What woods would not be good for cutting boards. I want to make a few for my daughters & would like to know what not to make them out of.
What woods would not be good for cutting boards. I want to make a few for my daughters & would like to know what not to make them out of.
Stay away from any soft woods. The harder the wood the better.
Also, avoid open grained wood, they are prone to holding moisture and bacteria.
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I know hard woods are best. What I was wanting to find out is toxicity in different woods.
I have made a bunch of end grain cutting boards from a design found in WOOD magazine that makes a great checkerboard style pattern. I use maple, cherry and walnut.
I dont really believe it but Some people say walnut can be harmful because it can be toxic. But Like I said.....
some tropical woods that are oily would not be a good choice. like ipe and cocobolo and teak. or woods with lots of silica in them. like ipe and teak.
Steve knight
cnc routing
The attached might help you. I noticed they don't have pine which gives me a rash when sanding it.
http://www.houseoftools.com/content/...n/WoodDust.htm
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Many of the tropical hardwoods can cause allergies when you sand them (from the dust). For using a finished cutting board though, I don't think it's an issue at all.
The oils in the woods are problematic for gluing, but that can be overcome.
I agree with the earlier poster - harder is better and it's better to avoid open grained woods.
-Mike
It might be easier for people to inventory what they've made them out of.
Purpleheart and Maple is a nice mix. I've never tried it, but I'd like to.
Or maybe maple and lacewood.
I have some laminated bamboo stair treads that have worked nicely. They are made of two 3/4 inch layers which are made of 1/4 inch by the 3/4 inch strips. When mineral oiled they look nice and seem quite hard and non-pourous. Any thoughts on using bamboo? Good thing is all I had to do was cut and oil.
bamboo should work well I will have to try it.
Steve knight
cnc routing