If you were able to buy hardwood with at least one straight edge you are ready to move over to the table saw and begin ripping strips of wood that will be.
Making a cutting board out of hardwood flooring.
After removing two sections of partition wall i needed to patch the hardwood i decided to run two courses of tongue and groove perpendicular to the exis.
First you will want to cut the hardwood down to manageable lengths slightly longer than the width of the cutting board you are planning to make.
In this video i will show you how to make a cutting board out of recycled hardwood flooring.
However we have made a few countertops out of wood flooring instead with great results.
I suggest you keep a number of spare boards in case the worst should happen and you need to make a repair.
Hardwood flooring is a beautiful addition to any home and if you re interested fred has an excellent guide for installing hardwood flooring available at that link.
They hold up well to knife cuts and resist moisture.
Be mindful that by wood flooring in this post i am referring to cutting trimming solid hardwood engineered floating click lock and laminate based flooring systems.
It s best to make these cuts on a miter saw.
Some examples of dense hardwoods are maple walnut and cherry.
Rip the flooring pieces.
Cut one board in half lengthwise.
When you select your wood board make sure it s free of warping has a flat surface and doesn t have any blemishes or excessive knots on the surface.
Each piece of flooring must be ripped twice.
To successfully salvage hardwood you ll need to first saw one board straight down the middle along its length.
And in the broadest sense using a saw blade with fine teeth rated to cut wood laminate floors will give you a better looking cut that one with less teeth as a general reference.
It s easiest to get started with this project if the flooring pieces are first cut into roughly 2 foot long sections so long as the rough cut width is wider than your desired width for the finished cutting board.
If your hardwood flooring is still in good condition you may decide that it s worth keeping and putting to use elsewhere.
After you finish the install you can return any unopened boxes to the distributor.
Making a countertop was slightly more work but the total cost was only 11.
