Woven Charcuterie Boards

Woven wood is a technique where a curve is cut into a piece of wood and the gap that is left behind by the saw blade, the kerf, is filled with a thin strip of wood. I love the mesmerizing pattern created by the overlapping weaves and the contrasting wood colors. For this project, I used this YouTube video from Fisher's Shop as a starting point for my project. In total, I made 4 unique woven wood charcuterie boards made from Guanacaste, Padauk, Wenge, Purpleheart, Maple, and Poplar, mostly sourced from WoodCraft.

Starting on the left and going clockwise, these are the dimensions of the boards, all of which are approximately 0.375" thick.

1. Board 1: 9.5" x 18.75"

2. Board 2: 8" x 16.75"

3. Board 3: 8" x 17"

4. Board 4: 9" x 18"

   
   

The main portion of each board is made from Guanacaste. For the sections that will be woven in, I started off by making smaller striped boards with a mix of each type of wood. I used chalk to draw a rough curve and used double-sided tape to secure the larger piece of Guanacaste to the striped board. To cut the weave, I used a bandsaw with a 0.5" blade. After lightly sanding the curves, I filled the kerf left behind by the bandsaw with maple strips I cut on the table saw to the exact kerf of the band saw.

The glue up was the trickiest part because the pieces kept shifting due to the curves trying to bend the maple strip to their shape. During this step, it was important to ensure that there was even clamping pressure, that both sides lined up, and that both pieces were flat and not bending upwards. This process of taping the boards together, cutting the weave, gluing, and flattening was repeated 3 to 4 times for each board.

The boards were sanded to 320 grit, finished with Rubio Monocoat, and one layer of Blacktail Studio's Ceramic Hard Coat. The handles are spaced 1" from the edge and secured with screws and Loctite.