How To Make A Cutting Board From Old Gym Flooring

It s easiest to get started with this project if the flooring pieces are first cut into roughly 2 foot long sections so long as the rough cut width is wider than your desired width for the finished cutting board.

How to make a cutting board from old gym flooring.

Use feather boards and hold down rollers to get a true straight cut on the lumber. Rub entire cutting board with several coats of a food safe finish like mineral oil walnut oil or beeswax allowing oil to fully absorb into the wood. Each piece of flooring must be ripped twice. The video moves along pretty fast so head over to our blog to if you want more details on each step.

Run all of the flooring cutting the opposite side and end. That is if you don t count the time. After you finish the install you can return any unopened boxes to the distributor. Measure and mark 1 1 2 inches from each side of one of the corners making a plus sign.

Make sure all dried glue is sanded off surface prior to finishing. Great woodworking projects in your workshop new vlog every frid. In this video i will show you how to make a cutting board out of recycled hardwood flooring. Repeat sanding process with 120 grit then 220 grit sandpaper.

I suggest you keep a number of spare boards in case the worst should happen and you need to make a repair. Use the 5 8 inch drill bit and drill a hole through the wood plank at the mark. Use the scrap material from the last step to set up the cutter. Mill your own flooring show.

We get the stopwatch out for this build to show how quickly you can make one of these cutting boards in about 20 minutes. This step is optional but it will make it easier to grip and hang your cutting board. Allow cutting board to dry overnight before use.