{"id":8420,"date":"2026-02-24T07:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/?p=8420"},"modified":"2026-02-24T07:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:06:57","slug":"the-hibiscus-cutting-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corbinstreehouse.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/the-hibiscus-cutting-board\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hibiscus Cutting Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In my last post I talked about the TMNT Cutting Board<\/a>, which was one of my first inlay cutting board designs created with the CNC machine. It was a really basic design, and an experimentation in fine detail. I wanted the next design to feature multiple colored woods, but still be a primarily basic cutting board to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wanted to make something for my family members, and we have a strong connection to the Hawaiian islands, so I opted for a hibiscus flower theme. The original hibiscus image was created in Adobe Illustrator based off tracing some images. Then I used the basic flower image as a seed for some AI image generation to complete some of the fill in areas and generate some more variation. AI is good to get rough ideas, but I spent a solid two days working on the design before I began anything in the shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The base board is walnut end grain, glued up to about 1.5″ thick, 19″ wide and 12″ deep. End grain holds up a lot better to cutting, and is much easier to CNC machine a delicate design. The dark walnut should hold up well against stains; my light colored TMNT cutting board made from maple easily stains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I imported the design into Autodesk Fusion and used my\u00a0VCarve Inlay Plugin<\/a>\u00a0to create the actual inlay designs. This allowed me to digitally experiment with different wood combinations to find something I liked. The plugin is handy to generate setups and toolpaths for carving out the design. I settled on a combination of cherry for the reddish hibiscus part, and maple for the white leaves and ornaments. I enjoy sharing information, and I did a full video on how I created CAD and the CAM toolpaths<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made two of these boards as gifts for my family. Both are nearly identical, and are finished with \u201cWalrus Oil\u201d brand cutting board oil, along with a little wax on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also did a full build video on YouTube: Making the Hibiscus Cutting Board<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have digital files available to purchase if you are interested in making this design:\u00a0Digital Files \u2013 Hibiscus Cutting Board for CNC<\/a>. I may also make a few more to post for sale on my site…but we’ll see if I ever get around to that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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