Cherry Walnut Maple Cutting Board – Edge Grain Serving Board with Free Conditioner

Cherry, Walnut and Maple Edge Grain Cutting Board — Handcrafted in Estonia

Three woods, one board. Cherry brings the warm rose-amber tone that deepens beautifully over the years — cherry actually darkens with age and exposure to light, so the board you receive will look noticeably different in five years than it does today. Walnut adds dark chocolate stripes that anchor the composition. Maple slips in pale cream lines for contrast. Together they make a striped pattern that’s quiet enough for everyday prep but rich enough to bring out at a dinner party.

I assemble these boards edge grain — the long fibres of each strip facing up — which is the construction professional kitchens prefer. The surface is tight and even, kind to a sharp knife edge, and durable under daily use. None of these woods are decorative inlays glued to a base; the strips run the full height of the board, so even after years of resurfacing the striped pattern stays exactly the same.

The making

Each strip is hand-selected from American cherry and walnut, paired with maple I source through trusted Baltic suppliers. I plane and joint the staves, glue them up under clamping pressure, leave them to cure overnight, then move through a long sanding progression until the surface feels smooth to the palm. Edges are chamfered to make the board comfortable to grip. Finally I treat it with several rounds of food-grade mineral oil and seal with a beeswax and carnauba blend that brings out the colour of each species without leaving a greasy feel. The whole process runs across several days per board.

Dimensions

Length approximately 35 cm, width 25 cm, thickness 2.5 cm. A practical size for a household kitchen — large enough for a roast chicken or a charcuterie spread, small enough to keep on the counter without taking over the workspace.

Optional aluminium feet

If you’d like the board lifted off the counter, choose the aluminium feet option at checkout. They’re anodized with anti-slip rubber rings — useful in a busy kitchen because air circulating underneath helps the wood stay dry between uses, which is the single biggest factor in how long a wooden board lasts.

Care

Cherry darkens, walnut deepens, maple yellows slightly — these woods are alive and they keep changing after they leave my workshop. Hand wash with warm water and mild soap, dry immediately, never soak, never dishwasher. Every order ships with a jar of my own board conditioner, made with food-safe mineral oil and beeswax. Re-apply whenever the wood looks thirsty.

Shipping from Estonia

Made one at a time in my workshop, shipped directly from Estonia to your door.