How to Make a Cutting Board - DIY Home Improvement Guides - How to Repair and Remodel your Bathroom, Kitchen and more

Local Guides

All Guides
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
DC
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Home Improvement > Kitchen > How to Make a Cutting Board

Learn how to make a butcher block chopping board with a notch for scraping food into a bowl.

Drill four leg sockets in the bottom of the cutting board using a drill press. Do not drill all the way through the board. Locate a socket at each corner on the flat end of the board about ½ inch off the long and the short side. Align the other two about ½ inch from the long side of the board, but inset them about 2 inches from the short side to provide clearance for the scallop and recess.

Coat the interior of the leg sockets with glue.

Tap in short pieces of wooden down for the legs. Ensure that the dowels are of identical length and tap them in to the same depth so that the board will stand levelly on them.

<< Previous Step Next Step >>