DIY Cutting Boards

[Zag]

We were out shopping a few weeks back and hit a little woodworking shop and they had some nice cutting boards. So i figured id give it a try. Mind you I have almost zero tools, actually none but i was able to borrow some. Basically i cut the peices with the chainsaw then used the table saw or miter saw for the edges/ends. Then used a power handheld plainer and a palm sander. I figure ill keep a couple and give the rest as gifts. The one on the left is from a large red oak that came down like 5yrs ago, the middle wood I'm not sure and the right is walnut from my back yard.

[BizCT]

Dishwasher safe?

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[Zag]

Great q biz, not sure but ill hand wash they and occasionally add some butcher block paste ever so often. Now that you have new property give it a shot!!

[Lawdwaz]

First off it doesn't take long to wipe ANY cutting board off.  Second, I'd never put a wooden cutting board in a dishwasher, same as I wouldn't soak one in a sink of water.

 

Wood handled knives and other wood handled kitchen goods shouldn't go in the DW either, IMO.

[Lawdwaz]

Oh, great cutting boards zag!

[wooly]

I thought you were going to glue them all together and make a mixed wood board.

Simple is good though!

Put a big toothy clamp on one end and you got yourself a slimey fish filleting board.

 

[BizCT]

All - I was just kidding

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[philoshop]

Very cool!

Not to rain doom on your ingenuity here, but be very careful with certain woods as food prep surfaces. Walnut and white oak contain a lot of tannic acid. Not good for food prep. Red oak is very porous and extremely difficult to clean. Also not good for food prep.

There's a good reason why butcher blocks and cutting boards are usually made of hard maple.

Just tryin' to keep you safe my friend.

 

And BTW, good old-fashioned mineral oil is the best way to treat any wood that comes into contact with food; blocks, boards, or knife handles.