Board Essentials

Black walnut cutting board with a juice groove, before engraving

Juice Groove Cutting Boards: What the Groove Is...

Groove or smooth? What a juice groove actually does, when it earns its ten dollars, when smooth is the better board, and the part nobody talks about: how each one...

Juice Groove Cutting Boards: What the Groove Is...

Groove or smooth? What a juice groove actually does, when it earns its ten dollars, when smooth is the better board, and the part nobody talks about: how each one...

Personalized engraved cutting board packed in a gift box with kraft crinkle paper, twine, and a printed note card

Personalized Christmas Gifts for the People Who...

Engraved cutting boards and butcher blocks, made to order in Oregon. What to engrave, what to spend, and the date you need to order by.

Personalized Christmas Gifts for the People Who...

Engraved cutting boards and butcher blocks, made to order in Oregon. What to engrave, what to spend, and the date you need to order by.

Cutting board engraved with flowing script lettering

How to Photograph a Handwritten Recipe for Engr...

Light, angle, focus, and the photocopy trick that rescues faded ink. Get the photo right and the recipe board in your grandmother's handwriting comes out right.

How to Photograph a Handwritten Recipe for Engr...

Light, angle, focus, and the photocopy trick that rescues faded ink. Get the photo right and the recipe board in your grandmother's handwriting comes out right.

Wood cutting board custom engraved with a dog portrait from a customer photo

Can You Laser Engrave a Photo on a Cutting Board?

Yes, and here is what decides whether it comes out well. Contrast, wood choice, and image quality, plus what I will tell you before you pay for a photo engraving.

Can You Laser Engrave a Photo on a Cutting Board?

Yes, and here is what decides whether it comes out well. Contrast, wood choice, and image quality, plus what I will tell you before you pay for a photo engraving.

Black walnut cutting board with juice groove, ready for engraving

Walnut vs Maple Cutting Boards: Which One Shoul...

Walnut or maple for a cutting board? A maker who builds both compares hardness, knife friendliness, staining, engraving contrast, and price, then helps you pick the one you should actually...

Walnut vs Maple Cutting Boards: Which One Shoul...

Walnut or maple for a cutting board? A maker who builds both compares hardness, knife friendliness, staining, engraving contrast, and price, then helps you pick the one you should actually...

Cutting board engraved with an ornate monogram, family name, and established date, shown with a tin of NW Co. Wood Butter

What to Engrave on a Cutting Board: An Honest A...

A cutting board maker's straight answer on what to engrave, how much text actually fits, which styles hold up at engraving size, what does not translate to wood, and what...

What to Engrave on a Cutting Board: An Honest A...

A cutting board maker's straight answer on what to engrave, how much text actually fits, which styles hold up at engraving size, what does not translate to wood, and what...