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Each cutting board has a story. My Dad made these cutting boards. For a long time, I had them hanging in my kitchen. But I figure the best way to honor my Dad was to use them.
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This board is a vintage Munising cutting board, probably from the 1950's. Despite its age, it is not worth much, but I like the idea that the board has been around for a while. I added the woodburning designs on the bottom to dress it up.
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I have two BIG boards. I bought the lighter board at a recent rummage sale. It was a little dirty...but I could see beyond the surface problems.
I found instructions to clean and restore old cutting boards on The Wood Grain Cottage blog. I soaked the board surface in vinegar for about 30 minutes. Then scrubbed and scraped the board. I repeated this a couple more times with fresh vinegar until the vinegar was clean after soaking the board. After rinsing the board, I sanitized it with Hydrogen Peroxide and let it dry overnight. To condition the boards, I used mineral oil. I hesitated slightly when I saw the fine print on the bottle..."For Relief of Occasional Constipation"...OH MY!
When I got the bark-trimmed cutting boards, they were rough-sawed slices of wood. The boards were bigger than the surface planner at the Plantation Woodshop can process. So I cut the boards in half, planed each and glued it back together. A little sanding and a few coats of mineral oil and the boards were ready.
Even though some of these cutting boards have a history, I use them. Here are the boards I use in the kitchen.
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The two bark-trimmed boards serve as table tops.
That leaves the two BIG boards. I haven't found a use for them...YET. Actually when I bought the recent board, I thought I could cut it up to make iPad holders. Currently I am making them using 2x4s following instructions on instructables.com.
Now that I have cleaned up the butcher block board, I can't image cutting it up.
