buckshot

Has anyone ever used aspen for cutting boards? Or do you prefer maple or other fine grained wood?

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challagan

Aspen isn't a good choice for a cutting board Buckshot, it's one of the softest of woods. Stick with a good hardwood like Maple, Ash, Walnut, Cherry etc. If cost is a factor on the maple use Poplar before you use a aspen or other members of the pine family.

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bobj3

Hi buckshot

Not to sure what you mean..?

When I was 5 or so I had a hand saw that was made out of maple but it didn't cut to well

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I don't use wood any more for cutting boards/chopping blocks I use poly. it's clean and can't hold germs like wood can



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buckshot

Are you sure you sharpened the teeth on both sides?

I have an order for 350 cutting boards, they asked for aspen, sort of thought it would be a bit soft. So I thought I would come here and ask the experts.

Got to throw in a plug here for the forum, lots of good info here for sure. Sure glad I found the place. Especially like all the ideals that are posted with the pics. And of course the responses you get on questions that are so helpful.

duckarrowtypes

Aspen is too soft and open-grained. Find something harder because the bacteria will thrive otherwise.

I use rock/sugar maple for my end-grain boards. Looks nice and holds a nice finish.

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Mike

Aspen like cottonwood is one of the poplar family. It is the softest of the hardwoods and would be my last choice for a cutting board. A hard maple or white oak would be a much better choice.

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