Oval Charcuterie Board Handle Router Template (Clear Acrylic)
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Oval Charcuterie Board Handle Template - Clear Acrylic
The Oval Charcuterie Board Handle Template is a reusable clear acrylic woodworking template designed to help you create smooth, rounded handle openings in charcuterie boards, serving boards, cheese boards, cutting boards, and live edge boards. The oval shape gives your board a clean, comfortable handle while keeping the overall design simple and timeless.
This handle style is a great choice when you want a softer look than a rectangle handle but still want something practical and easy to use. It works well on both square edge boards and live edge boards, making it a versatile template for woodworkers who build boards for gifts, markets, online sales, or custom orders.
What You Can Make With This Template
Use this oval handle template to add a clean, rounded handle opening to a wide range of woodworking projects, including:
- Charcuterie boards
- Serving boards
- Cheese boards
- Live edge boards
- Square edge serving boards
- Cutting boards
- Epoxy and wood serving boards
- Gift boards, market products, and small batch production pieces
An oval handle can make a board easier to pick up, easier to hang, and more finished-looking. It is a simple detail that can help turn a flat board into a more polished and useful piece.
Why Use a Clear Acrylic Handle Template?
A clear acrylic handle template makes it much easier to position your handle before cutting. Because the template is transparent, you can see the wood grain, knots, live edge shape, epoxy details, colour variation, and other features underneath before deciding exactly where the handle should go.
This is especially useful when working with live edge boards, figured hardwood, or epoxy projects where small placement changes can make a big difference in the final look. The clear acrylic helps you line up the oval handle so it feels balanced, intentional, and comfortable to use.
The template is also reusable, making it a practical option for hobby woodworkers, small shops, and makers who want repeatable results across multiple charcuterie boards and serving boards.
Recommended Products to Use With This Template
For best results, pair this handle template with the right accessories, wood, and finish for your project:
- Template Tape - Use this to secure the acrylic template to your board while routing or tracing.
- Flush Trim Plunge Bit - Used for cutting the first profile pass when routing the handle shape.
- UltraTrim Spiral Flush Trim Bit - Great for cleaning up the outside profile and following the template cleanly.
- Dimensional Wood - A great option for making square edge serving boards, cheese boards, and charcuterie boards.
- Live Edge Wood - Ideal for natural edge charcuterie boards and serving boards with character.
- Cutting Board Strips - A simple way to build your own cutting board, serving board, or charcuterie board blank from ready-to-use hardwood strips.
- Cutting Board Accents - Great for adding colour, contrast, and detail to mixed-species cutting boards, serving boards, and charcuterie boards.
- Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil - Best for projects that will be used as actual cutting boards.
- Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil - A great finish choice for charcuterie boards and serving boards that will not be cut on.
If the board will be used for cutting, choose a cutting board oil. If the board will be used mainly for serving, charcuterie, display, or entertaining, a hardwax oil finish such as Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil or Rubio Monocoat can be a great option.
How to Use This Handle Template
- Choose your board blank. Start with your chosen hardwood, live edge board, cutting board blank, or epoxy and wood board.
- Position the template. Place the clear acrylic template on the board and use the transparency to line up the oval handle with the grain, edge shape, epoxy details, or visual centre of the piece.
- Secure the template. Apply Template Tape to hold the acrylic template firmly in place while routing or tracing.
- Route or trace the handle. Use an appropriate router bit to follow the template, or trace the oval shape first if you prefer to rough cut before routing.
- Remove the template. Carefully lift the template from the board once the handle opening has been routed or marked.
- Sand the handle opening. Smooth the inside edge of the handle so it feels comfortable in the hand and matches the quality of the rest of the board.
- Apply your finish. Use a cutting board oil for boards that will be cut on, or choose a hardwax oil finish for charcuterie boards and serving boards used mainly for presentation.
Watch: How to Use Acrylic Router Templates
New to acrylic router templates? Watch this video for a helpful overview of how template routing works and how to get cleaner, more repeatable results in your woodworking projects.
Template Details
- Product: Oval Charcuterie Board Handle Template
- Material: Clear acrylic
- Thickness: 1/4"
- Template size: 10.5" wide x 10.125" tall
- Use: Routing or tracing oval handle openings for charcuterie boards, serving boards, cheese boards, cutting boards, and live edge boards
- Reusable: Yes
- SKU: 01-018
Helpful Router Template Guides
Want to learn more about choosing and using acrylic woodworking templates? These guides can help:
- Template Guides
- Best Templates For Charcuterie Boards
- Handle Template Guide
- Router Template Guide
- What Router Bit Do I Need?
- Template Routing for Beginners
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this oval handle template used for?
This template is used to create oval handle openings in charcuterie boards, serving boards, cheese boards, cutting boards, live edge boards, and epoxy and wood boards.
Can I use this template for live edge boards?
Yes. The clear acrylic makes it easier to position the handle around live edge movement, knots, grain direction, epoxy details, and other natural features in the board.
Can this template be used on square edge boards?
Yes. The oval handle shape works well on square edge boards when you want a clean, rounded handle opening with a softer look than a rectangle handle.
Can I trace this template instead of routing it?
Yes. This acrylic template can be used for routing or tracing. Some woodworkers trace the shape first, rough cut the opening, and then clean it up with a router and flush trim bit.
How do I hold the template in place?
We recommend using Template Tape to secure the acrylic template to your board while routing or tracing. This helps keep the template stable without permanently attaching it to your project.
Is the oval handle comfortable to use?
The oval shape is a popular choice because it gives the handle a smooth, rounded look. After routing, sanding the inside edge of the handle will help make it more comfortable to hold.
What finish should I use after making my board?
If the board will be used as a cutting board, use a cutting board oil such as Walrus Oil Cutting Board Oil. For charcuterie boards, serving boards, and display pieces that will not be cut on, Grand Finishing Hardwax Oil or Rubio Monocoat can be a great option.
Is this template reusable?
Yes. This clear acrylic handle template is reusable and designed for repeat use, making it useful for one-off projects, gifts, market inventory, and small production runs.
A well-placed oval handle can make a board easier to carry, easier to hang, and more complete-looking. Whether you are making a single serving board or repeating the same handle style across multiple charcuterie boards, this Oval Handle Template helps you create clean, consistent results with confidence.
