This month our multi-talented Sales Consultant Aaron Kalan has prepared a Peterson Project that the kids can help you with! 

An excellent Christmas gift idea, this simple Chopping Board will impress any cook. So get your mill ready (oremail Aaron if you haven't bought one yet!) get your hands on a router, and have fun making this useful kitchen accessory.

3. Dress the top and bottom of the board until there are no more saw marks on either side. I found cutting your boards to length first, made it easier to put them through the thicknesser.
   N.B. If you use old or spare boards for this project please check that the dimensions are the same before putting them through your thicknesser.

4. We dressed the longer edges that are running with the grain using a hand planer (400mm side.) To smooth the shorter edges that are running across the grain we used the belt sander (200mm side).

N.B. Please check that your chopping boards are square this will ensure you get a consistent round on all the edges of your board.

1. To round the top and bottom edges use a router with a 12mm radius bit. Carefully push your board past the router bit. Please keep your hands away from the spinning router bit.
   
   
2. Once you have rounded all your edges sand the top and bottom faces of your board with a sander. We used a belt sander to do this job.

4. Clean the board thoroughly with a clean cloth.


5. Using another clean cloth rub cooking oil into your board to bring out the natural colours which will give a nice clean finish to your new chopping board.