Diy Pineapple Cutting Board
Contributor postal service by Caitlin of The Merrythought
One of the things that I never look to convey plenty of is cutting boards. Aside from every 24-hour interval use, I operate them all the fourth dimension for photoshoot styling as well as parties. They're actually slow to brand at dwelling identify as well as it's overnice to convey a diversity of sizes as well as shapes. Since pineapple patterns look to hold out popping upwardly all over the network inwards shops as well as blogs, I idea a pineapple cutting board would hold out the perfect add-on to my collection!
What you lot need:
-Piece of Hardwood (I used maple)
-Printer
-Pencil
-Scroll Saw
-Belt Sander
-Sandpaper
-Butcher Block Finish
-Pineapple picture (download PDF file here)
How to brand it:
-Print out your pineapple. You tin forcefulness out download the picture I used. (This PDF picture volition agree on a 6" broad slice of woods - you lot tin forcefulness out enlarge the picture if you lot desire a larger cutting board.)
-Trace pineapple onto the wood.
-Cut out the cast using a scroll saw. If you lot don't cutting correct along the delineate of piece of occupation inwards merely about spots, you lot tin forcefulness out impact it upwardly alongside the belt sander inwards the side past times side step.
-Use a belt sander to smoothen out the sides. I used a regular size sander for the bottom business office as well as a 1" belt sander for the top.
-Use a slice of sand newspaper to circular the edges of the board.
-Wipe off the board as well as and thence apply butcher block stone oil or conditioner according to directions.
About the Contributor
Caitlin McGrath lives inwards a pocket-size town inwards Western New York. When her confront isn't hidden behind her camera, she's usually crafting as well as daydreaming for The Merrythought, where she is a business office of the 3 lady squad sharing DIY projects, recipes, fashion, dwelling identify décor & as well as bits of daily life.
One of the things that I never look to convey plenty of is cutting boards. Aside from every 24-hour interval use, I operate them all the fourth dimension for photoshoot styling as well as parties. They're actually slow to brand at dwelling identify as well as it's overnice to convey a diversity of sizes as well as shapes. Since pineapple patterns look to hold out popping upwardly all over the network inwards shops as well as blogs, I idea a pineapple cutting board would hold out the perfect add-on to my collection!
What you lot need:
-Piece of Hardwood (I used maple)
-Printer
-Pencil
-Scroll Saw
-Belt Sander
-Sandpaper
-Butcher Block Finish
-Pineapple picture (download PDF file here)
How to brand it:
-Print out your pineapple. You tin forcefulness out download the picture I used. (This PDF picture volition agree on a 6" broad slice of woods - you lot tin forcefulness out enlarge the picture if you lot desire a larger cutting board.)
-Trace pineapple onto the wood.
-Cut out the cast using a scroll saw. If you lot don't cutting correct along the delineate of piece of occupation inwards merely about spots, you lot tin forcefulness out impact it upwardly alongside the belt sander inwards the side past times side step.
-Use a belt sander to smoothen out the sides. I used a regular size sander for the bottom business office as well as a 1" belt sander for the top.
-Use a slice of sand newspaper to circular the edges of the board.
-Wipe off the board as well as and thence apply butcher block stone oil or conditioner according to directions.
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