Cutting Board Finish 

Hi , Thank you so much for your comments. I am happy that you enjoyed the video. Good luck with restoring that cutting board. It sounds like a great project. -Andrew

Thank you !

Love what you do, keep it up

Thanks Tom!

Tung oil is a superior food safe oil. It dries in place, so once it soaks in and dries up, it survives washing in the kitchen much better.

Hi Anthony, Don't know how I missed your comment. Thanks so much! -Andrew

Hi Tony, Thanks! cutting boards are a lot of fun. I hope these videos help with your next project. You can always contact me with questions on the contact page of my website, anamericanartisan.com -Andrew

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Robert, now I don't feel so bad.. I thought I was a "late bloomer" by starting woodworking at 49. Good on ya !!

Thanks again. This is my favorite wax recipe. -Andrew

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Hi Super widget, Sorry I missedour comment . So glad you like the recipe! -Andrew

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Hi, I am so glad there video is helpful. Good luck with your project! Ha! i like your barber joke. My barber is a Gillette Mach 3 razor. Thanks for watching and commenting. You can see a portfolio of my work on my website anamericanartisan.com There are some free downloads there too. -Andrew

Hi Vidal, Thanks so much! I am glad you enjoyed the video. My hope was to answer some of the unanswered and unasked questions regarding cutting boards. You can see a portfolio of my other work on my website anamericanartisan.com There are some free downloads there too. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Andrew

Hi Mark, Thanks for the compliment! I am glad you enjoyed the video. You can view a portfolio of my work on my website anamericanartisan.com. there are some free downloads there too! -Andrew

Hi Mark, Thanks for the compliment! I am glad you enjoyed the video. You can view a portfolio of my work on my website anamericanartisan.com. there are some free downloads there too! -Andrew

"This mixture"! lol

I get it...because they're all dead.

Thanks Tom!

Sorry, I meant "Thanks Thom " wrong spelling. -Andrew

How about if I dont put oil what happen if I llaves plain???.

@@margaritaventura7198 If you don’t protect the wood you can run the risk of contamination in the wood fibers. That’s what I’ve been told. Hopefully this helps, you can always reach out to me if you run into any problems. Take Care

Hi Darryl, Thanks! I bet those cutting boards have lasted for years too! Thanks for watching and commenting. You can see a portfolio of my work on my website anamericanartisan.com There are some free downloads there too. -Andrew

Hi Twentyone twos, Thanks. I hope it helps! -Andrew

I bought my canning funnel at Walmart. Cheaper and no shipping.

Hi 2 Shoes, Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. You can see a portfolio of my work on my website, anamericanartisan.com -Andrew

I suggest checking out Tung oil. It dries up after it soaks in and is much more resilient to washings. A pro mix for general wood finishing is 50/50 tung and boiled linseed. You can add wax for a finishing compound as well. Somewhere between a 1:4-1:2 ratio of wax:oil. The more oil the softer and more lubricating it will be, but for warmer environments, this might be a bit soft. I would start around a 1:4 and if it feels too soft to re-melt it and add some more wax. I also suggest buying wax in pellets. Wax tends to want to stick to things, and I wouldn't want to have to wash wax off my grater. The pro mix I mentioned is food safe. Both tung oil and boiled linseed oil are food safe. You could try swapping linseed for mineral oil, but different oils have different properties. The pros have made their decisions for a reason. For me, if it's food safe, I'll go with the pro formula. Or do sufficient testing to prove to me that my other formula is superior in some way than an industry of professional woodworkers. My new hinoki cutting board is going to love me, long time! 😉

Thanks for commenting!

Hi, That should work fine The wax should be able to build up over you existing finish. Thanks so much for viewing, glad could help you maintain in your beautiful project! -Andrew

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That's a good idea. I bought a ~$10 mini crock pot at Kmart about 8-10 yrs ago I never used. Now I have a reason to unbox it And it will still he food safe if I ever do get around to cooking in a mini crock pot. 🙂

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With my cast iron I keep a rag in my lard jar till it looks like it’s time for a new one. I believe I will do the same with my mixture of mineral oil and beeswax. A rag is definitely not worth washing and ruining your washer, just throw it away and rip off a new one.

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Mineral oil never dries, it just gets absorbed. If you're rubbing it on it'll depend on how tight the grain is, but an easy way to check for full saturation is to just give a surface a light coat and wait - if the shiny layer gets absorbed anywhere... add more, once it stops sucking it in, wipe off everything and you're good to move on immediately.

warm it up- spreads like butter.

Hi Joe, A lot of Woodworkers will wet the board with warm water to raise the grain for the final sand before applying their first coat of finish. This will minimize the amount of grain raising that happens after the cutting board's first use. Don't panic if it still happens a bit after the first use, just knock it down with 400 grit paper and apply the wax mixture. Thanks for watching and commenting. You can see a portfolio of my work on my website anamericanartisan.com -Andrew

Thanks a lot! I sure appreciate it!

Actual beeswax allergies are almost non-existent; most cases where people think they have allergic reactions to beeswax tend to actually be allergic reactions to propolis; a sort of glue/insulation that bees make from collecting tree resins. Cheap beeswax products may have propolis mixed in, but foodsafe products should be pure and free from it.