DIY Charcuterie Board

How to make a Charcuterie Board or Cutting Board

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1. Select Wood

2. Add Holes for Handle with a Spade Bit

3. Roughout Basic Shape with Jigsaw

4. Carve a Organic Edges with Angle Grinder and Sanding Head

5. Refine Handle Shapes with a Fiddling Knife

6. Finish Sanding with a Circular Sander

7. Select a Food Safe Finish, I Chose Food Grade Mineral Oil

Bonus: How to Add a Butterfly Joint.

1. Cut out your butterfly wood shape (I like to use a contrasting wood color).
2. Trace butterfly shape on wood.
3. Use a spade bit to start removing some of the wood. Also decide if butterfly is going through full width of wood or not.
4. Carefully chisel out the remainder of the shape.
5. Glue in butterfly shape.
7. Finish sanding your board.

I add butterfly joints  to wood that is compromised with cracks, but to beautiful not to use. This joint helps the cracks from opening up farther.

If you are looking for a guidance on how to build or use a Charcuterie or Cheese Board check out my 6 Step by Step tutorial on how to arrange your board by  clicking HERE.

I highly recommend using little ceramic dishes for any food that might have a sauce to prevent crackers from getting soggy.

If you are looking for some unique ceramic dishes to incorporate into your charcuterie board then check out the pieces of pottery available I have in my online shop by clicking Here. Be sure to join my email list to be the first to know about the next shop updates by clicking Here.