Thread: Timber for bread boards

If you are looking for ideas, search utube. There are plenty of options.

If she asked for it 60x60x50 then yep very cumbersome and more a butchers block, but still, she probably wants to put the toaster on there as well.

The timber list s as long as your arm (this is personal but I stay away from soft woods). A nice end grain board will do you nicely, maybe Jarrah/Blackbutt (get that contrasting thing happening). get some 65x19 deck boards (non-grooved) laminate them face to face (J/BB/J/BB/J/BB) then rip down the middle (ie. 30x19 (taking kerf into account). then laminate those side by side then cut to shorter lengths again then laminate them all together and once your happy with the size, either slice and flip 90deg (then laminate and alternate to get chess board style) or thickness to desired and there you go.

no sure on the sourcing timber front, not being from your neck of the woods. But any reasonable timber yard should carry the staple hard wood decking.

PS. Before you start another "what to coat bread board with" thread, I suggest "liquid paraffin" $4.95 for 250mm bottle from chemist warehouse, don't buy $26.95 chopping board oil from the green burgular. Liquid paraffin is an edible mineral oil which doesn't go rancid.

Originally Posted by Fumbler

PS. I suggest "liquid paraffin" $4.95 for 250mm bottle from chemist warehouse.

I buy my paraffin oil from PetStock "cheap as".
It is used for horses and the like for medicinal purposes.
Cheers
John T

My daughter has a cutting board about that size and it's quite practical. It's the depth of the bench by about 500mm, made from a lightweight hardwood (looks a bit like silver ash, but I don't think it is) and probably 25mm thick.

The first breadboard I made was out of pine some 40 yrs ago, it has stood the test of time with numerous scrubbings with a scotchbrite, we have found that cleaning it immediately with hot water & the pad suffices.My wife occasionally uses baking paper if she is preparing meats.
I have also made a small Jarrah one with a handle on it to hang out of the way.Recently we did a kitchen upgrade with new sink in that has a ceramic top with rounded corners ,I made a sheoak breadboard/cutting board (40 X 30 cms x30mm)with routed recess's to sit inside the top of the sink with the top proud .
I do think that the size your daughter wants will be cumbersome as has been mentioned, unless you go to the mobile kitchen block ideal for those roomy kitchens.

If any of your local branches of the big green shed have some of that untreated MGP10 Northern Hemisphere pine that the guy's from Canberra have been rubbing in our nose's it would probably make a nice light weight cutting board.

Kauri is the traditional kitchen utensil timber.

Many thanks to all who replied.
I will be off to my local timber suppliers for some HW decking to see wot I can see.
Bunnies has liquid parraffin for $13.16/litre, so I will get some
I guess a waterproof glue is needed.
PS
I have 2 pine breadboards 34x38x40 that came from the side of a water bed. They have been in daily use for 18-19 years without any coating. They are always scrubbed with hot water and dishwashing liquid after every use, and I have never had any problems with them.

Again, many thanks to my responders.

Ken

One of those shopping trips to Ikea we found a bamboo chopping board of 460 x 520 in size. This has a hook on one end which secures it to the bench when pushing away from you. The main reason for getting this was to make dumplings and other bread related food. It is very useful in this regards and I would suggest that you mention the hook to your daughter as this might change the size.

60x60 is quite common among professionals and those who do a lot of cooking, high quality cutting boards are always end grain, I have made hundreds over the years I use Tasmanian Blackwood, my finish of preference is
FoodSafe Plus

Thanks Christos
I will ask when next talking to my SD - Jordana Jordy for short

Thanks China
I will look at end grain and Tassie Blackwood,

Ken

Originally Posted by KAJ

Bunnies has liquid parraffin for $13.16/litre, so I will get some

I brought some of that to mix with Bee's Wax recently and then had concerns when I got it home as the plastic bottle it comes in is embossed with POISON on the side. My intention was to use the mix to apply to kids toys but was reluctant to use it after reading that. It does say it can be used for sealing water tanks above the water line so I am still a bit confused as to how safe it is.