Specialty

Wooden Cutting Board with Food-Safe Oil

in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Jaipur, Rajasthan8 photos

Handcrafted wooden cutting board in Jaipur — finished with LEINOS Countertop Oil 280. Food-safe DIN 53160 surface with engraved 'kitchen' motif preserved.

Handcrafted wooden cutting board from a Jaipur workshop with engraved 'kitchen' motif — finished with LEINOS Countertop Oil 280.

Context

The brief, and the surface.

A small wooden cutting board with a side handle and the word 'kitchen' engraved into the face, hand-built in a Jaipur workshop. The board sees daily food contact — meal-prep, washing, drying — so it needed an oil that was food-safe (saliva and sweat resistant per DIN 53160), water-resistant without filming, and that would not obscure the engraved letters. LEINOS Countertop Oil 280 was applied with a cloth pad in three thin coats.

The team did three coats rather than two for a cutting board — repeated washing pulls oil out of the surface gradually, so an extra reserve in the wood is useful. Each coat was wiped back with a clean cloth 30 minutes after application to keep oil from pooling in the engraved letters.

Conditions on Site

Surface
Interior handcrafted wooden cutting board — engraved face, daily food-prep contact
Climate & Exposure
Rajasthan desert indoor — climate-controlled, low humidity
Limitations
  • Three-coat build (not two) — reserves oil against the washing pull on a daily-use board
  • Wipe-back 30 minutes after each coat — prevents oil pooling in the engraved letters

Gallery

More from the site.

  • Engraved 'kitchen' lettering close-up — crisp under the food-safe oil, no pooling in the letter recesses.
  • Board face with visible wood grain reading through the smooth satin oil finish.
  • Side handle profile — full coverage across the handle cut-out and the board's end-grain edge.
  • Top-down view showing the board's full profile and engraved motif positioning.
  • Surface texture under direct light — semi-matte sheen without slick film.
  • End-grain detail at the cut-out handle — oil saturation even with the face grain.
  • Board in meal-prep context — wipe-clean profile after first food-prep use.

Coating System

What we applied.

Products listed for reference. Suitability depends on your specific surface, climate, and condition.

Outcome

The result on site.

Handcrafted wooden cutting board in Jaipur — LEINOS Countertop Oil 280 three-coat build delivers a food-safe DIN 53160 surface that wipes clean after meal-prep while preserving the engraved 'kitchen' motif.

The board shows a smooth, even satin finish with warm natural tones and clearly visible grain. The engraved 'kitchen' lettering remains crisp under the oil; the surface wipes clean after meal-prep without leaving residue.

Results vary by surface condition, climate exposure, application method, and ongoing maintenance.

Documented by LEINOS India Specifier TeamUpdated 2026-05-16

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