Natural Edge Chopping Board in Spalted Maple (Single Plank)
Regular price
$300.00
Unit price
per
+ shipping
Non-toxic, food-safe, and solvent-free
Sustainably sourced hardwood
North American Big Leaf Maple with Spalted Veining
Food-grade mineral oil and beeswax blend
17" × 12" × 1.25"
3.4 lb / 55 oz
Care
Care
Hand wash only. Wipe dry immediately.
Never place in dishwasher or submerge in water.
To prevent warping, re-oil monthly or when dry, and apply conditioner regularly.
Story
Story
November 2025. A friend asked if I could make a chopping board of a single plank of maple. Commence the quest.
I needed something large enough and thick enough. Huge maple boards are tough to come by in Nevada. Every Reno shop struck out. One was closed for inventory. One had nothing thick enough. Time was short, Christmas was coming, and I wasn’t going to let her down.
Out of desperation, I searched thick maple on Marketplace. A barn popped up thirty minutes south of me. Looked like a scam. It wasn’t. A mother and son wrote back. Their logger husband and father had hauled his favorite cuts down from the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades decades ago. The boards had been aging in that barn ever since.
I drove down. The boards were perfect. Heavy, calm big leaf maple. Most of the job was bark removal, and router-sled planing completely irregular faces. Once those spalted veins appeared, I gasped for hours.
Peeling back the layers truly does reveal inner beauty.
I needed something large enough and thick enough. Huge maple boards are tough to come by in Nevada. Every Reno shop struck out. One was closed for inventory. One had nothing thick enough. Time was short, Christmas was coming, and I wasn’t going to let her down.
Out of desperation, I searched thick maple on Marketplace. A barn popped up thirty minutes south of me. Looked like a scam. It wasn’t. A mother and son wrote back. Their logger husband and father had hauled his favorite cuts down from the Sierra Nevada and the Cascades decades ago. The boards had been aging in that barn ever since.
I drove down. The boards were perfect. Heavy, calm big leaf maple. Most of the job was bark removal, and router-sled planing completely irregular faces. Once those spalted veins appeared, I gasped for hours.
Peeling back the layers truly does reveal inner beauty.