Make An Easy DIY Cutting Board Out Of A Single Piece Of Wood

How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could make a DIY cutting board?

The answer is 1 board for a beautiful cutting board!

During this seasons One Room Challenge we are taking on the pantry & you just can’t have a pantry without a cool homemade cutting board 😉

So I teamed up with Worx Tools to create an easy DIY cutting board using their brand new Maker X precision power tools! This entire line runs on a 20V power system which makes it super portable, plus it has a bunch of awesome attachments! 

This project is part of a paid sponsorship with Worx Tools, however, as always the thoughts & opinions are my own. I would never steer y’all wrong you are part of the Southern Yankee DIY family after all! See our privacy & disclosure policy here

DIY Wood Cutting Board

Supplies: 

• (1) Piece of ¾” Board 
• Stain
• Jigsaw
• Sanding Block

Procedure: 

1. Start by cutting out the wood cutting board design onto construction paper. You could also cheat like I did & have a Cricut machine cut it out for you! 

2. Trace the outline onto the ¾” sheet with a pencil. TIP: Use the flat surfaces of the board for 2 of the sides, this way you won’t have to worry about cutting those sides. 

Cutting The Board

3. Next, use a jigsaw to cut out the traced portion. This is just a rough cut so don’t panic about cutting super straight lines.  

4. After the cutting board is cut out with the jigsaw I used the grinder attachment on the Worx Maker X to smooth the sides & finish the curved cutting portion around the handle of the cutting board. 

5. After the wood cutting board shape was more defined I used a 220 grit sanding block to smooth the entire board. 

Adding Wood Cutting Board Design

6. I wanted to add a cool design to my wood cutting board so I cut out vinyl to place on the board. You could also use stickers or simply print out letters & use double sided tape to stick onto the board. 

Staining The Cutting Board

7. Once I had the vinyl placed on the board I used the airbrush attachment to apply 3 coats of stain on the cutting board. 

This attachment is my favorite, it applies the stain so evenly & makes it easy to adjust the paint flow. 

8. After the stain was applied & mostly dry I peeled the vinyl off. 

The two toned look of this cutting board is super cool & fun! 

9. The last tool I used was the Maker X rotary tool with the drill bit attachment to drill a hole onto the handle portion. Then you can loop some twine through to hang it later.  

I am so excited about this DIY cutting board. I think it’s going to look amazing on the brand new butcher block countertop in the pantry! 

The Worx Maker X tool system made this project a breeze with all of the fun tool attachments. Plus I was able to complete this entire project using 1 battery! 

Now I have a whole list of DIY cutting board plans I want to tackle.

Let me know what y’all think & if you have the Maker X what your favorite attachment is! 

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