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The Crossroads
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The Crossroads has a bold backbone—clean look, graphic pattern, and is built to live out on the counter. Deep walnut blocks set the stage, while bright maple bands cut through like a perfectly placed crossbar, giving the whole board a tailored, architectural feel. From across the kitchen it reads modern and intentional; up close, the grain does what good hardwood does best—moves, shimmers, and keeps your eye wandering.
Under the good looks is the build that matters: end grain. With the wood fibers standing upright, your knife edge slips in with a bit of natural “give,” helping the surface stay resilient through daily chopping and keeping your blade happier over time. It’s steady under pressure, designed to resist deep wear, and made to age beautifully as it earns its keep.
- Cutting Surface
- 13″ × 15″ Mid-Size
- Thickness
- 1.75″ Medium
- Weight
- 9.0 lb
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About this board
- Cutting Surface
- 13″ × 15″
- Thickness
- 1.75″
- Weight
- 9.0 lb
- Mid-Size · 195 sq in
A Little Knotty
Extra character, relaxed pricing
Chaos patterns and our knottiest pieces, made with the same care as every Wooded board, for a little less.
These boards color outside the lines of our typical Wooded offerings. Ranging from boards with chaos patterning from dozens of small slices of wood, to our knottiest pieces with natural markings that don't quite fit our other collections. These bold and unique selections are all individually crafted with the same care and ethos as every other Wooded board, with savings to boot, to put good wood on your table for a little less.
End Grain
At Wooded, we make cutting boards one way: end-grain.
At Wooded, we make cutting boards one way: end-grain. The wood is oriented like the top of a stump, with the cut ends of the fibers facing up. That grain absorbs the shock of sharp blades, so knives stay sharper, the surface resists gouges, and chopping is easier on your wrist. It also shows a side of wood grain you'll rarely see anywhere else. It's more costly and labor-intensive, but we believe it's worth it every time.
Read more →Walnut
A staple in butcher block cutting boards, and the anchor of our portfolio at Wooded.
A staple in butcher block cutting boards, and the anchor of our portfolio at Wooded. Walnut is slightly less dense than Maple, which gives it a lighter weight and a softer feel under a knife, while still being very durable and suitable for virtually all sorts of cooks. Each piece varies widely in character, with different shades of color, flows of grain, and figuring. Its dark heartwood contrasts with rather light, nearly Maple-colored sapwood, and playing with that contrast is one of our favorite ways to create one-of-a-kind boards. Over time, Walnut tends to mellow, with the deepest browns warming toward amber, especially where a board catches sunlight.
Read more →Maple
The classic choice for heavy duty chefs.
The classic choice for heavy duty chefs. Maple has a tight, straight grain and sits on the harder side of the hardwoods (but not too hard). It's been the staple of butcher blocks for well over a century. Its lighter color ranges from tan to light brown, with a little less contrast and character in the patterning, so you get a more uniform, clean look with fewer frills and quirks.
Read more →The Wooded Difference
At Wooded Carving Co., we set out to merge art and utility, all in a staple kitchen tool.
We build premium butcher-block boards, but differently. Rather than standard plans or mass production, we arrange boards individually, inspired by the unique grain and color of the hardwood they're built from. And since they're all unique, we name and photograph each one, so you can see exactly the board you're getting, and take home a piece that is distinctly yours.
Wooded boards are not only visually distinct, but also crafted to stout, old-fashioned, heirloom standards. We build only one type of cutting board: thick, end-grain boards from high-quality hardwood, built for decades of service. And we build them from scratch at our workshop on Cape Cod.
Every board's grain is one of a kind. We hand-pick striking hardwood and arrange its natural grain into a board inspired by nature's contrasts.
Each of our boards has a distinctive character, so we give each one a name and a proper photoshoot so you can see exactly the one you're getting.
Our individually-crafted pieces are available right away. Skip the wait, and get a board that's uniquely yours... shipped quickly at no cost.
We build tough boards the hard way: thicker, with larger lumber and fewer joints. Well cared-for, they'll last decades, or even generations.
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