l did more research and decided to make my own. I saw some people selling it over 60.00! It's so much cheaper this way. I bought a piece of solid red oak board at Home DePot. Based on the list "Tidbits" provided, that was the material I could readily purchase. You can ask them to cut a piece to your preference. It was less than 10.00 for about 12x16 or 18 inches.











Isn't that beautiful? It's a solid piece.












Quite honestly, I do not have the pics of how I went about. I didn't think much of it, and since it was so simple, it was more embarrassing to post it on Hometalk, lol, but I liked the final results so much that I decided to share what I could here.


Anyhow, I found a bowl that fit the size of the circle I wanted to have. I used one of my cutting board collection handles as a model.























I traced the bowl and the handle. I think I traced the circle and cut a template and then made it smaller as the bowl's circle was bigger than the board. My idea was something like this. See below :)





















Hmm.. now that I see it, I realized I used a different cutting board handle. 😅 Oh well...you get the idea. 😁


I got my jigsaw out and cut the board. I used a file to round up the edges and my hubby drilled a hole on the handle for me. I then used my palm sander and used 80 and 220 sandpapers and gave more shape to it.























After vacuuming the dust and cleaning it with alcohol, I used mineral oil, and buffed it. I let the oil soak for 24 hours after buffing before we used it for the first time. **After another heavy use, I learned that it is not good to wash with too much water. Also, I want to recommend that you give 3 layers of oil treatment. I did only once and it did not give enough barrier.























Isn't that beautiful? The color got deeper. Such a simple project but it works!























Now it found a home along with other Goodwill finds. That long handled cutting board was from a local bread company that went out of business. I couldn't believe I found such a perfectly kept cutting board from that bread company at Goodwill! I just need to stop collecting any further right there, lol!























It isn't perfect, but not bad for the first try. My hubby is so proud of me and delighted to use this cutting board.























Just enjoying my wood since there isn't much to talk about...hehe.














Now, the final pic is added for those who are worried that this is not a solid wood. It IS a solid piece of wood and I hope that clarifies it. :)



Suggested materials:
  • Red oak board 12x16   (Home DePot)
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  • Martha Diaz Rodriguez Martha Diaz Rodriguez on Apr 16, 2017

    Did you buff it after each oil treatment (since you had recommended doing it 3x) also how long do you let it sit before each treatment. By the way I absolutely love your cutting board. Amazing job...

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  • Yofrendonna Yofrendonna on Mar 19, 2017

    Mine is holding up great. Easy enough to replace if needed. I've had it for 8 or 9 Years. I never let it get too wet and I clean it with a little soap and water, wipe down with bleach/water to disinfect and dry immediately in oven for a couple of minutes. I have another larger board that I use for pastries--pie dough, etc. that one, like my wooden rolling pin, are usually just wiped down and sanitized, dried and put away. rarely have I washed them. Lasted for years. Old school tricks handed down from generations.

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    • Grace Grace on Mar 20, 2017
      You are great! Thank you so much!
  • Karen Karen on Feb 01, 2021

    I have looked every where for a round cutting board with handle template! Could not find the first one....Never thought about using another handle to go by! Guess I was having a DUH moment...lol! Thank you!

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