Handcrafting experiences in wood
Where wood becomes heirloom.
End-grain boards and serving pieces, cut from certified hardwoods and cured for 48 hours in our Indian atelier. Made once, kept for a generation.
The Artisan Slab
Lot 001 · American Walnut
Cured 48 h · Odie’s Oil
24″ × 10″ × 1.5″
The flagship · Catalogue Nº 001
The Artisan Slab
A live-edge serving board cut from a single plank, shaped by hand until the grain tells its own story. Charcuterie on Friday, bread on Sunday, the same board in 25 years.
- Dimensions
- 24″ × 10″ × 1.5″
- Weight
- ≈ 8 lbs
- Finish
- Odie’s Oil · food safe
- Bond
- Titebond III · waterproof
The Atelier · story, steps & materials
02 / 05Patience is the material.
Every board passes through 11 stations in our atelier. No step is skipped, no cure is rushed. Order matters here, so we number it.
Enter the atelierThe wood
Sourced only from certified sustainable forests. Walnut with chocolate depth, white oak with cathedral grain, padauk with its crimson fire. Chosen for longevity and character, never for cost.
The pattern
200+ individual blocks, cut and arranged by hand. Our end-grain technique exposes the annual rings, a mosaic of natural geometry unique to every board. No two are identical. None ever will be.
The finish
48 hours of curing under controlled pressure, hand-sanding through progressive grits, then sealed in oil and beeswax until the surface reads like glass and feels like skin.
The ingredients · nothing else touches the board
Three ingredients. Nothing else.
A premium board is a short recipe executed without compromise. Wood chosen for decades of use, a bond stronger than the wood, and a finish safe enough to eat from.
The wood
Certified sustainable forestsWalnut, white oak, teak, acacia, padauk, maple, and cherry, each chosen for hardness, grain beauty, food safety, and the way it ages across decades of daily use.
The bond · Titebond III
Franklin International · U.S.A. · since 1935The ultimate wood glue, waterproof and approved for indirect food contact. Cured under pressure for 48 hours, the joint ends up stronger than the wood around it.
The finish · Odie’s Oil
Made in the U.S.A. · used exclusivelyA blend of botanical oils and pure beeswax from verified American beekeepers. No chemicals, no synthetic solvents, no formaldehyde resins.
*Indirect food contact · specifications as published by Franklin International and Odie’s Oil.