New boards

Let’s introduce some of them. First, some walnut/maple cheeseboards. I think they work better as cheeseboards because they’re smaller and lighter, but also are more prone to showing knife marks. That said, use them as you please. I’ve got a few of these around 10″x14″. The dog hairs seen on the finish can be wiped off before delivery, or included at no extra cost.

These guys are tigerwood/bloodwood. I mentioned I’ll write about the ethics of buying exotic lumber in an earlier post…stay tuned. In the meantime, I’m content knowing that I saved this wood from a retired woodworker who had them for close to 30 years and was basically throwing them out. Plus, they’re really pretty. I have 2 or 3 of these left in various sizes.

Finally, some more end grain butcher blocks. The first is a cousin of the walnut/maple/cherry board posted earlier. I believe this was purchased at the Little House on the Urban Prairie’s holiday open house. Thanks to Stacey and Patrick for hosting, and to whoever bought this- I hope it serves you well!

Number 2 is one of two white oak boards I have right now. Their original incarnation was edge grain countertops, but had been sitting in our neighbors’ basement for at least 20 years. They miraculous appeared on our driveway one day, but were quite beat up and a bit moldy. In retrospect, I wish I had documented the process of cutting, planing, sanding, and refinishing that it took to give them another life. I’ll make sure to do that next time. Sizes are approximately 14″x16″ and 16″x20″.

See something you like? Got ideas for a custom piece? Hit me up- sussmanster(at)gmail(dot)com.