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Hi all,
This is a new idea I came up with for the holiday season. I actually have 6 but these 4 are representative of them all. These are boards with small ramekins in them to be used for bread & oil or bread & butter or what-have-you. A personal thanks to Dustbunny for the wavy board as she helped me make the jig and to moonls for always being around to help and advise.
Each board is 4.5 to 6 inches wide and 17-18 inches long. All have store bought handles that I thought looked interesting with the woods. All are finished in mineral oil and have cork backing.
The boards… the first single is a piece of maple heartwood from good old Home Despot! I love looking through their short boards for interesting patterns and this was certainly one! The second one is another HD wood find with a few bird's eyes in the maple and a purple heart stripe. I particularly liked these handles as they added interest to an otherwise plain board. The third pic is a piece of holly with zebrawood in the center and tiete rosewood (a gift from Dustbunny) on the sides. Finally, the fourth one is chontiquero and walnut in the now familiar wavy pattern.
Everyone who has seen them seems to like the idea and it is something different for a holiday gift.
Any thoughts on improving them are gratefully accepted!
Thanks for looking.
Ellen
This is a new idea I came up with for the holiday season. I actually have 6 but these 4 are representative of them all. These are boards with small ramekins in them to be used for bread & oil or bread & butter or what-have-you. A personal thanks to Dustbunny for the wavy board as she helped me make the jig and to moonls for always being around to help and advise.
Each board is 4.5 to 6 inches wide and 17-18 inches long. All have store bought handles that I thought looked interesting with the woods. All are finished in mineral oil and have cork backing.
The boards… the first single is a piece of maple heartwood from good old Home Despot! I love looking through their short boards for interesting patterns and this was certainly one! The second one is another HD wood find with a few bird's eyes in the maple and a purple heart stripe. I particularly liked these handles as they added interest to an otherwise plain board. The third pic is a piece of holly with zebrawood in the center and tiete rosewood (a gift from Dustbunny) on the sides. Finally, the fourth one is chontiquero and walnut in the now familiar wavy pattern.
Everyone who has seen them seems to like the idea and it is something different for a holiday gift.
Any thoughts on improving them are gratefully accepted!
Thanks for looking.
Ellen