A Good Source For Cutting Board Benchtops

[cmh3821]

while building out the "leather corner" in my shop i came into the need for a large cutting surface for using my punches, slots, etc. i decided to make my whole "make/fitting" station bench top out of cutting board surface, with an underlayment of 3/4" birch ply for rigidity and stability. i felt the full cutting board surface would be great as it would make the whole bench top safe for cutting tools/punches.

I asked a buddy of mine who's in restaurant equipment where to get big old sheets for the bench top cutting board material.

he sent me to www.usplastic.com and i saved more than 25% over what i could have gotten the big HDPE sheets from the restaurant equipment wholesaler i get other stuff from. if you need large cutting boards for your punching/cutting tools check them out.

[Big Papa Leather]

I go mine from Interstate Plastics. They are kind of local to me so I had no shipping, but they were reasonably priced and cut to order. I got thier textured cutting board plastic and it's the bee's knees. Doubt I can every cut enough to need another.

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Good luck on your search.

Allen

PS No fiscal connection to Interstate plastics. Just liked my experience.

[Go2Tex]

I use the hard rubber poundo stuff at my hole punching station. It doubles as my dye station. The cutting board stuff would work as a hole punching surface except that it gets really rough with a lot of such use and it will tear up your leather.