A substantial end grain board built from Irish flame beech with a touch of natural spalting, framed by oak strips on the outer edges and broken by four strips of reclaimed mahogany running through the face. The beech and the oak both came from the Bredin estate at Clooncallow, Ballymahon. The mahogany came out of an old piano — timber cut long before anyone was thinking about sustainability, given a second life here.
The grain of each strip is selected and orientated so the flame figure in the beech carries across the board, with the dark mahogany and the oak giving it contrast and rhythm. Treated with a food-safe finishing oil.
A big board at 490 × 330 × 65mm and a solid 6.8kg, built from hard, durable timber that will give a lifetime of use with the proper care and attention. End grain construction is easier on knives than a conventional board and more forgiving over years of use. A genuinely once-off piece, it would make a wonderful gift for a wedding or special birthday.
A substantial end grain board built from Irish flame beech with a touch of natural spalting, framed by oak strips on the outer edges and broken by four strips of reclaimed mahogany running through the face. The beech and the oak both came from the Bredin estate at Clooncallow, Ballymahon. The mahogany came out of an old piano — timber cut long before anyone was thinking about sustainability, given a second life here.
The grain of each strip is selected and orientated so the flame figure in the beech carries across the board, with the dark mahogany and the oak giving it contrast and rhythm. Treated with a food-safe finishing oil.
A big board at 490 × 330 × 65mm and a solid 6.8kg, built from hard, durable timber that will give a lifetime of use with the proper care and attention. End grain construction is easier on knives than a conventional board and more forgiving over years of use. A genuinely once-off piece, it would make a wonderful gift for a wedding or special birthday.
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