My wooden cutting board bent. Is there a way to fix this? [duplicate]
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I'm not sure about the humidity in the apartment, but I don't think this was a problem. However, the board took quite some water one day and slightly bent on the front and back (so it has a slight U shape when seen from the side). It seems to have receded a little bit but it is still noticeable.
Best Answer
A couple possible solutions:
- Throw it out and start over by buying a better cutting board or getting a non-wood alternative that is easier to use, cleaner, and more "knife friendly". If you want a wooden cutting board, make sure its made from multiple pieces glued together, and each piece is "straight grained". (The grain of each piece is nearly straight and perpendicular to the cutting surface.)
- Take it to a wood working shop and have it planed down so it is flat again. Depending on how warped it is, and the original thickness of the board, this may be not be feasible.
- If you insist on trying to flatten it yourself good luck. I've done a lot of wood working and its been my experience that once the wood is warped, unless its thick enough to plane it and still keep a usable thickness, you're out of luck. You're fighting mother nature and the natural tendency of the wood to want to follow its grain pattern.
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How do you make a cutting board flat again?
Just turn it over! Place the cutting board on a flat surface with the corners pointed down, touching the surface. Then, leave it alone. This method takes at least a few days, but your board should slowly flatten as you air out the side that holds the most moisture.How do you fix a warped board?
StepsCan you restore a cutting board?
On an oiled butcher block top the warped condition can also be corrected by covering the convex side with mystery oil and plastic, and then rubbing oil into the concave side of the board repeatedly. This evens out the moisture content of the counter top, and will bring it back to its original flat condition.Fixing A Warped Cutting Board And Making It Like New!
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