Cutting Board Finish

So you completed a great cutting board design and now you need to apply a food safe finish on your cutting board? In this video, Andrew shows you his #1,favorite food safe finish that will make your new cutting board shine or revive old cutting boards.

Watch his last video, Cutting Boards: 5 things you didn't know, to get some tips on making your cutting board!

Products used:

General Finishes Butcher Block Oil, Mineral Oil, Beeswax, Carnauba Wax,

[ZombieHaunter]

The video is worth watching in it's entirety. Thank you. For those who want the recipe measurements: 6 ounces of mineral oil to 10 rounded teaspoons of beeswax. If you want a shinier surface, 6 ounces of mineral oil to 5 rounded teaspoons of beeswax and 5 rounded carnauba wax. Great video. I'm going to restore a 1960s cutting board that was in a kitchen we remodeled. We wanted to save something as a bit of nostalgia.

[C.Church]

This is fantastic, thank you. Gonna get the 2'x2'x1" teak project board at Lowes and do up a cutting board for $47.

But this wouldn't be YouTube without a little commenter nitpicking. 😉 The combination of beeswax and mineral oil isn't an emulsion. Both oil and wax are nonpolar bonded molecules. "Like dissolves like" therefore it's just a mixture. This is why oil can cut through oil-based messes and water can cut through water-based messes.

Nonpolar oil blended into a very polar water is an emulsion. But oil into wax is a mixture.

OK. Thanks. 🙂

[stilltlrforlife]

I use rattlesnake venom on my board, and pufferfish poison mixed with a little bit of black mamba venom..works like a charm..never had a customer call back or complain.

[vernoncrown]

I've made many cutting boards and think your video and advice is excellent. Your response to the real jerks that like to throw their worthless comments out there shows you are a class act. It takes real courage to keep from telling them they are just uncouth idiots!

[bigofishbone]

I am getting ready to cut up several slabs of “Pecan Wood” from a tree that my dad planted about 45+ yrs. ago…The tree had to be removed for property improvements…I had it professionally milled and it’s been in my shed for over 5 yrs. waiting for me to do something with it…I’ve decided to make all cutting boards with it…I am going to mix in some other hardwoods like the ones that you recommended…I also liked the idea for the finish that you recommended…I wrote it down and hope to use it…Thanks for your info…

[adamlopez]

Thanks for the recipe! I bought 4oz metal tins from Michaels to store it in so that I don't have to worry about dropping a glass jar in the shop. And they're small enough that It won't hurt to give one away with a board. Cheers!

[robertpatrene]

I’m so glad you shared this video with us, I’m a beginner at 76 just about to make a cutting for my daughter !!🤩👏🇺🇸🎄

[johnclarke]

I made myself a butcher board wax, today. I used equal parts of flax oil and olive oil and a silver dollar sized pellet of beeswax. I mixed them together and filled a half pint jelly jar with it. I used the remainder to coat my daughters very nice end grain cutting board. All of the oils are food safe. I rubbed it into the wood and buffed it off with a dry cotton towel. It did a good job. The wax coating has solidified and it can be wiped on the board, as needed. I probably could have used more oil with the beeswax but if it gets to hard she can microwave it for a few seconds to thin it out a bit. I put a bunch of flax oil on the board before I put the wax on it.

[dennisoshea]

I have used the bee's wax and carnuba mixture but I leave it on for about fifteen minutes and buff it out with my random orbital sander and a buffing pad makes a great finish

[dannusmk]

Excellent! Thank you. Came here to learn how to shine my cutting boards.

[TheLongjohntim]

In about a month we're going to be putting in a kitchen island with a butcher block counter top. You're video has helped me plan better, thank you. By the way Love your hair cut, I think we have the same barber!

[dannyhale]

Search Amazon for a "canning funnel". They're cheap and made to fit Mason jars. It makes pouring anything into a Mason jar a lot easier and less messy.

Great video. I learned some useful info. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[terryjcarter]

My first comment ever on youtube and it's a rhetorical question: How do you not have over 100, 000 subscribers? The best, to the point and extra-informative video on this topic. Thank you.

[morganhamilton]

Finally learned what a double boiler does - thanks! 🤣🤣

[Ebonye-xrbn]

Watching this in 2022 and it's still super helpful! TFS

[sparrowhawk]

Great video! I'm currently following these instructions and bought a bar of 1 oz (by weight) white bee's wax. I grated it on a cheese grater and measured 10 rounded teaspoons. This ends up being about half the size of the 1oz bar. Just FYI.

[humbertostunter]

Great amount of knowledge here, thank you for sharing your experience through this well executed video, and with the plus of no music, many thanks

[randysmith]

A MOST EXCELLENT video!!!  Thanks - So Much - for sharing your knowledge and expertise!

[lafsbymizizztaylor]

Thank you so much. I just received my customized chopping board with my name on it. This is a great idea to keep it away from food stains.

[Skyline-Imaging]

I am new to making cutting boards, great information, thank you very much!