Boards & crafted goods • Series

Cutting boards, in good company

Patterns, contrasting woods, and a whole batch of boards. Useful objects with room to play.

Documented March 2021From the workshop

PART OF A LARGER COLLECTIONBoards, one by one →

A batch, not just one

These hybrid end-grain boards were photographed together after oiling. The different arrangements make an everyday object into an opportunity to try a different pattern.

The finishing stretch

The original post caught the batch at the end of finishing, while the remaining cotton rope was still on the way.

A collection with individual stories

The workshop produced more than variations on one pattern. The double-sided commission, the Lawson Twins, and the RV insert each have their own brief and construction details, so they also have individual project pages. This overview is the collection, not another count of those same builds.

Working through a full batch

This page brings together a batch of cutting boards made with mixed hardwoods, patterned glue-ups, and an oil finish. Each pattern required its own layout, but the shop work followed the same basic demands: solid glue joints, a flat surface, clean edges, and a finish suitable for use. I kept the group together because the photos show the range of patterns better than one board could. Several boards also have their own pages where the details are known.

Credits & project notes

Design and making: Michael Pytlowany.

Sources

Mike's Functional Artistry project archive
06 March 2021

Cutting boards, in good company

A batch, not just one

The finishing stretch

A collection with individual stories

Working through a full batch

Sources

A closer look

More from this part of the portfolio.

One brief. Two sides.

The Lawson Twins

An RV sink, with a second job