How To Make A Cutting Board From Old Gym Flooring

Measure and mark 1 1 2 inches from each side of one of the corners making a plus sign.

How to make a cutting board from old gym flooring.

That is if you don t count the time. Mill your own flooring show. Hardwood flooring is a beautiful addition to any home and if you re interested fred has an excellent guide for installing hardwood flooring available at that link. The video moves along pretty fast so head over to our blog to if you want more details on each step.

In this video i will show you how to make a cutting board out of recycled hardwood flooring. Run the lumber through the table saw for the final width of the hardwood floors. 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. I suggest you keep a number of spare boards in case the worst should happen and you need to make a repair.

Make sure all dried glue is sanded off surface prior to finishing. 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. Use the scrap material from the last step to set up the cutter. Use feather boards and hold down rollers to get a true straight cut on the lumber.

This step is optional but it will make it easier to grip and hang your cutting board. Rip the flooring pieces. Use the 5 8 inch drill bit and drill a hole through the wood plank at the mark. Allow cutting board to dry overnight before use.

We get the stopwatch out for this build to show how quickly you can make one of these cutting boards in about 20 minutes. Great woodworking projects in your workshop new vlog every frid. Each piece of flooring must be ripped twice.