I just picked up a large cutting board from Goodwill (only lightly used so it was a huge deal for $3!) and am lucky to already own a random orbital sander so your guide was exactly what I needed!
Good luck. Some time with the sander is all you really need. Definitely start with 80 grit and stay there for a while. It'll save you time on the higher grits. I tend to go through twice as many 80 grit sanding discs.
@@keatonbeyerwoodworkingit worked like a charm! Ended up starting with 40 as I was pressed for time, but went quickly and it came out beautifully. Still need to give the juice channel a once over but the main surface looks brand new!
220 grit is as high as you should need to go on a cutting board. After you sand it once and it feels smooth wipe it down with a cloth to remove the dust then get the board wet with water. Let it dry completely and give it a light sanding to get rid of the roughness. That roughness is the grain of the wood swelling and rising with the water and then drying slightly expanded. Doing the second light sand will shave those raised wood fibers off so they don't raise again. Then clean the board and oil it and you'll be good to go!
I know the Wood Whisperer likes tung oil. Tung oil dries where mineral does not. Both are food safe and tung will perform better on things that are subject to heat or hot liquids, like a spoon, but for a cutting board which is continuously cut into I prefer mineral as the oil is easy to re-apply which should be done often to protect new knife marks. Plus it's easy to apply with very little mess. The easier it is the more often I'll do it
Thanks for the walkthrough! Time for us to go refinish some cutting boards!
You are one of the lucky ones that can use the planer method too!
Excellent! Exactly the info I needed.
Awesome! Glad the video was helpful!
I just picked up a large cutting board from Goodwill (only lightly used so it was a huge deal for $3!) and am lucky to already own a random orbital sander so your guide was exactly what I needed!
Good luck. Some time with the sander is all you really need. Definitely start with 80 grit and stay there for a while. It'll save you time on the higher grits. I tend to go through twice as many 80 grit sanding discs.
@@keatonbeyerwoodworkingit worked like a charm! Ended up starting with 40 as I was pressed for time, but went quickly and it came out beautifully. Still need to give the juice channel a once over but the main surface looks brand new!
Just forwarded this video to my father-in-law. So much easier than explaining it to him! Great info!
That's awesome! Glad to hear!
How did that situation come about?
Which aspect of refacing a chopping board did he need clearing up, by a really general video?
I bought a cutting board, but it dont feels smooth enough. What type of paper should i use to get it really smooth?
220 grit is as high as you should need to go on a cutting board. After you sand it once and it feels smooth wipe it down with a cloth to remove the dust then get the board wet with water. Let it dry completely and give it a light sanding to get rid of the roughness. That roughness is the grain of the wood swelling and rising with the water and then drying slightly expanded. Doing the second light sand will shave those raised wood fibers off so they don't raise again. Then clean the board and oil it and you'll be good to go!
Just heard Tung oil was better to use than mineral oil.
I know the Wood Whisperer likes tung oil. Tung oil dries where mineral does not. Both are food safe and tung will perform better on things that are subject to heat or hot liquids, like a spoon, but for a cutting board which is continuously cut into I prefer mineral as the oil is easy to re-apply which should be done often to protect new knife marks.
Plus it's easy to apply with very little mess. The easier it is the more often I'll do it
I use tung oil or a food safe combination. I never use mineral oil it’s a petrol byproduct.