Cutting Board wood suggestions?

[Joe McMahon]

I will be making five cutting boards for Christmas gifts. I am thinking 1" X 18" X 24". I am going to use side grain rather than end grain. I am now considering what woods to use for the glue ups. My intention is to use contrasting woods on each one. My concern is using wood that is either too soft, or that is not appropriate for a cutting board.

Woods I am thinking of using are white oak, hard maple, walnut, osage orange and cheery. Any problems with using these????

Thanks.

[Jim Becker]

On your list, the maple and cherry are the best. White oak and osage orange have a really open grain pattern that I wouldn't prefer. Walnut goes both ways...it's commonly used by many woodworkers for this (including myself) but it's more open pored than maple and cherry.

[Barry McFadden]

I have made several cutting boards using Cherry, Black Walnut, Maple or Purpleheart and they stand up well to years of use...

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[Frank Drackman]

When I want contrasting colors for cutting boards I use maple and cherry.

[ChrisA Edwards]

Maple, Purpleheart, Cherry, Walnut, to name a few

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[Nathan Johnson]

Maple, cherry, walnut, and purple heart for me also.

[Rege Sullivan]

Red maple (soft) and cherry make my favorite for end grain boards.

[Joe McMahon]

Just magnificent work and design, ChrisA!

[Alan Lightstone]

I'm fond of getting Padauk and Peruvian Walnut into mine. And Maple is a staple for light woods.

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The problem I keep getting, is that if I make a really pretty face grain board, my wife is scared to use it. Keeps happening. Driving me nuts. Built one as a going away present for one of my ex-partners for her new house. It's now hanging on the wall. I even gave her a mason jar with butcher block oil/wax to treat it. I'm sure that's in a drawer someplace.

I built these pretty hall tables to put next to the elevator door to help with bringing things between floors, and she doesn't want to put anything on them. Aaaargghhhh!!!

[Michael Drew]

I'm fond of getting Padauk and Peruvian Walnut into mine. And Maple is a staple for light woods.

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The problem I keep getting, is that if I make a really pretty face grain board, my wife is scared to use it. Keeps happening. Driving me nuts. Built one as a going away present for one of my ex-partners for her new house. It's now hanging on the wall. I even gave her a mason jar with butcher block oil/wax to treat it. I'm sure that's in a drawer someplace.

I built these pretty hall tables to put next to the elevator door to help with bringing things between floors, and she doesn't want to put anything on them. Aaaargghhhh!!!

How do you get that piece to look like it's weaved? Very cool.

I had the great idea of making end grain butcher blocks for Christmas presents a few years ago. After I made one for myself, to gauge the level of effort, I gave up on the idea of making a bunch of them. All the tiny pieces, all the glue, ugggg..... Very frustrating thing to make. But now that my friends have seen mine, they keep pestering me to make them one. So I reckon I'll figure out an easier way to glue them up. I used Walnut and Maple to get a contrast. I think I'd rather use something harder that walnut if I do it again though. I'll also use 8/4 instead of 4/4.


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[Alan Lightstone]

How do you get that piece to look like it's weaved? Very cool.




Here's it in rough form. This should help.

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[Michael Drew]

Thanks Alan! What wood did you use there?

[Alan Lightstone]

Thanks Alan! What wood did you use there?

I'm guessing at this point, but maple, padauk, and Peruvian walnut, I think.

[Bob Hardin]

Maple, Purpleheart, Cherry, Walnut, to
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That’s some seriously beautiful work!

[Peter Kelly]

Woods I am thinking of using are white oak, hard maple, walnut, osage orange and cheery. Any problems with using these????Edge-grain White Oak makes an excellent cutting board. I have several.

I'd always wondered if people with nut allergies would have an issue with walnut in salad bowls, cutting boards or anything used in food prep / service.

[lowell holmes]

You might look at cypress,

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[Mark McClurg]

Most of my recent boards have been cherry, maple and walnut.

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