The workshop's wood species
Cutting board with black walnut, in end grain
Black walnut is the darkest of my woods: in an end-grain cutting board, it draws the stripes and the dark squares of the checkerboard, and adds contrast. None of my boards is made of walnut alone: I always combine it with other species, and every piece is unique.
Black walnut
- Black walnut
- Beech
- Ash
- Maple
- Cherry
- Hornbeam
Available pieces
My cutting boards with black walnut
Each board is a unique piece, made by hand in the workshop. Its wood species and dimensions are listed below its photo: once a board is sold, it is gone.
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Drop Board 26-0438 x 19 x 3 cmbeech, ash, hornbeam, cherry, black walnut marquetry stringing€76
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Mini Drop Board 26-0232.5 × 17.5 × 3 cmbeech, ash, hornbeam, cherry, black walnut€59
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Plain Board 126-9839 x 29.5 x 3.8 cmbeech, ash, hornbeam, cherry, black walnut and marquetry line€137
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Juice Groove Board 226-8239.5 x 29 x 3.8 cmbeech, ash, hornbeam, cherry, black walnut and marquetry line€163
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Small Board 026-11329.5 × 22 × 3.4 cmmaple, ash, cherry, black walnut€81
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Juice Groove Board with Catch Tray 326-3041.5 × 31 × 3.8 cmbeech, ash, cherry and black walnut€173
Black walnut and beech
Black walnut. The darkest of my woods: it draws the stripes and the dark squares of the checkerboard, and adds contrast.
These are colour pairings: each board combines its own species, listed on its product page.
Colour pairings
Black walnut and its neighbours: beech, ash, maple, cherry, hornbeam
In a board, black walnut is never alone. By combining the species, I play on their colours to draw the checkerboard, so that no two boards look alike.
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Black walnut and beech
Light, dense and even: the base of most of my boards. A kitchen wood par excellence.
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Black walnut and ash
Light as well, with a strong grain that shows in the end grain. Solid and lively.
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Black walnut and maple
Very light and fine-grained: it brightens a board and makes the dark woods stand out.
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Black walnut and cherry
Pinkish to russet, it darkens over time: it gives the checkerboard its warm tones.
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Black walnut and hornbeam
A hard, light wood that I use in touches in some small boards and drop boards.
End grain
Black walnut in an end-grain cutting board
My boards are end grain: strips of several wood species, assembled, turned, then glued so that every square of the checkerboard shows the end of the wood. Black walnut gives them their dark tones: the dark squares and the stripes of the checkerboard, and on some pieces a walnut marquetry inlay strip.
Once sanded, the board is dipped in a plant oil bath, then, once dry, it receives my balm applied warm: organic plant oils and beeswax. The wood species, the pattern and the format change every time.
To find out more: what end grain is, and the checkerboard cutting board.
Care
Caring for an end-grain board with black walnut
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Wash by hand
In lukewarm water, with a little natural soap. Never in the dishwasher, never soaked.
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Dry upright
On its long side.
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Oil once a month
With a food-grade plant oil or a balm made from plant oil and beeswax, never a mineral oil. On average, oiling once a month is enough, depending on use.
Frequently asked questions
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Choose your cutting board with black walnut
Each board is unique: once it is gone, it is gone. The available pieces are online, with their wood species and dimensions.
