I love all those cutting boards everyone has posted so I had to try.
It is all maple, end grain up, did run through planer with only light cuts with only a little tearout at end.
I have questions. In all my research, the only wood approved for cutting boards- butcher blocks approved by FDA,
is tight grained wood, no open pores, maple, beech.
Does any one worry about food residue getting into those pores of wood ,and contaminating the boards for next time use? Mainly open grained, walnut ,cherry,I would never use oak, hickory, ash etc.
What about exotics ,and the oils they contain, food contact?
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rmoore
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#1 posted 555 days ago
Great looking board! I can’t speak from experience as I have yet to make a cutting board, but there has been a lot of discussions about that topic on here. From what I have learned some people mix beeswax and mineral oil and brush it on until it soaks from top to bottom of board. That seals the open grain. If I were you I would send DEGOOSE an instant message and ask him. With all the boards he has made I’m sure he knows the answers.
-- The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. Ron, Crossville Tn
madwilliamflint
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#2 posted 555 days ago
I love it. How thick is that? It’s wonderfully stout and chunky looking.
DaddyT
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#3 posted 555 days ago
go to the woodwhisperer website here: “http://thewoodwhisperer.com/butcher-block-cutting-board/ He shows how to make and tips on how to finish as well as woods to and not to use. Hope this helps. Love the board!!
-- Jimi _ Measure twice, cut once.......@#%#$@!!!......measure twice, cut....
woodworm
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#4 posted 555 days ago
Nice looking pattern/design.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
LittlePaw
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#5 posted 555 days ago
Now. that is a butcher block! Are you going to make a set of legs or stand and make it a free standing island? I’ve always dreamed of cutting a section of a large tree trunk and make a free standing butcher block table out of it. I just haven’t found a suitable trunk yet.
-- Paul - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.
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