Cutting Board 101 & 102: How to Make a Cutting Board -Tips from Hundreds of Boards Made
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Published 2023-12-06
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00:00 Cutting Board Intro
02:12 Wood Selection
04:15 Milling Wood
05:26 Edge Grain Cuts
06:03 Patterns
07:07 Face Grain Boards
07:49 Surfacing Strips/Superior Glue Ups
13:43 Glue Up Tips
15:33 Flattening Boards
16:13 Warped Board Solutions/Troubleshooting
18:43 Squaring Board
19:00 Juice Grooves
20:26 Handles
22:11 Clean Burn Marks
22:49 First Sanding
23:53 Branding
25:08 Edge Profiles
25:32 Sanding Tips
27:05 Raising the Grain
28:27 Wood Finish
30:57 Oiling Boards
31:56 Super Smooth Boards
32:25 Wood Wax
33:25 Final Tips
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Wood Whisperer Food Safe Finish Video: • Stop Using Mineral Oil for Cutting Bo...
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All Comments (21)
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My friend, your cutting board patterns are inspirational. I have a LOT of scrap wood that I picked up for free and have been trying to figure out some patterns. Thanks to you, I have some cool ideas I want to try out.
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Great Work. I've been using Goldman's Wood Balm for finishing cutting boards. It works well.
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Love the Micah 6:8 reference! It's the only way to live! Thanks for your tutorials!
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The fact that you teach your Son your craft makes me glad I watch your channel and now I’m a subscriber … he is the future of your family and business … also you do fabulous work and I appreciate your teachings.
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Love it to see your son working with you on your projects!!
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thanks for sharing. your son looks like a natural wood worker!
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Great sequel to the original! As someone who watched the first "Cutting Board 101" video intently (learned A LOT!), it's great to see that there's always new things to learn! Really appreciate the time you take to share the latest and greatest with everyone! Also... it's cool to be able to drop by the set from time to time! All the best!!
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Great in-depth video with some great tips to get that end product a bit better.
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Hey Nick, thanks for taking your time to make our projects, so much, better. The tips and tricks are always well received. I hope you and ALL your kids have a GREAT holiday season. My daughter is a middle school special ed teacher and as I tell her, Carpe Diem! !! !!!
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You inspired me to make cutting boards and sell at my first craft show in May. I see with your boards you include a little information paper (woods, care, etc.). Would you mind sharing what you provide when you sell your boards?
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Incredible video! Great job.
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Cool tips and really awesome looking boards!
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Great video, bro! Keep them coming!
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One thought about avoiding snipe, perhaps prep the longer boards first before cutting them. I’m sure you do this as well, just tossing it out there👍. On the glue clean up do you ever wait for just like an hour or so (or whatever the sweet spot is) so the glue isn’t sticky but still flexible for easier clean up. I find it want to do this but don’t always time it well. Great channel and example of being a wonderful dad. Love to see young people getting after it in the shop! God bless.
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Great video! Thanks DD
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Thank you for this video!!! There are so many videos out there that just show banging thru the process but don't really talk about what to really expect. This is exactly what i needed to get past the fear of trying these. Thank you, thank you!!! do you happen to have any videos out there how to utilize good dimensional small pieces? Like how to glue up small pieces to make usable larger pieces for boards? mg
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Great vid man. I’ve been making and selling boards for a few years. Glad your son loves this stuff too. Wood like to see an in depth review of your drum sander sometime
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Great video I learnt a lot I needed to change in my next chopping board
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Great video! Love the family helper! Subscribed,,,,
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Great video... Very nice boards and your son looks like he is a great helper.
