7 - How to Make a Butcher Block End Grain Cutting Board (Full Video)

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One of my favorite woodworking projects is a butcher block end-grain cutting board. Im not sure if its the "back to basics" simplicity or just the fact that it is one of the most useful projects a woodworker can make, but something keeps bringing me back for more. A custom cutting board makes a great gift and many woodworkers make them in batches every Holiday Season. And if you are relatively new to woodworking, this is a great project to hone your milling, glue-up and tablesaw skills. I'll cover the preparation and construction of the board itself, as well as the various finishing options available. I'll also discuss how to maintain the board and keep it looking fresh for years to come!
Update: I never thought when I made this video that so many folks would find the plan useful and make their own. I think its safe to say this is the video that launched a thousand cutting boards! So you may already be very familiar with this design. But what you may not know is the fact that this design came about almost by accident. Once of my first cutting boards was a very large board made of purpleheart and birch (left). It turned out to be far too large for our kitchen. Nicole asked that I cut it down. So instead of just cutting trimming the length and width and calling it a day, I decided to have some fun with it. I sliced it into pieces, flipped the pieces 90 degrees, alternated their direction and glued them back together. The end result is the cutting board you see in this video. Quite a transformation! And I am so glad that so many of you were inspired to make your own, and even make some amazing variations on the concept.
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@barryomahony4983 Месяц назад

I made about a dozen of these as Xmas presents for relatives when this pre-YT video came out, and people still cherish them to this day. I used Padauk because at the time my supplier was out of Purpleheart.

@acrowley5094 2 месяца назад

An oldie but goodie!

@resipsa8343 4 года назад

Best video here for making cutting boards. Thank you!

@BackyardWoodworking 10 лет назад

Great video I must have watched it 10 times over the years. Thanks Mark. Roland

@deliaguzman1138 Год назад

This video is 8 years old, and I’m cracking up at your backwards cap and soul patch! I’m used to current day you-you’ve grown up nicely! And thanks for the nice board design! Going with tung oil thanks to your latest cutting board finish video!

@MichaelSmith-nk4yq 4 года назад

Thanks Mark, really appreciate this video as I am just making some cutting boards. Seeing how you got the end grain and your explanation was brilliant. Keep up the good work. 👍🏾👍🏾

@ozzy8756 4 года назад

My wood shop teacher attached this video to watch while we’re on break for corona virus, thanks Boelhauf

@SOG312 4 года назад

Boelhauf sent this to me too, are you wood 1 or wood 2 and above

@RS-oo5yq 3 года назад

Wood 16. Plebe.

@stacygerlich5807 4 года назад

HI Mark, Great video. Love the detailed explanation of each step. Beautiful board

@TinyBasementWorkshop 2 года назад

7 years old 😁 funny to see the development you went through! Still great content to watch 😊👍🏼

@RimmNation1 8 лет назад

Great video man; informative, helpful, and entertaining.

@edwincastro3262 3 года назад

Man. Just when I thought I’ve seen most of your videos a random one pops up and it just happens to be the one I’m interested at the time. People are reenacting your old videos and going viral 🤦🏽‍♂️ your videos are just awesome. You go into detail on the important things. Keep it short and simple yet so informative at the same time. Lol

@cartoon80s90s 10 лет назад

Excellent video. Showing all the steps in detail and offering alternatives is always great. Thank you for all the information on waxing and safety.

@Leeu6543 5 лет назад

Thanks for the inspiration and clear explanation!

@garystrittmater8258 Год назад

Mark S., you ARE THE BOMB! I've followed you for years and I've taken classes from William Ng just to increase my chops! As a woodshop teacher, we've made several types of boards as projects, including end-grain boards, the kids were great and their parents were very impressed! Kudos on your magnetic/informal teaching style, it's always a pleasure! I ALWAYS learn something new when I watch your videos. Congrats, Mike

@Thebatjoeny 10 лет назад

Phenomenal ! Great lesson great tips and info keep it up!!

@libertymaniac 7 лет назад

Great video. To the point, detailed, great info.

@wincertactical1317 8 лет назад

I watched your video today because I am serious about getting started in making my own cutting boards. Boy am I impressed. Your video was awesome. It was very thorough and explained the entire process completely. You make the viewer very comfortable and knowledgeable at the same time. I even enjoyed your humor. Thank you very much for making this video. I can't wait to get started making my own using your valued instruction.

@ianandlesyannegardner1356 6 лет назад

ditto

@AngeliqueKaga 5 лет назад

What a beautiful job!

@robertspina4503 5 лет назад

Beautiful board I am gonna give this one a try great video by the way

@danielmcginniss982 3 года назад

I have finally got to a point where I felt ready to make these. I just watched this video about 6 more times after the previous 20 times over the last few months. Am I the only one that was going nuts trying to figure how to get the boards to create the skinny strips down the middle as opposed to the outside. I finally talked myself into believing it’s two different layouts on the first process. Maybe that was the intention. Thanks for these Mark. If you only knew the inspiration you provide to us hobbyists.

@Monsterputjes 10 лет назад

Thank you! Great video

@mcminnman 10 лет назад

Great video, going to make one this weekend.

@retrospect702 10 лет назад

awesome tips and thanks for the videos!

@Boomers_Bud 10 лет назад

Great stuff Mark. Derek

@ShawneeUnion 8 лет назад

Amazing overview

@cozysoloco3934 9 лет назад

love this video might do it in woodshop- class

@tdavey5599 7 лет назад

Your videos are AWESOME

@tomtomlin7127 7 лет назад

Thank you good upload very helpful.

@majorsmackdown 9 лет назад

Great Video !

@hotrodhog2170 7 лет назад

Great video! Easy and precise with good info! The one thing missing is telling folks how you arranged the grain in the same direction to avoid cracking and that you used the wood that you did because they are similar in the way they expand and contract.

@GK-qz3cm 7 месяцев назад

Great video. Thanks.

@jeffb5463 4 года назад

Excellent!

@herculesmelo8118 6 лет назад

Lindo trabalho, muito lindo mesmo. Parabéns

@marvinboswell6889 Год назад

Enjoyed this 👌 👍

@MindyourMatters Год назад

Your a great teacher! Thank yoi

@seanm.kingsr.1384 4 года назад

10:20 rolled around and I thought I was hearing a Food Wishes video starting in another tab... LOL (GREAT job on this tutorial --- can't wait to try it out... :) )

@jdd1955 4 года назад

I thought the same thing!

@dannyshlomo9285 3 года назад

AHA, it was on the tip of my tongue and couldn't remember where I heard it that music from. lol

@will1867 7 лет назад

Nice video, very informative and made me laugh when you were washing it. definitely worth watching

@michaeljameson1046 Год назад

Wow some water has gone under the bridge since you made this one cheers

@alanbagwell2476 8 лет назад

Great Video. one thing to keep in mind, when melting beeswax, use a double boiler. The flash point of beeswax is around 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 Celsius). If you get careless, you have a fire to deal with. I enjoy the videos, keep up the good work. Now I have to get to work making my wife one of these.

@KeelanDimick 4 года назад

Amazing tutorial, thankyou. As a suggestion, that stock jazz piano sample is the go-to for so many videos and it immediately makes me associate your video (which is special) with all of the thousands of other videos with the same sample. If you need jazz piano samples I'm happy to help free of charge!

@AZTigerlilly 9 лет назад

Going to have to try it out..

@darylburr1164 7 лет назад

Good job on the cutting board, something I use for a food grade finish is pure tung oil mixed with citrus solvent at equal parts.

@jawadsaadi 10 лет назад

Great, again

@AusyG Год назад

Shellac is made from the shell of the lac beetle. M&M is one of the biggest users of this finish in the food industry.

@georgegrunwald 10 лет назад

Yay, new video.

@GlassImpressions 10 лет назад

not a new video... repost

@CoffeeAdventureTraveler 8 лет назад

Thanks for a nice video to explain the process. I was looking to purchase a can of Salad Bowl Varnish, and found this WARNING on the can,, "Not for actively used butcher block counter tops that are used for chopping and cutting" FYI, not for cutting or butcher block boards. Back to BEE Wax & Food Grade Mineral oil, keep the videos coming, you have a great presentation.

@Evipicc 10 лет назад

Awesome video, thank you. Comedic elements need some polishing by I will watch every video you make. A cutting board like this could last 100 years if it's cared for.

@escapefromny2012 6 лет назад

Glad to see someone make one without a planer. I wish I had a planer, but most of us have to sand.

@cherkruger1166 6 лет назад

If you dont have a planer you can use a drumsander which I would recommend as the planer can cause chip out and that would mean that you would have to try and salvage or start all over. There are videos showing how to make a drumsander if you cant buy one, I have been make jigs for the table saw and bandsaw, that is a great way to learn too. All the best to you I hope you come right. Btw using a sander can cause your pieces to be uneven, as a wood worker I know how disappointing that can be

@cjsport98 8 лет назад

I love heating up mineral oil with beeswax... It gives a great sealcoating

@bellscustomwoodworking9058 4 года назад

I just finished a maple end grain cutting board last week

@glong2720 Год назад

Memories

@Grabber10 3 года назад

Mark, Love all your videos. Made this cutting board and the pattern turns out different than yours. I have the boards the way you say but different pattern.

@williambradley3448 10 лет назад

Really good video Mark - Thanks. I would also recommend routing a channel about a quarter inch in from the edge of the board all round using a 6.3 mm half round cutter to collect meat juices.

@zacharyharbison3298 5 лет назад

Food wishes anyone????

@mjb12141963 5 лет назад

You can also use vegetable oil on all your wood tools in the kitchen. You use it the same as the mineral oil. I don't know about adding wax to it, I have never heard of that process. I learned this in culinary school.

@jackrobinson3684 8 лет назад

This is a great educational video for me. My question is your recommendation on a cross cutting blade when cutting across the end grain pieces. I had horrible chip-out on the top and bottom. As my name implies, I'm a novice at this and can't thank you enough for all your videos and tips.

@ugoleftillgorite 8 лет назад

+Wood Rookie If cost is a concern to you (it definitely is to me), I have found the Freud D1050X to be a very adequate all-purpose blade. It has worked well for plywood, cross-cutting, and ripping. At around $33 on Amazon, it doesn't break the bank either. If you are looking for a dedicated, expensive cross-cutting blade, I'm afraid I don't have much advice in that area.

@derwingholston2550 4 года назад

Great board really excited to try, wondering how did you get a 18 in. board and the pieces are 15 in. long

@chrisweigand1817 8 месяцев назад

Love your videos. I have a question about grain direction. Does it matter when making an end grain board? Opposing grain is fine? Basically is there any thing I need to worry about grain direction wise when making an End grain board? I’m only asking because I’ve gotten through the first panel glue up and cross cut all my pieces and came up with this amazing design in my eyes, I just don’t know the rules about grain direction in an in grain board. Thanks in advance Mark

@DAVIDMILLER-nc9vo 6 месяцев назад

This video was made nine years ago and I think that Mark now realizes that the best cutting boards, according to professional chefs (who work eight hours a day), use plastic cutting boards. Both ASAHI and HASEGAWA make plastic cutting boards. They are not rubber. They are sometimes called "synthetic rubber" but they are plastic. They might respond to a knife blade like rubber would, but they are plastic. No commercial company makes rubber cutting boards. If you know of someone who makes rubber cutting boards, please respond.

@sterlingrager7703 6 лет назад

Marc, I'm new to wood working and bought all the lumber. I'm looking forward to trying and make this cutting board. My question is: Once I the cool pattern, could i just clue 5 boards and 5 boards and make two cutting boards? Again, I'm new to wood working

@EmbraceTheThunder 10 лет назад

Is the volume of the wax (for the 25%bv) calculated before or after melting? I don't know how much the volume changes, but volume tends to change when you melt things.

@curtaarsvold9198 4 года назад

Great video I just wish someone would give advice on how to charge for such cutting boards thank you

@hourof10 2 года назад

LMAO. Did anyone else think of @foodwishes with chef John at 10:20?

@kmcg8372 2 года назад

Great video! Any thoughts on mahogany for a cutting board?

@reprosser 10 лет назад

I noticed that the pattern on the finished board is different than at the start of the project. I just finished making two of them and was trying to figure out why my pattern was different.

@realpdm 3 года назад

This video has held up great over time. Much better than Marc has!! HEY OOOOHH just kidding!

@bye92 4 года назад

Wow 5 years ago already be looks old 😕😲 great video even in 2019

@woodwhisperer 4 года назад

It was originally released in 2007

@bye92 4 года назад

@@woodwhisperer ah ok makes more sense!

@Italianfoodtours 4 года назад

Great video! Thank you. I heard that purple heart can be toxic and not sutible for cutting boards.. What do you think?

@samb4486 3 года назад

Hi Mark, Good video thanks. A question about your finish. I don't have any wiping varnish, but understand it is basically 50%varnish and 50% mineral spirits. So, for your cutting board finish, would mixing varnish on mineral spirt 1 to 1 get the same result? Regards, Sam

@nlfpv3206 9 лет назад

Note the difference in patterns in the two boards when they are being finished. Take care in how you arrange the boards as explained at 3:10 to achieve your desired block pattern. The pattern shown at 3:10 will yield the mineral oil finished board. While the pattern used at 6:35 will yield the varnish-finished board.

@MrSnootyPatooty 9 лет назад

For the sake of time savings (maybe sanity too), is it ok/possible to buy an unfinished, pre-fabbed, long grain butcher block counter top and just rip width wise and turn them 90^ and re-glue? Thanks and great video and series.

@anthonyruggiero2882 5 лет назад

What blade are you using on your table saw? It cuts that wood like butter!

@jimgam730 8 лет назад

Mark, what finish would you use on a wooden mug? I want to make some and want a good food safe finish to put on them. Thanks

@rubygordon9447 4 года назад

MIn 2:35 is the BEST!!!

@helmutmausser7207 9 лет назад

I have watched your video and read your article regarding finishing an end grain cutting board. I felt the technique of using the salad bowl finish would be the best bet so I tried it on my first cutting board. It seems to have sealed well but I was a little confused as too how long the odor from the finish would last. It's been 3 months and it still has the odor. I haven't tried to wash it to see if that would help with the odor. Today I tried the other method of using mineral oil and paraffin wax and I'm not too fond of this technique. I think I would rather use my first method but I don't care for the lingering odor. Do you how long it would usually take for the odor to disappear? Thanks

@hotrodhog2170 6 лет назад

Did you dilute the salad bowl finish with mineral spirits like he did? That helps with the finish penetrating the board and evaporating for drying.

@mikepucser6821 3 года назад

Hi Mark - I haave a couple questions for you. I am in the process of making this based on the directions that you have provided. However, mine are not coming out dim. like yours. When I cut the boards into 11 strips 1.250" like you suggest I only get about a 9 in x 12 in board. So I certainly am doing some thing incorrectly. Looking for some help as these are very cool boards.

@jliu919 10 лет назад

Hey Marc, is crosscutting the board @ 6:00 safe? I was considering making myself a sled once I own a table saw. Is saving a little money and cutting it like you did advised? Thank you.

@DucPhan20 7 лет назад

what kind of oil did you use to mix with the bees wax?

@neilpiper2807 4 года назад

You look so young😀

@matthewdesorbo1972 5 лет назад

Trying to make my own board as well, did research, and what I found says mineral spirits (for the varnish coat) aren't food safe? Could anybody clarify?

@oscaralfonsosanclementebej5291 10 лет назад

I am from Colombia, I live in Bogota.

@JS-rp7qb 3 года назад

Who knew 1993 Joe Rogan is quite the woodworker?

@BeeRich33 10 лет назад

Chef John's music.

@befmx31 2 года назад

Marc, at 13:11 you thin down the food safe varnish with mineral spirits. Is it still a food safe finish then? Thanks.

@pjsullivan128 9 лет назад

Me again. I'm going to re-sand and I thought I would use the salad bowl finish. Good idea ???

@ragnkja 5 лет назад

The one advantage of a plastic cutting board is that you can wash it in the dishwasher.

@pietzeekoe 10 лет назад

Could I make this with a Festool ts55 instead of a table saw?

@qaisarabo1126 9 лет назад

Thanks for the quick response! My very last question: When you say end grain cutting board is that really supposed to be "Quarter Grain"?

@howycwap 9 лет назад

No, end grain. The board used could be, flat, rift or quartersawn. Though quartersawn is the most stable so it is the best to use. It doesent matter.

@FastLikePuma 8 лет назад

Very Awesome video! Question! Will walnut and figured maple work well for a cutting board?

@cdouglas1942 7 лет назад

Will work but you could lose the figure of the maple

@martind.4930 2 года назад

do the size of the stripes matter? I want to build some end grain cutting board from scrap maple stripes . I have several width. For the first glue-up, do I have to resaw the stripes all the same width or would it be OK to glue together a mix of 1'' width, 2" width, 1.5" width, 3'' width? Until I reach my desired total width.

@mabellafranchie7036 5 лет назад

Do you coat both sides with the varnish??

@scottdouglass7409 4 года назад

Excellent! I just watched this again (4th or 5th time) and I'm about to start my own today. I have one question... I noticed after the 2nd cutting session that you changed the order of the strips placing the 3/4" strips in the center instead of next to the 2 1/4" strips on the out side. I like the design better that way, but is there another reason such as strength? I assume you're making multiple cutting boards.

@silentbravo 3 года назад

I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter as far as strength, only different patterns you might find more attractive. Looks like he has built several of these and used video from different builds.

@mynameisab67 10 лет назад

Такое ощущение, что уже видел

@xfacex2g 6 лет назад

Question about the salad bowl finish. I just did the sanding part with 600 grit, felt that was safe. Now I can see sanding scratches in the final finish. This has happened to me on other pieces also. I don't get how i could possibly be messing this up. Anyone?

@EdwinBrito 5 лет назад

Apart from the cheese, great video!

@viperpm 10 лет назад

Question: Where do you get your wood? Locally or online?

@victorporthos2465 9 лет назад

Hi Marc I´m a huge fan of your´s i have a few questions about this cutting board, i hope you can help me (i already did this project) 1.- in this video you present 2 different designs of your boards right? after the second cut the pattern its fifferent from the first i think 2.- in the video you said that the measures will be approximately 18" L x 14" W x 1 1/4" T, but with 11 strips (thats the number you said we need after the second cut) my board have only 14" L i supose that its a mistake in the number of strips, maybe with 13 or 14 strips i will have my 18" L right? PLEASE tell me if i´m right or what was my mistake because this freaking me out Thanks and congratulations, your project, videos and channel are great

@peternickeas4048 8 лет назад

+Victor Porthos I noticed that too after putting it together. It seems that in the first part of the video, if the boards were matched up the way he mentioned, you wouldn't end up with the 3/4 inch pieces running next to each other along the middle for that thin checker pattern. I was confused when I looked at the final product I made and came back to watch a couple times to confirm.

@darrellarthaud1026 3 года назад

I am a beginner woodworking and absolutely loved your video. Question....You said you are using 8/4 lumber (which my reading says that is 2") but your first piece is 2 1/4"???? I purchased cutting boards from woodworking source and they are 1 3/4" so am wondering what to do.

@woodwhisperer 3 года назад

2 1/4" is the width, not the thickness.

@alexcourt8863 7 лет назад

Can you do a video describing the relationship between the thickness of the original board, the width of each cut, how you are rotating the pieces to glue, and the dimensions of the resulting board? I am confused, especially because I don't have the ability to change the thickness of my 8/4 boards, only flatten it.

@cdouglas1942 7 лет назад

You can change the thickness of 8/4 boards with sequencial runs thru the table saw, small cuts, flipping board end for end after each pass. If this does not split the board use hand saw to finish.