cutting boards

very nice

Super job I like the lighter board best. well done.

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Nice design…. A good finish is mineral oil…. it’s food safe…Great first project…

Thanks for posting…

Rob

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very nice !
looking forward to future work .good semitry and good detailing

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Well done Serious!

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Watco products sells a Butcher Block Oil which leave a very smooth finish, but I recent try a Mineral Oil and Paraffin wax finish which may be the ticket from here on out for me. I wrote the formula and procedure in my last cutting board post check it out its a very cost efficient and extremely food safe finish. Nice board designs by the way, good luck and thank for posting….Blackcherry

you really should use a food safe oil on those cutting boards…walnut oil is good and food safe minreal oil too…but anything with spirits can leach back up …just a thought for ya…..grizzman

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Thanks for the comments everyone. Grizz, I thought the same thing, but I followed Marc from the wood whisperer and his explanation. He basically said that you thin it enough to waterproof the pores of the wood, but not to create a film. Plus, the shellac is non-toxic when cured. Maybe next time I’ll try blackcherry’s recipe.

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I used general Finishes salad bowl finish.I think it comes out good and mineral oil for mounthly sratch repairs.Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

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nice looking cutters…well done

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Some people are allergic to Walnut oil . The mineral oil / beeswax has been my mainstay for years . The other “harder” finishes only look good until you start using the board and then it’s all over . I like the lighter color board because it is different for a change . They are both very nice , but the darker board design is very common : )

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Great looking boards! I prefer mineral oil myself, but I am dying to try the beeswax thing. Salad bowl finish is nice but like someone said the minute you cut on it doesn’t look nice anymore. I have read allot of articles about cutting board finishes and they all say to stay away from anything food based, and I agree. You can tell me shellac is non toxic all day but I would still never want to use a cutting board finished with it.

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They sure don”t look like your first ones. Great job.

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Is there a link to that beeswax finish?

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