How To Make a Cutting Board | Beginner Woodworking Project

Learn how to make a cutting board the easiest way possible. For these cutting boards you don't need a jointer or a planer. This video is a step-by-step tutorial with everything you need to know about making a professional looking cutting board with domestic and exotic hardwoods. Cutting boards are a great beginner woodworker project. In this video, I show you the process of making a beautiful, edge grain, cutting board from start to finish. I used kits that come with all of the wood you need to build a beautiful cutting board using different types of wood. Amazon and other affiliate links are used in this description and they help support this channel.

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Clamping Jig For Cutting Boards
1:16 Acetone on Exotic Woods
2:27 Gluing Cutting Board
3:39 Clamping Cutting Board
5:40 Using Cauls on a Cutting Board
6:26 Sanding a Cutting Board Flat
7:44 Using a Planer on a Cutting Board
8:34 How to Make a Cutting Board Sit Flat
8:55 How to Fill Cracks in a Cutting Board
9:21 Square Up Ends of a Cutting Board
10:19 Adding an Edge Profile on Cutting Board
10:48 Popping the Grain on a Cutting Board
11:19 Properly Oil a Cutting Board
13:06 Applying Conditioner to a Cutting Board

Working the Grain donated the cutting board kits and glue to build these cutting boards.

[diego]

As a 17 year old getting into the woodworking business i am beyond grateful to have found your channel 🙏🏼 Thank you Matt prayers out to your family

[thieswunder]

the best of this video is your shirt with Psalm 1: "blessed is the
may the lord bless you
greetings from north germany

[evansmaterialworld]

Just beginning my cutting board journey and I gotta this video has been extremely helpful. The acetone for the wood oils, the sled for the planer, and the speed square for the cross cut. Great stuff man gonna try it out tomorrow

[stephenlott]

I’m new to wood working since I recently acquired my father in law’s tools when he retired. I have watched
so many of your videos and subscribed after the first one. Thanks for helpful and thorough videos! God bless.

[JQuintana-xh]

Thanks a lot my Friend!! we really appreciate how you share all your experience and God Bless you!!!

[jasonclift]

Thank you so much for sharing these tips - I've made a few, but really like the PVC idea to help keep it steady - great video!!!

[LYTOMIZE_Woodshop]

It's time! I've ordered some of the Ultra Pro mineral oil and will soon order some 731 Woodworks board butter and ship it to my US address soon!!!!

[guruofrandomness]

I love Russian diy channels... no talking but a hell of good diy videos

[basilreardon]

Great insight using the PVC pipe thank soo much . You're small tricks to use with the planer are super 👌

[Ryan]

I’m watching this and Steve Ramsey video on glue ups for a project I’m doing. You guys are so informative and have saved me from countless times i could of messed up.

[mishellekochel]

Kits! Who knew!!!
Great way to get people started!!!

[HomesteadingGeek]

I saw these kits when I saw your video when you went to their shop and I decided I would get several and they are going to be Christmas gifts for those on my list who cook.

[derekdodson]

Timely, Matt! I'm in the middle of making edge grain cutting boards. I wouldn't have thought of the PVC pipe. What an idea. Thanks.

[christopherortiz]

Thank you for your videos.. I have learned a lot from them. Keep up the good work. 👊

[gagesmith-ingodwerock]

I love how you say "Ols" 🤣 but seriously, this is awesome!

[paulmood]

Love to see you and Amy in the shop together. Hope all is going well my friend.

[AmandaRPatterson]

I have found that a very useful shortcut is to use a handheld belt sander with 60 grit sandpaper to smooth out the worst of the unevenness after glueup, followed by a random orbit sander for more fine work. This is good for those without planers, and for end-grain cutting boards where planers are risky to use. I've also used this method for tabletops and other things too big to fit in my planer.

This is an excellent video; thank you for posting it.

[katwang]

Another great video! Love all the tips and love that you have videos for the beginner who doesn’t have a lot of tools. Thank you .

[imsowright]

Thanks for posting. I am wanting to make my first cutting board.

[michaelwelch]

P.S I like the use of the white plastic pipes to keep it level.
Thanks