I recently revitalized this solid wood turkey carving board, perfect for the upcoming Christmas holiday season. If you own one that needs some TLC, I'm happy to walk you through my process.
I found this used carving board at a local thrift store. I appreciated the design, particularly the spikes for securing a large turkey and the grooves for collecting fat and juices. This one has clearly been used, showing a greasy, slightly rancid coating, but I think it can be restored. It's been sitting in my projects pile for quite some time, but now it's time for a refresh or a return it to the thrift store.
First step was to remove the hardware. The spikes were pulled out using a pair of pliers. The chrome handles and rubber feet were easily removed with my handy Dewalt cordless drill.
All the pieces were secured in a dish to prevent getting lost in the shuffle.
The layer of dried oils was removed with my carbide scraper. It is crazy how much came off in just this step alone. The backside was done as well.
Using my Dewalt orbital sander I started the slow process of sanding the wooden board to bare wood. You can see how fast each new sanding pad fills with the soaked in oil. I changed the pads frequently. I started at 80 grit front and back.
I then gave the whole board a deep clean using Dawn powerwash spray which I find very effective to remove grease and oils. The board was rinsed well and left to dry well before continuing the sanding process.
The sanding continued moving to 120 grit with my orbital sander and Serious Grit 5” sanding discs. This variety pack is perfect for projects and comes in all sander model sizes.
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The final sanding step was hand sanding with a used piece of sandpaper in the grooves.
Dawn powerwash spray was sprayed on the gummed up rubber feet and the thickly grease layered handle backs. The board itself was sprayed again as well.
I allowed the spray to sit for a bit then scrubbed with a brush to get in all the nooks and crannies. A good rinse for all, a dry with a microfiber cloth then the board was once again left to air dry fully before going to the next steps.
Now to rehydrate the sanded wood. Seeing the wood was completely taken to a new layer I started with Fusion Mineral paint's hemp oil. I like to apply it with a blue shop towel.
Applying hemp oil video to the backside first
Then the front side. You can see the dry area along the right side and top edge. The oil was allowed to fully absorb into the wood grain then the excess wiped off after about 15- 20 minutes with a fresh blue shop towel. You can apply another coat of hemp oil if the wood still seems to be absorbing it all.
With the hemp oiled towel I also wiped my personal cutting boards while I was at it. This is such a great product for all your wood pieces. Here are more projects using hemp oil.
The next step is Fusion Mineral Paint salad bowl finish. This food safe product was applied with a new blue shop towel then after about 4 minutes buffed to a shine.
The salad bowl finish shown above is Homestead House (Fusion's parent company) labelled but is the same product.
The rubber feet were put back on after applying another quick coat of salad bowl finish to the top.
Along with the chrome handles then the spikes tapped back in place.
This turkey cutting and carving board is ready to be used in a few short weeks!
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