Edge Grain Cutting Board Patterns

The two main benefits of end grain cutting boards are board longevity the end grain of the wood will not show slice marks as much as side grain or face grain and knife longevity the ends of the wood fibers are kinder and gentler to knife blades thus reducing sharpening frequency and prolonging the blade s life.

Edge grain cutting board patterns.

One claim to some extent is probably true. I provide you with some tips for making a brick style cutting board based on lessons i ve lear. Another claim is that such a board is less likely to warp. Edge grain cutting surfaces are made by fusing cut wooden boards so that the side edges of the boards form a level surface that faces up.

End grain the cutting surface is made from end pieces of wood. This type of board is more expensive than the edge grain type but is known to be more forgiving on knives. The easiest way to recognize an end grain board is by the checkerboard pattern. This diy cutting board like most that i make is an end grain cutting board.

The other is a broad oversimplification. To understand we have to know what edge grain is and how an edge grain board is different from other cutting boards.