My Daughter Makes a Cutting Board // How-To Builds

My daughter is 11 and wanted to take a crack at her first solo woodworking project; a Maple and Paddock Cutting Board. We have made things together before but this she did all of the hands on work with only verbal pointers and guidance as needed.

The Maple in this board is from our yard, her childhood home, so this will be a very special piece for her to keep and use over the years.

​My hopes in sharing this is to show you that the hardest part of wood working, at any level, is having the confidence to jump in and give it a try.

Materials Used: (most links are affiliate links)

Maple
Padouk
Titebond 3 Wood Glue Gallon
Titebond 3 Wood Glue 4 oz.
Total Boat 2:1 Epoxy, Medium Hardener
Mineral Oil
Howard's Butcher's Block Conditioner

Tools Used:

Supermax 19-38 Drum Sander
Laguna 14-12 Band Saw
Dewalt Random Orbital Sander
Draw Knife
Vice
Bessey Parallel Bar Clamps
​Irwin Quick Grips