Wood Cutting Board Finishes

** Read Full Article Here - http://goo.gl/x9UGKw Coatings on cutting boards is a topic that come up often so in this article we look at a variety of coatings and finishes and look at the life of a cutting board. ** Like me at Facebook: https://goo.gl/DLgvoa ** Connect with me on Google+: http://goo.gl/7fotJq ** Follow me on Twitter:   / woodworkweb   **** Subscribe here -    / knecht105   Cutting boards are a very popular item. They come in many shapes and sizes, and wood varieties. Most cutting boards are given a top finish for 2 reasons, to help seal the wood and also to give the cutting board a more appealing look. Any wood that is given a top coat of some kind of an oil finish will enhance the look of the wood. In terms of coating for cutting boards there are many, many different oils to choose from. They come in a variety of categories like vegetable oils, seed oils and nut oils. The nut oils are particularly concerning because some people have allergies to nut, but so can others have allergies to other kinds of oils. What you use for your own personal coat coating for a cutting board may be different than what someone might use for a commercial or "sales" cutting board that might be purchased at a farmers market or similar event. There are dozens of different oils to choose from, all of them will work fine on cutting boards but none of them will stand the test of time, because all cutting boards need to be wiped and washed with warm soapy water then left to dry thoroughly. The process of clean will, in a short time, take off any coating that was put on the cutting board and it will begin to start developing a patina of it's own, and in the end, the best coating for any cutting board is no coating at all, which is what you will likely have after a few weeks of using your cutting board.