How to make a face chopping board with your own hands?

A cutting board is a kitchen fixture used for various types of food processing. It allows manual cutting, chopping and chopping food.

Their main feature is the presence of a flat, flat surface, so that it can be used with greater efficiency.

The materials of which the cutting boards are made are plastic or various types of wood. Wooden models are considered the most suitable for everyday use. This is explained by the fact that during the operation the board is under the mechanical impact of the cutting tool, which leads to microscopic damage. As a result of these damages, the surface is destroyed, and small particles of the material from which it is made fall on the products.

The cutting planes differ from each other in the form, name of the material and purpose.

The shape of the board can affect how it is used. For example, the surface of one of its sides can be trimmed with a decorative pattern or pattern, which makes it impossible to use this side.

The wood material used to make the cutting board may differ depending on its purpose. Due to its properties in the manufacture of boards, the preferred choice is given to him. There are wood species that are distinguished by high parameters of strength and resistance to destructive loads. Among the most popular wood species used in this case include:

• oak;
• beech;
• nut;
• ash;
• maple.

Cutting planes made of wood are divided into two types: regular and end. Their main difference from each other is the position of wood fiber relative to the cutting surface and the position of the cutting tool. In the first case, the fiber is horizontal, parallel to the surface on which it is installed. In the second case, the fiber direction is vertical.

The board of this type has a number of features that give it specific advantages that determine the area of ​​use. Since the fiber is positioned vertically, its position relative to the blade of the cutting tool is perpendicular.

This fact causes the presence of increased strength. This is explained by the fact that the end part of wood fiber is much stronger than its longitudinal part. So, when sawing wood material, it is much easier to cut the workpiece across the fiber than along it.

Using this feature, craftsmen make durable cutting boards. These kitchen products are in demand in places of mass cooking, for example, in restaurants and canteens.

In the manufacture of end boards, time-tested technologies are used to achieve the proper effect.It is known that a flat saw cut of a tree, the fiber of which is directed perpendicular to the surface on which it is laid, can be extremely fragile. To compensate for this disadvantage, the cutting board is made of components glued together, the fiber of which has a different direction relative to each other. To bond the components with each other, it is necessary to choose an adhesive, the properties of which could ensure proper connection of the blanks. The strength of the joints between the workpieces should be sufficient to preserve the integrity of the board under loads.

Since the cutting board is a household item in contact with food, you should use only the specialized glue. On its packaging must be indicated permission to use for bonding materials that will be in direct contact with food. This will prevent harmful glue particles from entering the human body that will consume food prepared on this board.

The end board is made according to the following principle.

• The board blank is sawn into longitudinal bars. Their cross section, depending on the need and thickness of the future board, can be square or rectangular.
• The resulting bar blanks are rotated around its axis by a quarter of a turn in order to shift the direction of the wood fiber. After that, they are glued together.
• After drying, the board, resulting from the previous manipulation, is cut by transverse sawing into successive bars, which, after turning a quarter around their axis, are glued together again.
• At the final stage, the procedure of grinding the surface of the board is carried out, designed to give it a working condition and presentation.

In order to make a cutting board with your own hands, for example, from birch, it is necessary to prepare relevant drawings and a solid board of this wood. Its width should be sufficient to ensure the optimal working space of the future board. All actions can be divided into specific steps.

1. The board must undergo an initial preparation procedure. Within its framework, the removal of protruding knots, lateral cortex, processing with a plane is carried out.
2. After that, you can start sawing with a circular saw, on which the longitudinal stop is pre-set. The presence of this stop is necessary, as it helps to produce longitudinal sawing as smoothly as possible and provides a safety factor for using the machine. The distance between the stop and the cutting blade of the circular saw should correspond to the width of the bars into which the workpiece is being spread. This takes into account the error created by the thickness of the saw blade itself.
3. After sawing the workpiece on the bar components is their gluing. At this stage, polishing of bars is not allowed, as this may lead to a violation of their shape relative to each other.
4. In the process of connecting the bars, they must be compressed with several clamps, which will ensure the reliability of gluing. After twenty-four hours, the next stage of sawing the workpiece is performed.
5. Sawing is performed in the direction perpendicular to the lines of adhesive bonding. Next, the resulting composite bars are glued together by the principle of parallel junction of the fiber. The workpiece is again placed in the clamp.
6. After the glue dries, the blank is refined.Within its framework, all necessary additions are made: drilling holes for hanging, milling a selection of recesses for handles.
7. Then grinding the surface of the cutting board. For this purpose, a mechanical sanding method is used, which allows to achieve the best result. Emery paper with different grit is used as an abrasive agent.
8. The final stage of manufacturing the board is to cover it with protective material. It uses mineral oil or beeswax mixed with linseed oil. This protects the cutting board from moisture and increases the duration of its service life.

To learn how to make your own end chopping board from baluster remnants, see below.