if your board is giving you a problem, you can wash it if it is self cleaning. I have an olfa and I am told and on their websites it says they love water. There has been a blog about it here. May help keeping the mat fresh

I read that there are "cutting boards" and "self-healing boards". I know what the self healing boards are but what do you use for a "cutting board" just a wooden one from the kitchen? Thanks, Yolanda IL/WI

I'm sure a wooden cutting board would quickly dull a rotary cutter blade. There are plastic cutting mats that are not self-healing. I think those are usually clear or translucent in color -- maybe June Tailor is one brand? All of the self-healing mats I have seen are colored mats, I think.

I use an OLFA self healing board