We were contacted to build a custom 20″ W x 18″ D x 2″ T walnut end-grain cutting board. End-grain has forever been the choice of chefs for two reasons… 1) it doesn’t dull their knives as quick and 2) it resists showing knife marks. Our end-grain boards are designed to take a beating and…
The Custom Cutting Boards
We were contacted by our client to build three cutting boards for their home. The first, would serve as their main cutting board. The second, to sit near a prep sink. Finally, the third would be for use in their home bar. The clients were interested in having end-grain boards for the two primary boards…
The Walnut Cookies
We were given the opportunity to salvage some walnut stumps from a tree taken down earlier this year near Nieman and Johnson Dr in Shawnee, Kansas. The owner of the property was incredibly nice and was interested in making sure that the stumps were re-purposed into something more than mulch or firewood. Most of the…
The Maple Cutting Boards
So we have gotten several requests for end-grain cutting boards from family, friends and clients so when I was hauling a couple slabs of maple for another project, I decided to bring home a third and see what I could do. The slab I chose was pretty large and had some interesting grain figure so…
The Restaurant Job Part II
This is the story of the final set of products for our restaurant client. The last component of their order was some natural tree slices (cookies) to further add to their service options. The wood we settled on using is honey locust which grows in abundance in the Kansas City area. This particular tree came…
The Restaurant Job
We were approached by a restaurant here in town to build some prototype buffet serving items to bring a local organic feel to their corporate events. We were excited to showcase our concept of “products with a story” and also use locally foraged materials. There are several components to the order ranging from serving boards,…
End Grain Cutting Boards
The end-grain cutting board is an age-old rite of passage for any woodworker. Jen and I decided to take the plunge together so down the rabbit hole we went. End-grain cutting boards are at the apex of the cutting board world for three reasons… 1) They are very attractive looking, 2) They are much easier…
Serving Boards
Sometimes little things have a way of really shining. Our friends and clients have come to love unique pieces with a story and we have come to love combining our talents for woodworking and food. Larder Boards: A larder is a large room or cupboard for storing and preserving food. We combined this concept and…