There are never too many kitchen utensils. This is especially true for chopping boards, which very quickly fail. To save money on the purchase of this item, you can make it yourself. Since not everyone can work with wood, plywood is an ideal option for modeling. A DIY plywood cutting board is made quickly, the material is cheap, and the raw materials are environmentally friendly.
Functionality of Plywood in the Home
Cutting boards can conditionally be divided into decorative and household. The decorative option is used to decorate the interior of the kitchen, so the type of material matters. Craftsmen use mainly high-quality wood species.
Boards for domestic use are less demanding. The only condition is the environmental friendliness of the material. Given the requirements, plywood products are a universal option that will satisfy any housewife.
The functionality of plywood in the home is due to the following points:
- It does not deform under the influence of temperature fluctuations.
- Durable surface.
- Light weight.
- Plywood can serve for cutting, beating meat, serve as a stand for hot.
- It is difficult to bend or break.
A handmade plywood cutting board can replace expensive wooden, ceramic, non-environmentally friendly plastic and fragile glass versions of kitchen utensils with this functionality.
Features of manufacturing work
Mistresses want the cutting board not only to perform direct functions, but also to decorate the room. When manufacturing a product from plywood, it is worth considering that the surface of this material cannot be decorated with carvings. It is worth using other types of decoration.
Aesthetic appearance is achieved through unique contour lines and decorative patterns that are applied to the surface of the board. To make the board beautiful and original, special attention should be paid to the form.
There are two ways to make plywood boards: solid and glued. Each option has its own advantages over the other. A whole board is easier to make, and glued is more functional. Getting started, it is worth adequately assessing your skills and capabilities.
Tools for work
To make a plywood board quickly and efficiently, you need to use the right tools for this. If this is the first time a kitchen product is being made, questions may arise regarding tools.
To make the simplest board, you will need the following tools:
- If you think about how to cut plywood, then an ideal option would be a manual or electric jigsaw.
- To form holes, you need a drill with a set of drills on wood.
- A set of sandpaper with varying degrees of grit.
- Sander.
- Milling machine.
- Rasp.
A set of tools for decorative decoration depends on how and what the product will be decorated with.
Cutting board layouts
Drawings of plywood chopping boards are very simple, just pick the paper of the required size, a ruler and a simple pencil. The drawing is created in accordance with the following requirements:
- It is necessary to determine the shape of the future product.
- Take into account the dimensions of the cutting board.
- Create a product sketch on paper.
- Using a ruler and other drawing tools, a layout is created.
In the drawing, labels are recreated regarding the dimensions and other features of the future product.
How to make plywood cutting boards yourself
A do-it-yourself plywood cutting board is made exclusively from material that has a thickness of at least 10 millimeters. Otherwise, the product will be brittle. Further exclusively mechanical actions are carried out with respect to the wood material.
Algorithm for making a kitchen board from plywood:
- The sketch of the future product is transferred to the plywood board. In the process of transferring the drawing, a ruler can be used. You can cut a picture and draw it on plywood.
- Cut the future product along the contour. Straight lines are formed with a circular saw, complex shapes with a jigsaw.
- The edges of the sections of the contour are ground using sandpaper, a grinder or a file. The tool is selected in accordance with the shape of the cut.
- A hole is drilled on the handle and the work surface is ground.
- Decorative decoration depends on further functionality.
- The product must be impregnated with a protective compound that will extend the life of the product.
Making boards by gluing has a slightly different algorithm: parts are cut out, each individual part is ground, elements are processed, combined into a single composition.
Optimal shapes for easy use.
For convenience and functionality, the shapes of cutting boards are responsible. The best option is rectangular, oval and round shapes. These are standard solutions for this type of product.
A do-it-yourself plywood cutting board should be not only beautiful, but also convenient. Modern design solutions for kitchen utensils take into account all the functional features of the product.
Relevant models are sliding. The board slides open to release the pallet. Vegetable waste can be dumped into the container so that it does not interfere with the cutting process. Analogues are boards with a waste department. Technologically, it looks like a drawer in a desk. The shape of such products should be rectangular.
A corner board is usually made for kitchens where there is very little space. Due to the unique design, the board can be installed between perpendicularly installed surfaces, which will save a workplace.
The footboard is a unique option that can easily replace a complex board with a sliding mechanism or a product with a waste compartment. Nearby is any plate that will serve as a container for collecting waste.
Finishing chopping boards
Beautiful plywood cutting boards result from decorative finishes. Due to the characteristics of the material, such an option as plywood carving is completely excluded. At the same time, there are enough decor options that will improve the aesthetics of the product.
The functional option is to burn the pattern on the surface of the product. The board, thanks to this technique of drawing, can be used for its intended purpose or be exclusively decorative in nature.
You can paint a wooden canvas. A product with such a pattern will serve solely as an ornament. Performing elementary recesses along the edge can no less effectively decorate the surface of the board.
To protect the product from rapid wear and give a uniform color, the board is coated with mineral oils. They are completely harmless to health and work well on a wooden base.