End Grain Cutting Boards from Scrap Wood How-To

In this video, I’ll show you how to build end grain cutting boards from scrap wood! These DIY chaotic-style cutting boards are the perfect gift and are a great way to use up those scraps of hardwood you have lying around the shop. I used maple, walnut, cherry, hickory, and Padauk on each end grain cutting board.

Tools Used on End Grain Cutting Boards

Materials Used on End Grain Cutting Boards

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[jaydenbeck]

Im currently a freshman in high school looking at inspo for on cool cutting board designs to make in woodshop and this is definetally gonna be my next project, the first thing I ever made was a cutting board and months later, I still use it.

[VAspeed]

One step I that I think is essential but don't see anyone do with cutting boards : raise the grain once or twice with water, then sand off with 220 grit before you apply any finish. If you don't, the first thing that the new owner will experience is a fuzzy, scratchy cutting board right after they wash it the first time. Since they probably don't know anything about wood, they'll have no idea what to do about it and may consider it a defect.

[theoriginalrhinostrongairp]

Beautiful. I have made some patterned boards but I really like this chaotic style . I am going to give it a try.. I did try and pass a prior board thru my planer in the past and had a major kick back with a huge gouge taken out . I am going to try it again and hold my breath following your steps . Thank you for your great video!

[alexisamtosta]

Man, if I lived in the USA I definetly would buy one of these off you man. Love them

[cintimcmomma]

They are beautiful enough to be displayed as art! Well done!

[BALES]

Cutting boards were the first project I decided I would make as a break from DIY house projects ... 10 years later, I still haven't made one. :)

[thomasrajewski]

I can verify that running end grain thru a planer is risky business! I had the type of bad experience you described; tear out and a nasty chunk of loose wood that did some major damage to my planer. Watching you do it made my stomach churn, so glad it worked for you.

Nice quick tutorial. Thanks and consider me subscribed.

[jeffrudolph]

I've made several end grain cutting boards and watched a few videos on them, but your method is the easiest and most practical. No calculations required. Until I made one using your technique, I didn't quite understand why the blanks can all be different thickness (I made my two blanks both 1.5") What matters is the width that you cut the blank. Great method. thanx

[red]

Gorgeous cutting boards. Love the color choices and pattern that emerged. I'd put this in my kitchen just as a decoration!

[Mike-cvhv]

One of the first wood shop projects i made in Jr. High school was a laminated cutting board. Mom still has it. I dont know why I stopped wood working. That cutting board turned out awesome! (way better than mine)

[tobin]

That was sweet! Man those came out great!!

[jeramybearamy]

Dude, those things look awesome. Thanks for the video.

[Felipera_]

Good Job, Subscribed for more! Just bought my first table saw today, and I'll make one of these for my grandma's birthday next month.

[turningsawdustintogrocerie]

Nice job. Over the years these have been a go to for me when it comes to a special gift. I have ran most of mine thru a planer without any problems, but like you said, that choice is yours. The first two I made many years ago. I didn't have access to many tools on the weekends. I did the milling and glue ups at work on breaks, and used a regular belt sander to smooth them out. I love the pattern that you ended up with. It's hard to make random look good, but you nailed it.

[TastyKoreachannel]

Wow it requires endless sophisticated job. Amazing!

[johnhindle]

These are like the Vitamix of Blenders... Awesome job man

[sumitkhandelwal]

so humble on your part u provide every detail, Good work.

[ahilal]

Thanks for this video. I just did the project. There are other similar videos but your method is the one that made the most sense to me and matched my tools available. Came out great.

I did also do some light surfacing in my planer and I too used new blades, and made very light passes: I did 1/6 turns (just visualize the wheel as an asterisk). I did also smooth it as much as possible first with a scraper and then a belt sander. Dried glue is hard on planer blades.

[sorankurdi]

I love watching your videos man. keep going and thank you.

[UriValdez]

I make a lot of cutting boards and always get nervous about planing the end grain, but I just put your tips to the test and I’ve had a pretty good experience. Thanks