I need to sell about four of these a month @ $150-$200... there will be a store here, again, selling these things and other items i make in the shop- i can carve school/team stuff as I did here... this will cover the costs here, i hope, as it seems nothing else is paying the bills!






or I can go another way with the personalized things like this:


this little one was $50....

this one was $150 with the insets...


at any rate, I thought I would 'shop' them here (and know that if any of y'all do things like this you're welcome to 'shop' them here too)... I've got seven to do and I'm taking orders... generally, I like to get an 'idea' what folks would like instead of doing things precision ordered... i've yet to have a disappointed customer.
by the way- the top two boards are what i call "presentation boards" as they have the juice sluice offset to the side (still sizable area, though) and the carving visible... the sluice ought to protect bread or even a stack of smaller plates (and of course show off your team or whatever you have going on there)...
some of the others have juice sluices, some don't... some are pretty sizable while others aren't.. but ALL of them are solid wood- and not something that will diminish over time... they're at least 1.5" thick which allows for re-finish... insets are at least 1/4" thick if not more (usually they're 1/2" thick if they're on the cutting surface). the resin is tough stuff that takes a few days to fully cure, and used over hand painted lettering/design. Insets are glued in with both purpose made wood glue as well as epoxy.... the epoxied surface is flush with the board.
these things should never be submerged in water for more than a few minutes... a wipe is generally all they need- uses solvents/cleaners if you must... every six months or so they appreciate a wipe (and allow for absorbing) of board oil... the food safe kind... IF you scar it up, well, that's the reason I make them so thick... a few passes with increasing grit count sandpaper, then a oiling- and you're back to new.
thoughts?