Chevron Cutting Board Tutorial

welcome to my shop today I'm going to be building a cutting board for two of my best friend's anniversary party I thought this would be a great video to share for you guys because this is a great gift idea it's not real difficult and you can have it done pretty quickly so I will be using some walnut mahogany and maple let's get started to get strips of wood that were straight and would line up I started by using the jointer to square up one edge [Music] I used the table saw to cut the walnut into one and a half inch strips [Music] since the maple was only 3/4 of an inch thick I cut it lengthwise to the thickness of the walnut one and a quarter inches [Music] I had some issues cutting the maple and it even started to kick back so rather than push it and get hurt I decided to flip the board and start with the other side [Music] when cutting the walnut in half I should have cut them at 45 degrees as I will be doing this later anyways and it would have wasted Westwood I cut a 45 degree cut on the boards to line up the boards at a 45 degree [Music] using scrap wood I created a jig to help clamp the wood at a 45 degree angle for the glue up [Music] [Music] [Music] I used parchment paper to keep the glue from sticking to the jig [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I clamped as best as I could [Music] using the miter saw I cleaned up my 45-degree edge [Music] if I did this again I would run this edge through the jointer at this point to get a truly flat edge using the table saw I cut it into 1-inch strips [Music] not sure if this was necessary but I cut off the excess pieces so it wouldn't fling back when using the table saw [Music] [Music] I used the belt sander with sixty grit sandpaper to thickness plane the wood rather than a planer because the wood grains were running in all different directions and I wanted to minimize chip out [Music] to make sure the wood lined up I laid out the wood as it fit together and then turned over alternating pieces [Music] [Music] [Music] I applied wood glue and lined up the wood grains to make the chevron pattern [Music] I clamped the wood making sure to wipe off extra glue just to help with cleanup later I also used a 2x4 to make sure none of the pieces popped up during clamping [Music] I cut off the excess on the two ends [Music] after letting the glue dry overnight I used the drum sander again to smooth out the top and bottom I used a one-eighth inch roundover bit on my router to add a nice finished look to the edges [Music] I measured out where I wanted the finger grips and set up stops on the router table [Music] using a 1/2 by 3/4 inch cove in it I cut the grips [Music] I started by cutting the end of the finger grips to prevent tear-out I sand it first with 80 grit sandpaper this took the longest to get out the saw marks and burnt wood I then moved to 100 150 and 244 [Music] I put water on the cutting board to raise up the green and then I let it dry this is to prevent it from being rough the first time it's washed using my fancy sanding pad that prevents the side facing down from getting scratched I sanded with 320 and 400 grit I applied about six coats of mineral oil over two days whenever it looked dried I finished by applying Odie's oil and buffing as directed to make sure I got the feet aligned correctly I made a jig [Music] i pre-drilled to prevent the wood from cracking [Music] [Music] thank you for watching and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on future bills [Music]

Channel: Around the House

Views: 710,301

Rating: 4.8846331 out of 5

Keywords: DIY, wood, woodworking, project, woodworker, custom, built, house, do it yourself, tutorial, decor, around the house, around the house builds by michelle, how to make, how to, home and living, home decor, handmade, charcuterie, charcuterie board, cutting board, serving tray, entertaining, centerpiece, gift, chevron, cuttingboard, walnut, maple, built by michelle

Id: yShCxkuZrDc

Length: 11min 8sec (668 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 19 2019