I alternated between maple and oak strips, gluing them together with Titebond III glue. This gives me a bit more material thickness that will help me in step 2. I milled the wood down to about 7/8” thick, and then I cut them on the table saw just slightly wider than 7/8”. I needed 15 strips of oak, 8 strips of cherry, and 7 strips of maple in order to make my board. The end result is a really cool pattern that people gawk over! After it dried, I then cut the board sideways and added additional walnut strips. You could stop at this point, but I like the look of dark stripes so I sliced the board length-wise and glued in walnut strips. After cutting those into strips, I glued those pieces together to form a checkerboard. I glued together two panels that consisted of stripes of maple and oak, and cherry and oak. The steps do not have to be changed if you want to make a different size board. You can make your board any size that you want. My cutting board is approximately 16”L x 12”W x 1.5”T. It’s a mix of domestic woods that are pretty easy to obtain. This video takes you step by step though the process, resulting in a stunning end grain plaid cutting board. After making a gentlemen’s box with a plaid interior, I’ve received multiple requests for how to make a plaid cutting board.
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