Basketweave Cutting Board - WOOD magazine

[@beckjam2]

This is one of the best woodworking videos I've ever seen, and definitely the best cutting board video. Thanks!

[@HansHoffmeister]

Loved the detail and explanation of the “why”. Thank you!

[@ladykenja2700]

- VERY elegant & classy ! ! ! Thanx 4 sharing.

[@navarroedwards8031]

This video has taught me how to glue up cutting boards that I never thought about ever. Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it. Your cutting board is very beautiful and I plan on making one.

[@arth.4196]

I'm very impressed by your knowledge and instruction to the basis steps. Thank you.

[@Nate_dog01]

Excellent tutorial…many thanks ..

[@angusmacgyver9728]

Nice video. I liked the simple step by step, and explanation of why different steps were done the way they were.

[@shankarh6915]

Very nicely explained! great nuanced technique, especially the final gluing and clamping, thank you!

[@deonholt]

Superb! Thanks for not rumbling off all the steps but taking time to thoroughly explain what you are doing. going to attempt my first ever cutting board next week.

[@6980869]

How’d it come out?

[@rogergreen2270]

Thanks for the idea of glueing the middle of the board first. I have run into bowing when I glue all the boards at one time. I will try out your idea the next board I make.

[@jonwyatt9433]

GREAT PRESENTATION!

[@stevecox552]

awesome video,,,, great job on explaining it.

[@AdamFahn]

A beautiful board.

[@amcvideo]

Great video. Thanks for the detailed instruction.

[@georgebrill3072]

Enjoyed the video with lots of good ideas and tips.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Spectacular Cutting Board !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@inspectr1949]

Very self gratifying project got into such cutting boards a few years ago thinking they'd be great for craft shows boy was I ever wrong lots of accolades but craft shows simply don't even attract moderate spenders now they're piled up in bins in my basement and the colors have faded even had a couple of customer put them in a dishwasher and wanted their money back after they came apart.

[@marieP-lp8dz]

I haven't made a cutting board yet, but I have had similar experiences at craft shows with other items I've made. People don't want to pay for a quality handmade item, they want cheap mass-produced stuff from China.

[@johnslaughter5475]

That is a really nice cutting board. I'll give it a try, for sure. A couple thoughts on it. 1) Wouldn't a drum sander make it easier to flatten and even it out? I just did a look and the Jet 10/20 bench top drum sander is available for only $548. 2) Regarding the oiling. I've seen a number of videos by different people who submerge the board in mineral oil. But, doesn't this make sure that the oil thoroughly soaks into the end grain? If it's hardly any more than surface deep, it will need to recoated over and over. I'm not sure that most owners will want to be continually recoating their boards. There are way too many synthetic boards available that require no more care than washing. They're also very inexpensive; making them expendable.

[@bertusviljoen4201]

Well done. It looks great.

[@jimanddeb]

That's pretty sweet!

[@itsjustmetomc4848]

Real nice video! Thanks

[@nhaukap]

This is a terrific looking board and an excellent tutorial, especially the tips on the glue up. If I can round up the necessary colorful species to, this is a pattern I would like to try myself. One sidenote, if I’m not mistaken, extra-virgin olive oil generally isn’t recommended for cutting boards because it does go rancid in a relatively short time. I’ve always heard that walnut oil is a better choice than olive oil. Thanks again for making this video, excellent content

[@bassrun101]

You are correct. Don't use any vegetable based oil, any of which will go rancid. Almost all other oils and finishes are food safe after they are cured. Thinned polyurethane such as wipe on poly is an excellent finish. Two thin coats are fine. All you need or want is to seal the wood. By the way, end grain cutting boards have now been deemed to harbor less harmful bacteria than the plastic boards. The end grain splits with the knife cut and then seals back up pushing the liquid and bacteria out of the fibers. My choice is a 50/50 mix of mineral oil and beeswax wiped on in two thin coats, allowed to sit until I feel like coming back and a light buffing and done.

[@wdkoq]

do you have plans for a "rip sled"?

[@DanielMurphy-l8l]

what are the sizes and wood species of each stack

[@bigsparky65]

Very nice board, at the prices of lumber. I'm limited as to doing certain projects.

[@lawrencearmstrong8957]

It's a good detailed video, however cutting boards are not that deep. After the final sanding I would spray it with water.

[@J-D248]

Very beautiful man! The mystery rosewood looks like it might be mahogany maybe?

[@drolley401]

The materials cost for this cutting board is $40, according to the 10/22 article. I’d love to know a source. Specialty wood shops sell cutting board wood kits for close to $100. I don’t have any of this wood in my scrap pile. Thanks!

[@jacquesetjoseepoirier-pate1229]

Aren't you suppose to clean the padauk with acetone before gluying it ? because this kind of wood is very oily and the glue up might not be 100% perfect...

[@ericofadel]

Aren't rings supposed to have different orientations during glueup. Pre glueup you mentioned we should allign them, even if each species isn't put directly together. What's the right thing to do?

[@unclebob8746]

On my end grain cutting boards, I always alternate the grain pattern to reduce the effects of expansion and contraction. k IMHO, most folks do not pay attention to the grain pattern when they buy a cutting board. They are looking at the overall pattern.

[@deanwilliams93]

How about TUNG OIL?

[@thesparkyboy5]

I have some of this wood - maple, cherry, walnut and even rosewood - but where does one find birch, beech and bloodwood? It's ridiculously expensive if you can even find it. There's no way it costs $40 for the lumber to make this cutting board. Anyone have a source for birch, beech and bloodwood?

[@theonwhite2929]

I just ordered bloodwood and African blackwood today from Bell Forest. My second time ordering from them.

[@georgebello6958]

Try Cooks Woods.

[@hyrum2328]

What about danish oil?

[@bassrun101]

Danish oil is fine. Wipe on thin coats to seal the wood and allow to fully cure. Check my comment above to @nhaukap.

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Doesn't olive oil go rancid because it's made from.....olives......that can go rancid?

[@bassrun101]

You are correct. Don't use any vegetable based oil. See my full comment above to @nhaukap.

[@sjb3460]

I will NEVER USE SCRAP WOOD FOR MY CUTTING BOARDS.

[@michaelcoslop3171]

Way too much time in making. No profit if selling. Sometime you just have to trust your workmanship.

[@shankarh6915]

Very nicely explained! great nuanced technique, especially the final gluing and clamping, thank you!