Make End Grain Cutting Board

Career fine furniture maker tom mclaughlin shows step by step how to make a solid cherry end grain cutting board.

Make end grain cutting board.

The unique part. This diy cutting board like most that i make is an end grain cutting board. You can pay 100 or more for a similar end grain cutting board. In this post i ll show you how i made this beautiful cutting board out of walnut and maple.

Many valuable woodworking tips and techni. But when a knife blade hits end grain the fibers separate. On edge grain cutting boards every knife nick shows tom says. A few month s ago i showed you how to make a cutting board from scrap wood and i got a great response to it especially over on instagram and facebook.

I started off with a walnut board that measured 36 long about 8 wide and 1 75 thick. By the time this is over you ll have a killer cutting board showcasing the beautiful natural end grain of wood so nice you ll be proud to show mom. The board is undamaged and the blade stays sharp even better the pine s high resin content makes it naturally antibacterial. The two main benefits of end grain cutting boards are board longevity the end grain of the wood will not show slice marks as much as side grain or face grain and knife longevity the ends of the wood fibers are kinder and gentler to knife blades thus reducing sharpening frequency and prolonging the blade s life.

I also used a small off cut of maple to make the stripe. One of the questions that kept coming up though was how to make an end grain board and how is that different. How to make a super sweet end grain cutting board.