Sorry guys. I didn't get any emails or notifications from the forum that anyone replied, assumed my last post was the most recent in the thread!
An update for anyone interested:
I have covered it in mineral oil and spread it with a clean cotton rag (re-spread/reapplied every hour or so, the edges tend to "dry" faster due to uneven application; me spreading it from a puddle in the centre). Flipped it over, same on the back. It sat like this for about 3-4 hours (half each side), then back in the box it came in sitting on bubble wrap, let the remaining oil soak in overnight. It's a Christmas gift for my parents so I need to hide it from them, and mum gets home around 1pm. Boo!
In the morning it's almost all soaked in, only the spots where the bubble wrap was physically contacting the board, is it still wet. So far have done this every morning (3 times total). Will repeat until it slows down, then use my 2:1 oil:beeswax. I'm in no rush, still a month until Christmas! :doublethumbsup:
I can take some nice photos if anyone is interested. Possibly after the beeswax rub. It really looks great, I'm so impressed & happy with this board.
There is also a SLIGHT staggering of the pieces, I forget the term for this. (I just looked it up, running bond)...
though it's just a very small offset, much like this. According to wikipedia, this one is a "raking stretcher bond".
It's very slight and from pictures it looks like a straight assembly, but it's not. I can take close up detailed pics tomorrow morning.
Any updates on how much oil the board ended up taking and how it performs after a few days? Also, for curiosity sake, how heavy is the final weight of the board?
Read above for what I've done so far, it's used up around 100mL over these three days. Some of that is obviously wasted on my hands/cloth, but I squeezed as much out as possible so I'd say it's close to 100. Not sure how much more it will take, I'll keep you updated.
It feels solid, but not uncomfortably heavy for moving around the kitchen. For reference, the size is 18"x12"x1.5" (haven't measured it myself, but that was the order size).
I didn't weigh it beforehand, but I can weigh tomorrow morning and let you know.
lol.....small world! Did you find JonesCuttingBoards through Etsy? I purchased two of his boards through his Etsy listing (JCustomWoodworking) a couple of months ago. One end grain cherry and one edge grain cherry -- beautiful boards! My daughter liked them so much, I ordered her a set yesterday that included a round edge grain instead of square.
Yeah I did actually... I was very interested in those specific boards you bought! They look incredible, that cream/peach patchiness makes me so jealous. Is that the one with the seasonal wood? I remember him mentioning one of the patterns in a specific wood was only obtainable during Autumn. I ended up settling on walnut/cherry.
I have a walnut board on the way. I was actually thinking about the same thing regarding the oil/beeswax. I'll probably coat with mineral oil twice a day for a week and see how it looks then may go with the mineral oil/beeswax mixed at 4:1.
Those walnut boards look really nice. I fell in love with this one below, but decided to get something slightly different for parents.
Definitely do the pure oil first, beeswax later, as was suggested by others to me. I think if you used a beeswax mix from the start, the oil would keep soaking in and you'd end up with a buildup of excess wax on the surface. This way you can be very generous with the oil and give as much as it needs, and at the same time just add the perfect amount of beeswax/oil at the end to finish.
