Walnut Cutting Board Diy

It s recommended to let the oil soak and dry out for approximately 24 hours at room temperature.

Walnut cutting board diy.

Cut the walnut in half if you have a large width piece. Soak the cutting board in mineral oil. Walnut cutting board with maple strips. 1 8 1 4 3 8 1 2 5 8 7 8 1 1 1 8 and 1 1 4 in.

Apply cutting board finish. I m pretty happy with how the board came out. As soon as water is put onto a board that previously felt very smooth it is suddenly not smooth to the touch any longer. You may have heard people say they are raising the grain of a cutting board.

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. It s an easy weekend project and would make a great gift too. Apply 4 5 coats of the oil on the entire board. That way you won t have to align the ends perfectly during glue up.

I applied two coats of mineral oil. Tips for flat tight results. Many cutting boards will come into contact with water and moisture at some point in their lives. Longer than the final length of the cutting board.

Apply a generous portion of the food safe oil with a soft cloth. Start with long strips. The width is personal preference. I used mahoney s walnut oil to finish my cutting board.

This is just a quick video of a massive 16 by 27 walnut cutting board. Cut two strips of each width one from maple one from walnut. I hope you enjoy it. Mine was around 12 inches so i decided to cut it down to around 6 inches.

Once it dried i followed up with a coat of howard s butcher block conditioner.