I recently made this cutting board for my brother. I’ve never made a cutting board before, and it’s nothing too fancy, but I think it turned out pretty well. One side is more decorative, and the other side is for cutting. I finished it with cutting board oil and conditioner, which worked out well.…

It’s all preference, to some extent. The display side could have easily been filled, yes. But I think it’s fine honestly. I wouldn’t add epoxy or any indentations to the cutting side, to avoid 1000 people screaming at you, as well as food getting stuck in the voids, and the inability to properly c…

Hey Randy, [image] LostInTheGarage: should I have filled it with epoxy? if you want to have traces of Bisphenol A and Epichlorohydrin in your food, why not? :slight_smile:

A silent scream, disguised as a conscience reply.(referring to my reply) Haha.

Hey Matt, [image] mtannerdesigns: A silent scream, disguised as a conscience reply.(referring to my reply) Haha. … I already had typed it in before you posted :slight_smile: But I think whether 1000 people scream at someone should not be relevant. I have dealt with this only because of mate…

Art Resin might be viable relative to those concerns. They go out of their way to market that these ingredients are fully utilized in production of their resin, leaving little enough to be tested as BPA free. YMMV. I, personally, like my cutting boards without extras, unless they’re made of wood …

Hey Randy, I don’t know what “Cutting board oil” is made from, but for my cutting boards and knife handles, and also with my cork coasters, I have long had good experience with letting them soak with a drying oil and then dry, it makes it more durable and more resistant to water. I use Linseed oil …

[image] CommunityUser5: I don’t know what “Cutting board oil” is made from… If you asked me this question, I would say food-grade mineral oil . It is what I have always understood to be recommended and did not think there was much dispute. After letting a few coats soak in, I finish with a coa…

Thank you for the info! I used Howard’s Cutting Board Oil (butcher block oil), which worked well for now. I’ll look more into drying oils. I do have some boiled linseed oil, but I have yet to use it, basically because I was looking for something faster.

I didn’t realize that epoxy continues to shrink over time. Good to know!

Hey Matticustard, thanks for your explanation! The advantage of drying oils is that they polymerize , i.e. they cease to be fluid. I don’t think mineral oils do that, which I presume is why you also have to apply wax. Drying oils are oils that dry by themselves through autooxidation. The drying age…

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CommunityUser5 October 3, 2022, 4:46pm 3

Hey Randy,

if you want to have traces of Bisphenol A and Epichlorohydrin in your food, why not?

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