Carving board spikes

[SeeO2]

Good morning all, I would like to make a carving board similar to one I bought many years ago.
The wood side of it I can figure out, but I’d like it to have ( like mine ) metal spikes in it to hold the meat, I’ve looked on the internet but can’t find them, does anyone know of a supplier ?
Also some advice on fixing them in would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[imageel]

I've not knowingly seen them anywhere - albeit I've never actually searched for them!
It's the sort of thing anyone with a metalwork lathe could knockup quite simply from either stainless rod or by turning down some stainless bolts.
Am sure others on this forum may have alternate advice..
I assume those fitted to commercial products are merely push fit and or glued into place with CA type glue

 

[ChaiLatte]

Looking at this one (I do not know if it is typical):

https://www.thechoppingblockshop.co.uk/products/reversible-spiked-carving-board
the spikes look like the pins that hold up the shelves in Ikea units.

If you could find similar in stainless steel, it is easy to point them by holding in a cordless drill and using a grinder, file and abrasive paper.

These (or similar) might be a possibility but you would have to control the depth of the hole you drill in the board as they have no shoulder:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254196935764
Buy one of these and dismantle it:

https://www.healthcarepro.co.uk/eat...s-kitchen-spread-board-with-spikes?sku=M79849
Buy a traditional stainless steel spiked carving tray from a junk shop and dismantle it.

 

[MF1000]

You could use the spikes make for hifi speaker isolation

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26429910...P1t1LtiSuK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[SeeO2]

You could use the spikes make for hifi speaker isolation

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26429910...P1t1LtiSuK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Thanks, they look like they might fit the bill.

 

[SeeO2]

Looking at this one (I do not know if it is typical):

https://www.thechoppingblockshop.co.uk/products/reversible-spiked-carving-board
the spikes look like the pins that hold up the shelves in Ikea units.

If you could find similar in stainless steel, it is easy to point them by holding in a cordless drill and using a grinder, file and abrasive paper.

These (or similar) might be a possibility but you would have to control the depth of the hole you drill in the board as they have no shoulder:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254196935764
Buy one of these and dismantle it:

https://www.healthcarepro.co.uk/eat...s-kitchen-spread-board-with-spikes?sku=M79849
Buy a traditional stainless steel spiked carving tray from a junk shop and dismantle it.

Thanks, either of those suggestions seem workable, they were given a stainless steel carving board for Christmas, I might see if I can cannibalise that.

 

[ChaiLatte]

You could use the spikes make for hifi speaker isolation

The chopping block shop people linked to above showwed something similar but unavailable.

I would be concerned about the hygiene aspects of a screw-in spike. You would have to use a stainless female threaded insert in the board (especially for the M4 size shown above). The bugs will love to set up home in the clearance between male and female threads.

It would be a pain to remove them every time you want to wash the board (and it would make a mess of your clothes if used as a washboard) and they would esily disappear donw the plughole if not careful.

A snug-fitting drive-in version might offer some advantages.

As the years pass, the old hearing is declining. Do you think if I pierced my ear with one of the spikes, it would clean up my acoustic hygiene?

 

[MF1000]

There will be still voids around a drive in version. You could carefully tap out the wood and secure the spikes in (which are stainless) with some acrylic to seal it in

 

[Sachakins]

How about these

Homecraft Plastic Spread Board, Replacement Spikes Only (Eligible for VAT Relief in the UK) Stainless Steel Spikes Hold Food in Place, Cut & Spread, Adaptive Kitchen Aid for One Hand Use, Disabled https://amzn.eu/d/0RUhsod

 

[SeeO2]

How about these

Homecraft Plastic Spread Board, Replacement Spikes Only (Eligible for VAT Relief in the UK) Stainless Steel Spikes Hold Food in Place, Cut & Spread, Adaptive Kitchen Aid for One Hand Use, Disabled Amazon.co.uk

Thanks, they certainly look long enough!

 

[MF1000]

Too long imho …the spikes are needed to stop the meat moving not be the slaughter device !!!

 

[Sachakins]

Too long imho …the spikes are needed to stop the meat moving not be the slaughter device !!!

But not if you fit them through the board from the underside.

 

[Fergie 307]

If you have a disc or belt sander then you could easily make them from a suitable diameter stainless rod. Just cut off the length you want then put it in a drill chuck and spin it against the running belt or disc. The two should run in opposite directions for the best finish. So assuming a drill running clockwise and belt running down hold to drill to the left hand side of the belt. 316 stainless would be good for this I would have thought. And as sachakins says drive them through from the back.

 

[ChaiLatte]

Too long imho...

Confucius ask what is easier, to shorten a long thing or lengthen a short thing?

Try making a tree from a pen blank. Try making a pen blank from a tree.

 

[MF1000]

And your point is

 

[John Brown]

And your point is

I thought he was fairly blunt...

 

[John Brown]

I understood wooden chopping boards to be fairly "bug" resistant, better than plastic, depending on whom you believe.
More prone to spontaneous combustion, of course.

 

[John Brown]

If you have a disc or belt sander then you could easily make them from a suitable diameter stainless rod. Just cut off the length you want then put it in a drill chuck and spin it against the running belt or disc. The two should run in opposite directions for the best finish. So assuming a drill running clockwise and belt running down hold to drill to the left hand side of the belt. 316 stainless would be good for this I would have thought. And as sachakins says drive them through from the back.

Difficult to hold the drill on the left on my rubbish Parkside grinder/belt sander combo, but using a cordless drill in reverse would fix that.

 

[Fitzroy]

I made a chopping board for a friends father who lost an arm, it had spikes to hold what was being cut. I bought M4, could have been M3, stainless machine screws and filed/sanded half to a spike on the drill press. I then drilled slightly unsized holes in the board and screwed through from below, the remaining thread cut its own path. That was 4 years ago, and still going strong as I understand. Obviously longer than you want but can be made to the length you want.

Fitz.

 

[Fergie 307]

Difficult to hold the drill on the left on my rubbish Parkside grinder/belt sander combo, but using a cordless drill in reverse would fix that.

Only problem is it has a tendency to undo the chuck, so be careful.