( for when ever you use a damp cloth to clean your board). The reason for that was that I wanted to make sure to have extra in case something happens, and while cross cutting those block I had one that got damaged and I was really happy to have spares.įor the glue up I used Titebond 3 because it's food safe and also because it's water proof. If you watch the video, You might notice that mine are longer. The block for the 2 black keys needs to be about 2 feet long and the one for the 3 black keys needs to be 18' long. In order to compensate the 2 Maple strips between the 3 walnut keys needs to be 7/16' instead of 5/8'. I had set mine at 5/8 for both blocks and I ended up with the lines not aligning properly on the F# to Bb block (or the wider block). Now for the walnut keys, the sharp and flat keys are 9/16 thick and the Maple in between them will be different between the block. You will also need a 4 strip block, at 14' long. For the white keys you will need to make a 3 strip block around 18' in lenght, this will take care of the snipes from the planner, and blade kerf for every cut. The white keys are 7/8' wide and the Walnut strip between them are 1/16' thick. Just this step will ensure that the alignment between the blocs is flowing properly. These cutting board plans are for the novice to expert woodworker.The wood needed for this build is 1' thick Maple for the white keys, 1' thick Walnut for the black keys and the dividers between the white keys, and 1' thick Cherry for the other side of the board.īeing an end grain cutting board this requires you to preset all your cutting tools to perfect 90 degrees. As well, some of the free cutting board plans require a woodworking shop that is outfitted with a good selection of stationary power tools such as a shaper, jointer and thickness planer. Some of the plans are excellent, giving a great deal of instruction in text, pictures and drawings while other plans are only drawings and still others are only sketches. Warning: Use a waterproof adhesive such as Titebond II which is approved by the FDA for use in the assembly of cutting boards.Īlways read the cutting board plans carefully and make sure that there is enough information provided for you to be able to complete the project - before you invest in materials. Once a day for the first week, once a week for the first month and then once a month from that point on. It is important that you oil your cutting board on an ongoing basis. Do not use oils such as olive oil as they will go rancid. Use double-sided tape to secure the blank to the plywood sled before cutting. We used a scrap piece of 1/4'-thick plywood as a sled to carry the pattern blank through the cut and give us a straight edge to ride along the fence. Rip the zig-zag edge off each pattern blank. Warning: When finishing your cutting board project use mineral oil or salad bowl oil. Glue and clamp the segment blocks into two pattern blanks. Oak is an open grain wood species and hence, food can become embedded in the grain. Note: You want to make cutting boards from closed grain wood species such as maple.

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