Learn how to make a walnut and maple gradient cutting board.
How to make a gradient cutting board
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I have previously documented steps on how to take rough sawn lumber and mill it into ready to use lumber. CLICK HERE to read my detailed tutorial on how to make a cutting board. In this post, I will skip over the milling steps.
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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES
The following items are some of the tools and supplies I gathered to create the gradient cutting boards.TOOLS
- Table saw
- Micro Jig GRR-RIPPER (A personal table saw must have)
- Planer
- Jointer
- Clamps
- Orbital Sander
- Router with 1/4″ Round Over and 45 degree chamfer Router Bits
SUPPLIES
- Mineral Oil
- Wood Glue
- Walnut
- Maple
- Howard Butcher Block Conditioner
How to make a gradient cutting board
Cut List
Cut the following strips in both walnut and maple:- 1/8″
- 1/4″
- 3/8″
- 1/2″
- 5/8″
- 3/4″
- 7/8″
The Glue Up
For the glue up, alternate between the walnut and maple strips.Round Gradient Cutting Board
I made an extra long cutting board so I could split it into two: a rectangular cutting board and a round cutting board. I used my bandsaw circle cutting jig to cut out a circle.
Using my bandsaw circle cutting jig to create a round gradient cutting board
Add a Router Profile to the edges
On the round cutting board I used a 1/4″ round over router bit to dress up the edges. On the rectangular cutting board, I used a 45 degree chamfer router bit.
Walnut and Maple Gradient Cutting Board
I’m pretty happy with how to the two cutting boards came out. It was a fun little cutting board project.
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