Make Your Own Cutting Boards: Smart Projects & Stylish Designs for a Hands-On Kitchen

by David Picciuto

Overview

Whether you’re new to the craft of woodworking and looking for a great first project or you’re a seasoned craftsman showcasing a piece of treasured wood, it’s hard to deny the appeal of a cutting board. The techniques can be as simple or as complex as you like and the finished designs can be tailored to suit any style or taste. For beginners, these gateway projects are a great way to try out a new hobby easily, quickly, and with limited tools. For old hands, making cutting boards is a gorgeous way to showcase a beautiful piece of lumber or to hone and highlight a complex technique you’re trying to perfect. Best of all, upon completion, a cutting board is a project that can be proudly used as a sturdy workhorse in your own kitchen or given as a holiday treasure to friend or loved one.

Extensive photography and clear, concise instruction make even the most complex techniques easy to understand and conquer. A gallery of inspiring designs sourced from a wide array of makers is also included to spark the creation of your cutting board styles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781950934164
Publisher:	Cedar Lane Press
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	657,084
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Regardless of how it may seem, David Picciuto, host and creator of the popular YouTube channel Make Something, wasn’t born with sawdust in his blood. Over the years, he has pursued a wide range of passions—music, photography, video, web development, graphic design, and now woodworking. But the seemingly crazy path makes more sense than you might first think. All of David’s pursuits are creative and sharing the opportunity to experience creation is David’s goal, whether it’s via the videos of Make Something or his two best-selling books, The New Bandsaw Box Book and Make Your Own Cutting Boards. David currently resides in Toledo, OH, where he regularly beams out his energetic, funny, and highly informative woodworking videos with the goal of inspiring his 650,000+ subscribers to make something.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Simple design from a single board

Clever shapes for special interests

Live Edge cutting board

Hanging cutting boards

Cheeseboard

Endgrain cutting board

Breadboard ends

Dovetailed feet

3-D Cutting board

Cutting board for serving pizza

Cutting board with bowl for veggies

Cutting board with built-in ramekins

Cutting board with built-in cookbook holder

Cutting board with built-in tablet holder

Gallery