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The right of passage for all beginner woodworkers: the cutting board. I've always heard comments (some positive, some negative) on the fact that woodworkers make too many cutting boards and sometimes thing their skillset is better than it is because they can do so. I prefer to look at it as an awesome skillset to add to your woodworking toolkit and one that can end up being quite profitable! Not only can you make so many different types of cutting boards with different styles and composed of different types of wood, but they are a great item to be sold on Etsy or whatever method you use for selling your work!
These American Flag Styled Cutting boards are actually the first cutting boards I started making. I made them in response to the Instagram Builders Challenge (IGBC) #minichallenge2, which was to make any styled cutting board as a competition. Since this was right around the time for the Fourth of July, I thought it most appropriate and just awesome to try and make a cutting board styled for America. I used a combination of maple and red oak wood to make the stripes and union of the flag and then used a laser cutter to etch the stars of the union.
Unforunately, I didn't end up winning the competition, but this styled cutting board has been a great product to sell on my Etsy shop, as well as giving away as gifts! I've been working on different renditions that will be published soon as well! The video below goes into the steps on how I made these board and there are many resources out there to use to create different styles of them as well. If you're a beginner woodworker, all you really need is some type of saw, wood glue, clamps and preferably a way to route out path for the sauces if you're making a meat board, and then some food safe oil to finish it off and you can make anywhere from a simple cutting board to one with a cool design! Give it a shot and feel free to comment below with your own designs/projects and if you have any questions!