Terrible choice of wood for a cutting board BTW. A tight-grained wood such
as maple is a better choice.

My family has used naked wood cutting boards for a couple of generations and
has yet to loose a member.
No finish is necessary.


-Steve


"andy anderson" wrote in message
...
I am going to make several cutting boards out of 3/4" red oak and give
away as Christmas gifts. Any suggestions as to how to finish them would
be appreciated. I think I read somewhere that mineral oil works well and
if so how many coats and how often should it be done
e mail works great for me

TIA
Andy
Franklin, t