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George Vondriska
George is the Managing Editor for the Woodworkers Guild of America.
I've seen many videos, plans techniques on making cutting boards...all good and excite creative juices... But after months of good use cutting boards get ragged, with many knife cuts in them... Many people think this adds to the mystique of a cutting board. I have never seen a video or topic on REINISHING AN OLD OR USED C UTTING BOARD to make it look new again. WHAT is the best techniques to do that?.
Making a laminated cutting board has, sofar, greatly intimidated me.
Great lot of info here, George. My Men's Shed will make use of this -- we make a few cutting boards for our market stall.
I utilized this guide and the tutorials (multiple times during project!) to make my first 3 cutting boards… I overstepped my capabilities on the first one for my son as it was 20”x30” but turned out decent… Really appreciate your guidance and efforts!!!
The epoxy on my latest cutting board project is high. Can I run it through my Dewalt 735 planner with using up all the blades or should I try a router leveling bit for the first time?
No ideas at this moment.
New to this
I'm interested in building a cutting board for my wife. Thank You
I tried to make Elisha's cutting board, wenge with the colored sticks. I bought the same colored sticks used by Elisha, same part number at Michael's. First, it's tricky to glue a stack of sticks, they slide around a lot, so even with my best efforts, I ended up with a slightly-skewed stack. That's where the real problem was revealed...when I sanded the edge to get a reference edge for the upcoming miter, a light sanding rubbed the color off. The dye doesn't extend past the surface of the sticks, so I ended up with blotchy white spots along the edge instead of the vibrant colors Elisha's board has. Good thing I discovered this problem before gluing the sticks into the cutting board, as final sanding or planing would surely have exposed bare wood and destroyed the board. If there's a way to overcome this problem, I haven't found it. So, beware of this limitation. I'll be watching the comments to see if someone has figured out a solution.
Consider using a French cleat system to hang the cutting board on a wall or side of a cabinet for convenient out of the way storage.