Very nice!
Yeah, I wondered the same thing - am using Mineral Oil on my boards. Didn't/Don't know - is Tung Oil food safe? As a rule, plant based oils are not...Nice work, Oscar! And yes, a good way to use up smaller pieces.
Have you ever used just mineral oil on these? That would be food ready the next day and be easy to rejuvenate with a fresh coat every 3-4 months.
David
I just picked up a 4liter container of Minersl oil at Mohawk finishes, for $65 Cdn. The pharmacy is currently charging upwards of $10 for a 250ml bottle. So quick math; 16 x250ml = 4 L...16 X $10 =$160!David,
Thanks. Mineral oil is what I usually use.
For the other folks,
I misspoke on the original entry. It had been a while since I had used tung oil for food stuff and memory not what it used to be.
Tung oil is food safe "after" curing (15 -30 days). I normally go for a month before using with food. You do have to be careful but I have never had an issue with it personally. 30+ years of woodworking and I have never seen or heard of anyone getting sick from properly cured tung oil.
This was a new finish I wanted to try. Three coats of tung oil and then wax while still tacky. The finish is different. It very satiny. I like it but will probably not be something I use regularly.
Next cutting boards will have mineral oil.
Its only for the fancy nights where you want to show off your artisan bread you just baked in your stone oven. lol. Not really.Huh. How times change. Never saw anything like that for cutting bread. What we had when I was growing up was something along these lines.
Oh yeah, we used a bread knife also. Long, thin, serrated edge, specifically made for cutting bread. Of course ours did not have Chinese on it.
Nope, the bottom was just some sort of hardwood. The serrated edge was plenty sharp enough to cut bread, but not sharp enough to cut the wood. It was nice, no rough cuts, just straight sided bread, both sides. Made the bread look a lot better than freehand cutting, and made excellent sandwiches. Sometimes the good old days are really better. Of course we also had homemade jelly and jam, which added a lot, and way better than store bought. Sometimes I miss part of the old days.Theo; that's slick! Maybe use a piece of polypropylene cutting board for the bottom cutting surface?