Posted: 5/15/2024 8:23:54 PM EDT
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I know probably a hot topic, but what should I finish a charcuterie board with? The board is acacia, bought on Amazon, and I inlaid an epoxy resin logo in the center. For those who have done this, what did you use? Mineral spirits and beeswax? I just want to make sure that the grain pops, and the resin is still shiny. Thanks for the help! ETA: This will not be used as a cutting board, if that makes a difference. |
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Originally Posted By NotMrWizard: I know probably a hot topic, but what should I finish a charcuterie board with? The board is acacia, bought on Amazon, and I inlaid an epoxy resin logo in the center. For those who have done this, what did you use? Mineral spirits and beeswax? I just want to make sure that the grain pops, and the resin is still shiny. Thanks for the help! ETA: This will not be used as a cutting board, if that makes a difference.    |
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Mineral *oil* and beeswax. Handy stuff to keep around. Re: the ETA: if it's never going to be used for food prep and is strictly decorative, lacquer is pretty sexy. You can go with a resin finish over the whole thing if you want it to look like a table in an 80's pizza joint, but lacquer is easy and looks way way better IMHO. Lots of polys out there too. Almost have to test them all on scraps to see what you like the best. |
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I start mine with mineral oil, and then use a food safe wax to finish it. Attached File |
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I use the mineral oil and beeswax formula. I never trust that someone won't use a decorative board to cut on, I just treat them all the same. |
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Originally Posted By RinsableTick: The old guy down the street that makes them uses tung oil. Get the real stuff, not the stuff at the big box stores. Tung oil is food safe. Came here to post this. Order pure tung oil with no dryers or other additives on line. Added bonus - rub it on your mil-surp rifle stocks as well. 😎 |
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Originally Posted By RinsableTick: The old guy down the street that makes them uses tung oil. Get the real stuff, not the stuff at the big box stores. Tung oil is food safe. The good stuff - Pure Tung Oil Save the waxes and mineral oils until after the tung oil, those are really just for maintenance. 
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Originally Posted By czechsix: I use the mineral oil and beeswax formula. I never trust that someone won't use a decorative board to cut on, I just treat them all the same. This is safest from the Point of View of a person who uses these. Unless it has a warning on it like "not food safe" I would assume it is safe for food use. I'm not a maker, of course, but since OP says it is, in fact, a charcuterie board, it will be used to serve food, some of which will be acidic, and/or wet and will sit and soak into the board/finish. I know very little about finishes for these kinds of things, but I would want it to be food safe. |
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Attached File Just mineral oil and bees wax |
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I apologize, I thought I had responded a couple weeks ago, but apparently didn’t post it. I ended up going with the mineral oil (3 coats), then the mineral oil and beeswax mixture (2 coats). Very happy with how it came out. I built a router sled, and just kissed the top of the board to get the epoxy and wood on the same plane. Started with 220 grit sandpaper, and went down to 2000(?) grit. Feels nice and seamless at the epoxy border. Going to try a couple more. There are some beautiful pieces in this thread, thank you! |