512191 Wed Apr 23 09:06:46 -0700 2008 4 41 Cookware 0 3622145 Actually, It's my parents' cutting board. Its a 30+ yr old very decent Dansk board with endgrain middle and a beautiful Maple lip to prevent juices from spilling. The long and the short of it is that the board was dropped and a third of it snapped off (Dad did it). If I can find some clamps, can I glue it back together myself? What kind of glue should I use? I know I'll have to sand it down to smooth it back out, and once I do, I'll need to refinish it- does anybody out there who presently have a Dansk know what they are originally finished with? (I think I have some food grade mineral oil at home I can bring to my folks). Thanks, all! Wed Apr 23 09:06:47 -0700 2008 39914 lunchbox 1 3622301 I f you have a biscuit joiner, or can borrow one, then I'd say get some waterproof glue (probably a polyurethane based one) and go for it. If you don't know what a biscuit joiner is, I'd toss the board -- while you could make jig and insert dowels and keep your fingers crossed, my experience is that it is too much effort and such joints often (usually?) fail in a sort time. The magic of the biscuits is that alignment is perfect, the gluing surface is optimized to the stress on the surfaces, and the whole process introduces far less internal stress/tension than trying to use dowels. Wed Apr 23 09:52:11 -0700 2008 3622145 87093 renov8r 2 3624696 I agree. I would recomend looking for a food grade glue though. Wed Apr 23 21:50:09 -0700 2008 3622301 142147 JockY 3 3626080 Titebond II and III are both FDA approved for non-direct food contact applications like cutting boards. Home Depot, Lowes or Menards should carry that brand. The MSDS for Elmers Carpenter's Wood Glue also doesn't show any toxicity so it should be safe and can be found at any hardware store. Thu Apr 24 11:03:49 -0700 2008 3624696 73013 LabRat 1 3627010 Thanks for the good advice so far, folks- I wish I had a biscuit joiner- I could have saved so many other hand-me-down wooden items! I might have the chance to check out more glues- thanks again. Thu Apr 24 14:30:55 -0700 2008 3622145 39914 lunchbox