Does absence really make the heart grow fonder?  Oh, good.

Here for Post 100 I’m going to share my new love, the light of my life, the reason I wake in the morning…my new cutting board.  Ahhhh, it’s so gorgeous I could almost cry when I look at it.  It was hard to actually cut on it instead of just hang it on the wall and ogle it daily, but I did it.  I done broked it in.

It’s made of a combo of woods by woodsman extraordinaire, Chad Johnson (see him here hard at work making beautiful organs:  http://www.bedientorgan.com/meet_us.html)  According to him this board includes: Quartered White Oak, Quartered Red Oak, White Oak, Red Oak, Cherry, Maple, Mahogany, Walnut and Mordillo.  His standard cutting boards are around 9″ x 12″ x 3/4″, which he sells for $18.00.  Yep, that’s all.  I paid a little more for this one since I wanted it larger and thicker, but such fantastic craftsmanship for that price!

He also made this lovely serving board from 100 year old Sugar Maple, with Cherry dados.  Hommina hommina hommina – can’t wait to have a dinner or party and put something special on it.

He would love to make one for you too, and has given me permission to give out his contact information.

email Big Tree Woodworking at:  chadrak123@aol.com

or call: 402.540.2995