I’ve shared this reducing board revival hack on my Instagram, however I felt like a hack this good deserved a spot to stay on the weblog. That means you may maintain coming again to it time and again!
Each time I am going to an vintage or a thrift retailer I really feel like I see so many used wooden reducing boards. And whereas they make such nice decor items, I actually wished to discover a solution to carry them again to life and make them helpful. I bought mine for $4.50 from the vintage retailer, which is a steal in comparison with shopping for a brand new one.
However, the one “concern” with discovering issues beforehand used is that you just by no means know the place they’ve been. Oh the tales, I’m positive they might inform! I’ve mentioned this earlier than, but when I owned an vintage retailer, I’d need folks to go away notes with their gadgets so I do know the place they’ve been. I believe that’d be so enjoyable!
I adopted these steps to carry a beforehand owned reducing board again to life, however they might additionally simply be used to revive a wooden reducing board that you just at present personal.
PROCESS OF UPDATING AN OLD CUTTING BOARD
STEP 1
Sand down the entire thing back and front. You need to buff off any stains, in addition to the unique end in order that all of it matches. Sanding an outdated end off of wooden is one among my favourite issues to do. I by no means get bored with revealing that stunning uncooked wooden beneath. The reducing board I used had paintings on one facet, so the sanding removed that and made it plain on each side.
STEP 2
After it’s all sanded, I used a moist paper towel to get all the mud off.
STEP 3
I used Odie’s Oil for this challenge. I’ve used it earlier than for different tasks and appreciated it and after extra analysis, I came upon it’s meals protected! Which was, after all, good for this reducing board.
With Odie’s, just a little goes a great distance and also you solely want one coat. It’s non poisonous and makes use of oils and waxes produced by nature. The best way it really works is the wooden floor and pores turn into fully saturated with the oils and waxes. That means there is no such thing as a room for water to seep in or for different liquids to trigger stains or micro organism progress. I additionally love the completed look it provides!
As soon as that’s achieved, wait about 40 minutes. After that you just buff it out to a pleasant clean and smooth end. Then after 3 days you can begin utilizing it!
And that’s it! What a easy solution to breathe new life into one thing that you just thought had seen higher days! Let me know when you have any hacks for reviving older objects that you just need to share!
