DIY Cutting Board From Scrap Wood | Woodworking

[@malcolmmeares8168]

G'day mate, nice looking chopping board, I personally don't use pine in my boards and I always wet the boards down to stand the grain up and resand to get it smooth. That's so when you wash it it won't feel furry but all in all great video. Good to see another video from Australia

[@blaquewildfire]

I actually think the chopping board and fruit bowl compliment each other really well love love love both tbh and hope you had an awesome new year

[@JordsWoodShop]

That looks great Robin! The laminated boards even give the end of the board a great look, giving me ideas. Thanks

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks mate. Yeah, I only really noticed it after I'd cut the ends off, it was a bit of a happy accident

[@i.m.peterrific]

I think your little accident recently gave Robin a bit of an idea for a very large push block for his jointer. 🙄

[@JordsWoodShop]

Haha, coincidence or not?

[@warrenjordaan6086]

I have never made a chopping board either... feeling inspired, thank you.Have a great holiday!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Warren. Get on it!

[@thesage1096]

lovely looking board mate, regards from Guyana, S.A

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks very much!

[@garethkortegast7002]

Love the colours

[@starkravinglunatic]

That is a great looking chopping board. Thank you for another great video. Thank you also for the well wishes. I hope you and your loved ones also have a fantastic, and safe, holiday season. I look forward to seeing what you make in the new year.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks mate! Hope you have a good Christmas

[@taitelennox4514]

Awesome cutting board

[@davidlovell4390]

Merry Christmas and Happy New to you and yours Robin. Thanks for all your efforts!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Cheers David, same to you

[@vienzodziu]

Have a great holiday as well!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you

[@GregWallis]

Looks great!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks!

[@BronkBuilt]

I'm hoping to get to my first chopping board done in 2018. I've really been wanting to build one. I don't have a thickness planer so it will be a bit more work, but should be a lot of fun. Yours is fantastic!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks! Get the hand plane out, spend a bit more time, it'll be awesome

[@harkidodia2513]

Looks nice, and love you glue brush...

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Haha, thanks

[@AndrewBevan1984]

Nice chopping board dude. Merry Christmas to you too.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Big A, same to you

[@strangeQuirks]

i like watching a lot of these woodworking videos and hate it when there is music over, prefer to hear the sounds, but actually your choice in music is perfect!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Thanks for the video's, Merry Christmas mate!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Scott, same to you

[@calderfa]

Merry Christmas Robin! Wish you many more builds in 2018 buddy!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks mate

[@patrickbairamian]

Great video - you did a great job!

[@CasualDIY]

Great board mate, never thought of increasing the thickness of the board like you did it's a great idea that I will have to try out on my next board :)

[@victornoagbodji]

omg this is full of cool i wanna learn to do that

[@MakingStuffco]

I really like it, I don't know why but I don't like weird color woods that some people use. Your is simpler but super nice!

[@BruceAUlrich]

Nice looking cutting board! I think you'll find that the pine holds up better than most people think. I made a pizza peel out of nothing but 2x4's about two years ago, and it is holding up just fine. And we cut on it too with a cutting wheel. Merry Christmas, Robin!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Bruce. I've bought some pine kitchenware in the past and it's absolutely fine. Every couple years I'll run it through the thicknesser just to remove the cut marks and freshen it up, but other than that there's nothing wrong with it. Have a great Christmas

[@mihumus]

Very nice board, Robin!! 👌

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks mate

[@thesuperhero]

Id love to buy it! Its beautiful

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Sarah

[@Rafinhaa3]

Great video. Loved the background tune.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks

[@guadalupediazdiaz7736]

Thanks for sharing AND could you please make a video how to make a diningbtable? Greetings from México

[@taitelennox4514]

happy new year

[@danthemakerman]

Man I really enjoy your videos the cutting board looks great!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Dan, appreciate it mate

[@nelsonrivera2543]

Very nice cutting board. i wonder what is you plan for you workshop? Greeting from Chile.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Nelson. Next year I plan on making a lot more furniture

[@debbydhill]

Beautifully simplistic! Merry Christmas to you and yours, looking forward to 2018 builds and shop growth. :)

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you Debby

[@opasworkshop8373]

That was an awesome looking cutting board Robin especially out of nothing but scraps Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Opa! Hope you have a great Christmas, looking forward to the videos in 2018

[@RiaanOliver]

I know it’s strange but I have never made one myself. Maybe it’s time. Have a cracking Christmas 🎄 and a Happy New Year.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Riaan. Merry Christmas mate, hope to hear about it soon

[@teddougherty6963]

Great work as always Robin. Merry Xmas to you and yours!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Ted

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nicely done Robin! 👍👊 Merry Christmas 🎄

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Fred, all the best in 2018

[@SouthernGinger]

Turned out great! Love using scraps :)

[@RobinLewisMakes]

It’s almost recycling, haha. Thanks man

[@KCamsCorner]

Great video, looks beautiful! Happy holidays and happy new year!!!

[@matthewb3643]

Solid boet!!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Dankie maneer!

[@bonniebarber6114]

Love it!

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you Bonnie! Merry Christmas

[@sumosprojects]

That’s a great chopping board mate & I agree that they are simple but very much the end result is rewarding, try Blackwood if you can get your hands on some, seasons greetings to you & your family mate 👍👍👍

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks mate. You know, every person I talk to says its one of the best woods to work with, might be a project for 2018. Have a good one

[@UKgamer87]

The tree bark think could stand up vertically and become a stylish bed side table etc

[@hobbitilius]

Great looking chopping board. Next up: End grain butcher block? Happy Holidays to you and your family. Greetings from Germany.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

End grain is on the list for 2018! Thanks for the support mate, have a good Christmas

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Everyone loves to make a nice chopping board. It's one of those projects which is enjoyable and pretty much a guaranteed success. Did the orange oil that you used retain its odour after a few days? Merry xmas, take care.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

The shop kept the smell for ages from the rags, but the board lost the smell after 24 hours, soon as the it was fully dry. Stoked to have finally made one!

[@thedaisychain1960]

The controversy with the fruit bowl, it is called art that is the difference and I actually really like wood art.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks Kat!

[@taitelennox4514]

do you have a table saw? If no, how are you going without one, and do you plan on purchasing one in the future?

[@RobinLewisMakes]

No table saw, yet. I haven't had a need for one, most of the time I can use a circular saw, but I will eventually get one

[@taitelennox4514]

hi from 27 seconds ago

[@twigwoodzim]

nice push stick

[@Carboncluster]

The cutting board will look way better if you use dark wood as the main component and a little bit of light wood as contrast instead. Awesome work though, could not build that myself.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thank you!

[@SouthernAceCrafts]

Why aren't dowels/dominos/biscuits used in between the boards? Is a good quality glue enough?

[@RobinLewisMakes]

The glue alone is strong enough, provided it's given time to cure. The glue that I'm using (this applies to most wood glues) is "stronger than wood" once it cures, according to the label

[@pmzmdf]

You could definitely sell a few of these on your store.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Thanks for the feedback, will have to get a few more made

[@andresmanz]

Suggestion: Why dont you cut out the ends of the fruit bowl and set it on some stands shaped as an "X" .... X X I think it look way better. Really nice cutting board!

[@Zyr4n0]

Pine is hardwood?

[@RobinLewisMakes]

Haha yeah alright, so I snuck in a little bit of softwood

[@bg73]

Cool project. Now you need to make your own stamp to burn your logo onto your work...

[@RobinLewisMakes]

That’s a really good idea!

[@oliverdelica2289]

Uh, pine isn't hardwood

[@misfitramone]

Please don't use softwoods in cutting boards they're very likely to go rancid on you. Even some hardwoods aren't suitable because of their open pore structure.

[@misfitramone]

Btw i don't like being that guy, I just don't want people getting sick from something going rancid on em. I have had food poisoning a couple times in my life and it's awful and if I can prevent that for anyone else I will try! We all need to be as healthy as possible in these trying times.

[@RobinLewisMakes]

@@misfitramone Of course, no offence taken. It's good advice, the more of it the better. I've learned so much through the comments, hopefully others can benefit too

[@misfitramone]

@@RobinLewisMakes glad to put the info out there, some people take things the wrong way and get offended. I've been that person myself so I like to clarify, because talking face to face or over the phone things are a bit more obvious then in writing. But I also wanted to say I'm enjoying your videos and glad to be a part of the community. Keep the videos coming!