Have you ever had one of those plastic cutting boards that after a few years of use is so gouged and discolored you’re afraid to use it? I did. Instead of throwing it out, I took it out to the shop and ran it through my thickness planer a couple of times. The plastic is soft enough not to nick the blades, and the new surface is pristine.
—Scott Gibson, East Waterboro, ME
Edited and illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #245
