Making an Ebonized Oak Cutting Board // woodworking

Ebonized Oak Cutting Board
The oak is ebonized by a natural chemical reaction to the tanons inside the wood. The board is coated with a “tea” made from oak shavings. I then rub a apple cider vinegar mixture on the oak and let it react overnight. The resulting wood is jet black. Darker than any stain could do.
What’s in my Tool Chest:
Barr 1.5” Framing Chisel: rb.gy/tas3jq (affiliate link)
Lie Nielsen Chisels 1/4”, 1/2”, 1”: rb.gy/qvhydl
12” Starrett Combination Square: rb.gy/8pdhi4 (affiliate link)
Auriou 6” cranked drawknife: rb.gy/kxycaa (affiliate link)
Auriou 10” Rasp: rb.gy/cqdhdp (affiliate Link)
Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe: rb.gy/qecjqn (affiliate link)
DMT Dia-Sharp Diamond Stone: rb.gy/uxxche (affiliate link)
Waterstones 1000, 4000, 8000: rb.gy/jzv9rv (affiliate link
Veritas Dovetail Saw: rb.gy/kb4fg3 (affiliate link)
Veritas Carcass Saw: rb.gy/xx8fgp (affiliate link)
Lie-Nielsen Tenon Saw: rb.gy/c6igls
Lie-Nielsen Rip Panel Saw
Disston & Sons #16 Crosscut Panel Saw (antique)
Stanley #4 Smoothing Plane (antique)
Stanley #5 Jack Plane (antique)
Stanley Bedrock #608 Jointer Plane (antique)
Veritas Skew Rabbit Plane: rb.gy/k2nw9c
Veritas Small Plow Plane: rb.gy/etbsau
Lie-Nielsen Router Plane: rb.gy/l5namw
Stanley #92 12” Brace (antique)
Irwin Auger Bits (antique)
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[@RaqrexArt]

Wow! The color on the finished product is amazing!

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

Glad you like it!

[@StonerEricson]

Very fun to watch thanks

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

Thanks, it was a fun project

[@farbraumR]

This is woodworking - great!!!

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

Thanks! Really stoked how this one ended up.

[@farbraumR]

@@NicTaylorWoodworking i think i try that too, und btw. Jetboil is great

[@Justinwjb1]

Hi Nic, you left a comment on my page so I hopped over to see your work. Really good, neat job and great videos- I felt your pain in splitting the log- free gym. Nice traditional wood finishing techniques too. Keep up the good work my friend, Justin

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

thanks for checking out the channel and for the kind words. keep up the good work in your end too!

[@BlankPlank]

Wow, I can only imagine how calming it is to work with wood and have all those bird and nature sounds aroud you! Awesome. Love the editing - goes SO well with the sound. Great board too 😉 Did you only use the „oak tea” and anything beside that?

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

for one reason or another, I’ve never had an enclosed workshop. I’ve totally fallen in love with working outside. I use the oak tea to increase the tannins in the wood, then I rub a steel/vinegar solution all over for the color to take effect. It takes about a week for the the steel wool to dissolve in the vinegar. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@ronf3535]

Nice cutting board. Appreciate the quiet, relaxing. Did you build your bench yourself? I'd like to make a bench that I can leave outside. Covered but outside nonetheless.

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

Thanks, Ron! I built that bench when I lived in an apartment years ago. It’s served me well, but I’m definitely ready for an upgrade. It’s the knock down Nicholson workbench that popular woodworking had in a magazine a few years ago.

[@TWC6724]

What camera are you filming with? I like the look.

[@davidhawk8916]

Nice work! Doing some good stuff with the videography and editing! Have you ever worked with teak before, and what finish did you use/ recommend for it?

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

Yeah! Didnt quite learn how to film until the end of filming this one. I’m hoping each video will improve from here on out. I havn’t done much with teak, i was thinking of making some decking for my parent’s boat a few years ago. The finish is a chemical reaction between the wood and steel wool dissolved in apple cider vinegar. After that i just coated the board with cutting board oil.

[@FredrikDammen]

Can this be used on cuttinboards? Is it food safe?

[@gpdoyon]

Nice work! Was that white oak that you used?😊

[@animalivaganti360]

Hey, nice cutting board. The color reaction is very very good. I'm watching all your videos, you're a great woodworker. What do you think between Ashley Iles and lie nielsen chisels? Do you prefer one over the other?

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

Thank you very much! I love both chisels, actually. The Ashley Iles is great because it sharpens so easily and has a good price point. The Lie Nielsen are more expensive, hold an edge a bit longer, and just feel more robust and long lasting overall. Either way, you’re getting an amazing chisel

[@animalivaganti360]

​@@NicTaylorWoodworking Thanks so much for your opinion

[@siscugeorge3385]

Hi Nic, i like your video and i want to know if that iron acetate is food safe? I like to use it on cutting bords also. ty

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

My understanding is that it’s totally fine, as it’s a natural reaction with the wood itself. The wash is removed after ebonizing. Also, there are several companies that sell boards commercially using the same process. I’m just a woodworker though, so no promises :)

[@daos3300]

iron acetate? wasn't it just boiled oak shavings, and vinegar? or was there steel wool in the vinegar?

[@M.L.Knotts]

Since when does the liquid of boiled oak turn the oak black?

[@NicTaylorWoodworking]

The oak shaving helps increase the darkness of the color, but the black color comes from a steel wool and vinegar mixture made off camera.

[@M.L.Knotts]

@@NicTaylorWoodworking ohh ok u should do a time lapse of the steel wool as it dissolves in the vinegar

[@runifuceeme406]

UMM, I GUESS THIS WAS A VIDEO ABOUT EBONIZING A CUTTING BOARD??...