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PREPARING A NEW CUTTING BOARD |
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OR REJUVENATING A OLD ONE. |
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IF YOU BUY A NEW CUTTING BOARD AND IT IS BARE WOOD OR IF YOU HAVE A OLD BOARD THAT NEEDS TO BE REVITALIZED. HERE IS HOW YOU DO IT. |
| SAND IT WITH 80 OR 120 GRIT PAPER, SANDING WITH THE WOOD GRAIN UNTIL SMOOTH. |
| WHISKER IT BY RUNNING HOT WATER ON THE SANDED WOOD FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. |
| HAVE A PRE HEATED RANGE BURNER OR HAIR DRYER, OR PAINT HEAT GUN THAT YOU CAN THEN IMMEDIATELY HEAT UP THE WOOD TO DRY IT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND HEAT IT TILL IT IS HOT AND COMPLETELY DRY. IT IS NOW WHISKERED. JUST FEEL IT AND IT WILL AGAIN BE ROUGH. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS RAISE THE WOOD GRAIN. WE HAVE WHISKERED IT. NOW TAKE YOUR SAND PAPER AND AGAIN SAND WITH THE GRAIN AND REMEMBER TO SAND THE SIDES AND EDGES TILL COMPLETELY SMOOTH. |
| IF YOU ARE REJUVENATING A OLD BOARD IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REMOVE AL THE CUTTING MARKS IN THE BOARD. |
| NEXT YOU TAKE A DRY CLOTH AND WIPE ALL THE WOOD DUST OFF THE BOARD. |
| MINERAL OIL IS WHAT YOU TREAT THE BOARD WITH AS A PRESERVATIVE. A TEA SPOON OF MINERAL OIL SHOULD BE APPLIED TO EACH SIDE, RUB IN WITH YOUR HANDS AND ALLOW TO SET TO BE ABSORBED INTO THE WOOD. FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES. WIPE OFF ANY EXCESS AND THE BOARD PREPARATION IS COMPLETE. |
| DEPENDING HOW MUCH USE YOU GIVE THE BOARD IT WILL LAST FOR A LONG TIME. |
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| PHOTOS WITH HP CAMERA, BY JIM BAUDO E-MAIL JIMBAUDO@YAHOO.COM |
