Cutting Board

[macca2]

I am going to turn a chopping/cutting board from a piece of Oregan and would like to know what is the best food friendly finish to use.

I thought of using vegetable oil but have been told this is not suitable. What do the gurus think.

All advice will be gratefully accepted.

Thanks

Macca

:confused:

[Dean]

Mineral oil.

There is a product at Bunnies (and other places) called "Wood Wipe" designed for cutting boards and is non-toxic etc. never used it, but might be worth looking for. Not sure if its a mineral oil or not? Someone else might be able to answer that.

[Pete J]

Wood Wipe - or some use cooking oil (non-animal) and lie the board in it for a while and then turn it over

Regards

[DaveInOz]

I use parafin oil (avail from chemists)

[Kev Y.]

Macca, this topic was discussed earlier this year, here are the responses to this thread.

Kev

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7313

[macca2]

Thanks to all. Kev I read the previous thread thanks to you. What is the general feeling regarding Tung oil.

Macca

[ubeaut]

Tung oil?? - NOT ON CHOPPING BOARD!!

The best finish by far for a chopping board is no finish at all. I wouldn't be ysing oregan either. Pine would be much better as oregan is much too soft in the soft bits.

[Suresh]

I used Tung oil on a Jarrah chopping board, raw tung oil from sceneys, and left it in the sun for a couple of hours to go off properly. It has worked really well and remains in good nick a year later. The pure, raw tung oil, contains no metal salts or other catalysts and is non toxic.
Suresh

[macca2]

Thanks again............and oh yes the soft bits. I had a go yesterday and tried to turn a concave in one side to use a herb cutting knife (don't know the name). Not too bad untill I started to (power) sand it and the soft bits went hollow. I think I may have been a little heavy handed.

Back to the gouge and take it easy.

We live and learn.

Macca