If you go online you can find hundreds if not thousands of similar designs for “3D” cutting boards. This certainly isn’t a unique concept or design on my part. You could make this with an end grain design to make it more durable but the 3D illusion would be drastically reduced with the lack of a consistent grain running along the length of the board. In this particular case I’ve made this with face grain to help with the 3D illusion. In this article I want to share my design with you along with some tips for making this type of cutting board. As far as cutting boards go the “basket weave” design is one of the more challenging ones requiring lots of patience and skill. Once you see them you too will want to jump on the bandwagon and make your own. If you’ve never seen some of these you’re really missing out. 3D Basket Weave Cutting Board – Maple, Walnut & PurpleheartģD cutting boards are quite the rage in the woodworking arena these days.
