My butcher gave me guidance on slicing jerky at a 45 degree angle across the grain for best jerky. I decided to make myself a guide for consistent cutting. Measured the size I wanted, made a mold from scrap wood, melted some HDPE plastic (it has the #2 recycle guide) in a loaf pan at 400 degrees in the oven (don’t line with parchment paper). Drilled 2 holes in back of mold and put in 2 large headed nails. The nails are hit on the back side to knock out the mold Ed plastic. Put the melted plastic into the mold and covered with the wooden door and put on 2 clamps. Left for a couple hours to cool. Two small screws in door to pull it off once cool. Hammered the nails in the back and knocked out my rough block. Sanded off the edges and used a lighter to get rid of any plastic ‘hairs. Voila! Used the guide yesterday and worked great.
