Building the Biggest and Fanciest Cutting Board Ever 

Thanks man! Appreciate the support!

Good luck!

Glad it was helpful and appreciate you watching!

Thank you so much!

Thank you very much! I’m finishing up a couple shop projects and then going to start on a walnut coffee table I’m excited about!

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Appreciate it, thank you!

Thanks for the tip!

Haha thanks Greg!

Thank you so much for watching! The walnut strips were a little over 1.5” wide and there were 13 of them in total which gave me just over 20” on the total width. And the large boards were initially flat sawn but once I had the strips cut, I rotated them 90° so that the surface of the board was all rift- or quarter-sawn. I sanded starting briefly at 80 grit and worked my way up to 120, 180, and then 220 in total. For the juice groove I used a 3/4” diameter, 1/4” radius bowl and tray bit from Whiteside. Their stuff is a little pricy but I think it’s super worth it because they’re super sharp and I get almost zero burning with them and they last forever. For the roundover I used I believe a 3/8” roundover bit. Usually I go lower on the roundover for smaller boards but with one this large, it called for the larger bit I think aesthetically. I forget the depth I went to for the juice groove because I mainly did it by eye, but if I had to guess I think it was probably about 3/8” too. Hopefully this comment is helpful for you!

Hi thanks for your comment! Typically I don’t put feet on the boards I make but I’ll mention to the customer that they exist and are super cheap and easy to install if they want it.

Thank you! I made sure to tell the client beforehand how heavy it would be when he told me the dimensions (even used a calculator online to get a rough idea) but that's what they wanted, so the client gets what the client wants haha

Brand ? Because all the double sided tape I use when I CNC is crap.

@MyCowboyWays I like the double sided turning tape from lee valley but I'm assuming any industrial style one would be fine

Thanks a ton! For finding the center point of the board I just took a tape measure and very carefully measured from each side (front and back) until I found the exact middle. And for the bit, it’s the 1/4” radius bowl and tray bit from Whiteside. Their stuff is a little more expensive but worth every penny I think.

Appreciate the tip! I'll have to try that on future cutting boards

@@andrewcheatle I don't know if this is actually possible on end grain but I can't think why not. When French polishing (obviously no good for chopping boards), half the battle is getting the wood shiny before the application of any Shellac/spirit solution. Try a piece of wood and use fine steel wool after sanding - this is similar to the process of spraying with water to lift the grain and what is never mentioned; remove dust particles usually with some form of clear solvent, then allow to dry. It's amazing how shiny you can get the wood before oiling. However, automating this process I think is the only practical way because doing this by hand is going to seriously increase the time you spend. I have an orbital sander (Makita) which is rectangular and has the clip type of retention for sanding sheets. This is ideal for holding a piece of Linen (or durable Denim, not the new stuff, it's... pants: too thin, not durable enough!). Makes the job far quicker and fun!

Appreciate it! I think in all it took about two weeks. I’ve done a couple more of these boards since then, so they go faster since I know what to expect with the process now

Thanks! For a board this large and for the amount of work involved, I'd normally charge probably around $180, give or take. It's just a ton of material that goes into it, and the extra features necessitate a lot of extra hours that a normal cutting board wouldn't require.

Thank you! It was a commissioned piece that went to the customer’s wife. She’s a professional baker and loves to cook so he wanted her to have a nice big cutting board.

Hi, sorry for the belated response. The finish is Watco Butcher Block Oil and you can find it at almost any hardware store. I’ve done a ton of cutting boards with that finish over the years and never had a bad result with it. I put on two coats, scuff sanding with 400 grit sandpaper between coats.

@@andrewcheatle awesome info!! Thank you so much for getting back to me!

I don’t typically water pop for cutting boards and honestly more often than not for most projects it just depends on whether I remember to or not prior to finishing. Regardless, I usually get a consistently good finish with that butcher board oil and I think it would be difficult to mess it up too badly.

I use a Whiteside 1372 bowl and tray bit 👍🏼

Yep silicon! It’s the ones Rockler makes. I’m a big fan for glue ups because the glue dries on easily and then you can just peel it off later. I’ve had it now for about six months and it’s held up really well

@@andrewcheatle thank you for that, appreciate the info... will pick one up

Thanks for watching! Not sure if I’m misunderstanding but it’s a cutting board so there are no legs

@@andrewcheatle I use little rubber bumpers on the bottom. That way it doesn’t slide around on the counter top.

Appreciate your support!

The pour out spout isn't as deep as the corner well, so it'd collect the juices and then you'd tip the board to pour it out!

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