End Grain Cutting Boards

Most of our boards are a full 2 inches thick. We follow what we call our Rule of 8 Inches — a board's thickness should be at least one-eighth of its width. Some larger pieces are 1.75" or 2.5" depending on dimensions and species. Thicker stock means more stability, more grain depth, and a board that holds up to decades of daily use.

We work primarily with hard maple, black walnut, and American cherry — sourced from a New England hardwood supplier and hand-picked piece by piece. Occasional pieces feature hickory, padauk, or canarywood for visual contrast. All are food-safe hardwoods well-suited to a board you'll use every day.

Cared for properly, decades. The combination of thick premium stock, our 30+ step build, and our Timber Tonic + Jack Wax finish is engineered for daily use over a lifetime. Most of the wear that ends a cutting board's life — warping, splitting, dishwasher damage — is preventable. Our care guide covers it.

Yes — through a commission. Tell us the species, size, and details you're imagining (edges, juice groove, handles, feet, engraving) and we'll design the piece with you, quote it up front, and craft it in our Cape Cod shop.

Three days of finishing. We start by warming Timber Tonic — our food-safe oil blend — and letting the board drink it in over multiple coats. Then we layer on Jack Wax, our beeswax + mineral oil sealing balm, building a finish that's smooth, water-resistant, and easy to maintain at home.

Hand wash with warm water and mild soap, then dry immediately and stand on edge so air circulates on both sides. Never soak it, never put it in the dishwasher. Apply a food-safe board butter (we make Jack Wax for exactly this) every few weeks, more often if you cook with high-acid foods. Cared for this way, the board lasts decades.

Every Wooded board is built start to finish in our Cape Cod shop. Hardwood comes from a New England supplier; everything else — milling, glue-up, planing, sanding, finishing — happens here, by hand, in the same room.

Boards already finished ship in 2–3 business days from our Cape Cod shop. Commissioned pieces get an honest timeline quoted up front before we start. Shipping is free within the continental US.

Yes — every Wooded board is handcrafted start-to-finish in our Cape Cod shop. We say handcrafted because every step happens by hand, by humans, in our shop.