Chopping board

You know, for chopping stuff.

Has a strainer for straining stuff that you chopped

Step 1 Cut wood

The board is made up of smaller pieces of oak.

Edges a sanded, holes drilled for the dowels, glued and clamped.

Comments

[thunk]

I've seen commercial boards with a decorative groove near the edge. DON'T do that to yours, otherwise you can't scrape the food easily from board to target (e.g. pot / pan / bin) because it gets stuck in the groove.

[camp6ell]

how's it holding up, now that it's been several months?

[rashfreedom]

Very nice instructable, you can also use mineral oil which is available at any drugstore and most grocery stores. It will be in the laxative section.

[sam]

I think you can also get that at bike shops. It is often used for hydraulic oil in disc brakes.

[rashfreedom]

You are correct but I dont think you can use the drug store kind for your bike needs. I read that it gums up over time. The drug store kind is designed for human consumption the bike stuff might not be.

[sam]

I agree, the bike stuff, is probably not designed for human consumption, but I have heard it being used as a laxative in a pinch. (on a camping trip)

[sam]

Sweet! I find that kind of project is really satisfying. The sweet smell of wood and oils... What is butchers block oil? On chopping boards I've made, I used tung oil, is it the same thing? Here's some I made for christmas.

[rashfreedom]

Tung oil is not the same thing, you do not want to use it on food grade items. Some danish oils are food safe they say on them if they are.

[sam]

hmm.. I guess its a bit late now, but in the future, I'll get some different oils.

[radiorental]

nice!
I used catskills butchblock oil
http://www.catskillcraftsmen.com/

[hatsuli]

"holes drilled for the dowels"... care to elaborate on that part? :)

[radiorental]

I decided to strengthen the board by joining the individual pieces with dowels. Note in the images on the second step each piece has a hole and a corresponding stud, or dowel as they are properly known. The dowels might not be necessary, I make the board to practice a few woodworking techniques.

[Tool Using Animal]

very well done. but a little skimpy on details if someone's not an experienced woodworker. for instance what kind of glue did you use?

[radiorental]

Glue: Titebone 3 Ultimate Well, thats what you should use, not what I used. I'm not an experienced woodworker. Tools that will make this job a lot easier router with selection of bits Belt sander Scroll saw table or chop or miter saw. set square pencil Yes you're right on the details, anything else I can fill you in on?

[theRIAA]

outdoor elmers would be fine, the instructions were the perfect length. you could cut slits in the boards to hold more glue.. but that might be overkill

[evy-wevy]

wow! what a great chopping board! good job!