Choosing a Cutting Board?

This was my favorite cutting block. I made if from reclaimed oak from wood pallets. I ended up selling it to a local BBQ Pit. I am a firm believer in wood as it is naturally antibacterial and does not ruin you blade.
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I pounded the nails in deep then drilled the tops out and filled the holes with ironwood and oak pins I make myself.
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The auction site has several customer makers. I bought a really nice looking walnut end grain board from maker/seller 277wood earlier this year. Here it is under some knives I had out playing with recently:

 
For small jobs, such as cutting up the tomato (yes, it is a pathetic, hard, no-flavor wally world 'mater) below for a sammich I just ate a few minutes ago, those $0.88 polyethylene boards from Wally World are hard to beat. I can just toss in the dishwasher for easy sanitation and they do not take up much space.

 
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IIRC wood pallets from off shore must be treated with pesticide to be brought into the USA!
From my knowledge of woodworking - Once you sand the wood don't use a cutting tool [knife] on it . The sanding leaves abrasives on the wood.
Corian and similar materials are made from a resin + a filler which is abrasive !!
Never soak a wooden board it invites warping .
Don't let a board sit with food on it can cause warping and invites bacteria.
Clean with hot soapy water , rinse with hot water , dry .
 
I wondered regarding the sanding but I did flush it pretty good before putting butcher block finish on it. The wood I used was heat and pressure treated no chemically treated. You can check the pallets by the stamps burned into them. Most countries do not chem treat their pallets anymore but I do have some very nice wood from India that was used for a shipping crate. It is MB treated so can not be used for indoor furniture cutting boards or indoor art. I taught my buyer to wash the board rinse it and stand it on it's side. All the boards you purchase commercially will have been glued and sanded unless you buy a solid endgrain block and that will still have been sanded. I use a metal scraper for final finish on my cutting blocks.
 
At home, I only use end grain wood boards, some of which I've bought here. Boos makes good boards.

At work, I use these cork boards, 6 feet long, 45 lbs, and priced at about 600 to 800 each.


For home, any end grain wooden board will work. Get a few so you don't mix poultry with red meats and veggies etc.
 
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