Chevron Cutting Board

Hello everyone, today I’m sharing how to make a round, chevron cutting board. This cutting board was created from some maple and walnut scraps I had laying around in the garage. I came up with the idea for the board while brainstorming ideas for the second Instagram Mini Builder Challenge. I love how it turned out and I’m excited to share how you can make one of your own.

The following items are some of the tools and materials (affiliate) I gathered to create the chevron cutting board.

TOOLS

• Table saw
• Micro Jig GRR-RIPPER (A personal table saw must have)
• Planer
  
• Jointer
  
• Clamps
• Orbital Sander
  
• Router with 1/4″ Round Over Router Bit

MATERIALS

• Mineral Oil
• Wood Glue
• Walnut
• Maple
• Howard Butcher Block Conditioner

I have previously documented steps on how to take rough sawn lumber and mill it into ready to use lumber. CLICK HERE to read my detailed tutorial on how to make a cutting board. In this Instructable, I will skip over the milling steps.

Rip the walnut into 1 1/2″ strips and the maple into 1/8″ strips. I used my Micro Jig GRR-RIPPER with the 1/8″ leg to safely rip the thin strips.

Use ample amount of glue and clamp together the walnut and maple strips.

Clean up the dried glue and cross cut the board into strips at a 45 degree angle on the table saw. My strips are about 1 1/2" wide. This can be a tricky cut as you get to the last cuts. Take appropriate safety precautions.

Arrange the strips to form a chevron pattern. Use ample amount of glue and clamp together.

Clean up the dried glue and cut the board into a circle. There are several ways to do this. I used a router with a circle cutting jig. In hindsight, I wish I made a circle cutting jig for my bandsaw and cut out the circle via that route.

To spice up the appearance of the cutting board, I added a 1/4″ round over to the top and bottom edges of the cutting board.

Cycle through grits of sandpaper up to 220. Raise the grain of the cutting board with a damp cloth before one final sanding with 220 grit sand paper.

Apply a food safe finish.

I used a coat of mineral oil. Once it dried, I added a coat of Howard’s Butcher Block Conditioner.

I’m really happy with how the chevron cutting board came out. I love the look of the board and can’t wait to make a few more. Thanks for checking out my Instructable!

Watch a video tutorial down below:

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