The sous chef boards are intended to be mobile … and given to the chef’s assistant. They can chop the onion or slice the cucumber, and then carry their work back to the cook for further processing.
I started making these boards after watching how Velda’s sous chefs helped in the kitchen, and carried cutting boards around to find the right place to do their work.
Your mileage may vary, of course. But if they seem perfect for your kitchen – or your friend’s kitchen, then, please, come see me or send me an email!
Sous Chef # 15 – 10. Black Walnut, Honey Locust and Padauk. 15″ x 10″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 19. Hard Maple, Jatoba and Black Walnut. 9″ x 15″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 11. Hard Maple, Cherry and Black Walnut. 9″ x 15″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 12. Hard Maple, Jatoba and Cherry. 9″ x 15″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 13. Hard Maple, Yellowheart, Padauk and Black Walnut. 9″ x 15″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 14. Hard Maple, Padauk and Black Walnut. 9″ x 15″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 18. Hard Maple and Purpleheart. 11″ x 18″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 18. Hard Maple and Purpleheart. 11″ x 18″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 17. Birdseye Maple and Black Walnut. 11″ x 18″ x 1″.
Sous Chef # 15 – 15. Hard Maple and Purpleheart. 11″ x 18″ x 1″.
I’m obsessed with it, actually. I’m working to create an inventory of 150 cutting boards, cheese boards and serving pieces so that when sales pick up, I won’t be constantly panicked with how I can keep up. Good plan.
The reality is I’m just now at 103 boards … and since today is the opening of Clovis’ Big Hat Days, it’s a sure bet that I won’t have 100 when the sun sets. That’s a good thing, right?
Cutting Board # 15 – 028. Cherry, Black Walnut, Hard Maple and Purpleheart end grain. 13″ x 19″ x 1-1/2″. The photo doesn’t do this board justice!
Cutting Board 15 – 025. Hard Maple, end grain, with a juice groove. 13″ x 18″ x 1″.
Cutting Board # 15 – 026. Honey Locust, Jatoba, Cherry and Curly Black Walnut. 13″ x 16″ x 1-1/4″.
Cutting Board # 15 – 024. Spectacular color and grain patterns make this a board a visual treat. Jarrah, Hard Maple and Cherry end grain. 13″ x 19″ x 1-1/2″.
I have received many compliments on my price tags, which identify the woods in each board. Some have told me my prices are reasonable; others have definitely communicated the prices are too high. Who should I believe?
Cutting Board # 15 – 023. Hard Maple, Cherry and Goncalo Alves, AKA Tigerwood. 12″ x 16″ x 1-1/2″.
Small Board # 15 – 031. Black Walnut, Cherry and Hard Maple. 9″ x 11″ x 1″.
Small Board # 15 – 032. Black Walnut end grain. 9″ x 11″ x 1″.
Cutting Board # 15 – 027. Commissioned piece. This is the “World Traveler” board with woods from 5 continents. Black Walnut, Hard Maple and Cherry, from North America. Yellowheart and Jatoba from South America. Teak from Asia. Padauk and Purpleheart from Africa. Jarrah from Australia. Edge grain. 13″ x 16″ x 1-1/4″.
Small Board # 15 – 033. Black Walnut, Cherry and Hard Maple end grain. 9″ x 11″ x 1″.
Cheese Board # 13 – 00. This is the board that started it all … the first cheese board I ever made, and gave to Velda for Christmas. Board has been resurfaced after 2 years of use, and the rubber feet have been replaced with the upgraded version I started using immediately after making the board. Goncalo Alves, Honey Locust, Jatoba, Black Walnut and Cherry edge grain. 10″ x 11″ x 1″.
A new display premieres today for my engraved boards. This is one of the examples I’ll be displaying.
It has been my # 1 request at craft fairs. Honest. People have been clamoring – clamoring! – for me to make cutting boards in the shape of a pig.
A pig.
I hate pigs.
I was in the pig business for about a minute, and did not find it to my liking. Here’s photographic proof that my sister and I were in the pig business … and got paid when we sold our stock at the St Joseph, MO stockyards. High living.
Here I am with Aunt Sis. Circa 1964. We always thought it was a happy day when you sold your pigs.
So, I’ve been out of the pig business for … 50 years (OMG) until today. Until the clamor.
This is how I take a pig to market in 2015. And … it worked. Sold in the first morning it was on display.
Part of the clamor came from Jan, a good friend of ours that makes blankets, kitchen towels & such for sale at many of the same craft fairs that Mrs M’s Handmade has been visiting. Jan had an uncle, and he made it a tradition to present a pig cutting board to each young member of the family when they got married.
The problem was that Jan was the youngest, and the tradition ended before she married her husband … so she never got her pig cutting board.
Until now!
Mrs M’s Handmade will be on the road this weekend, and for the next several weeks, at craft fairs. If you’re in the market for a pig, come see us!
April 11 & 12, Big Hat Days, Clovis, CA
April 18 & 19, Poppy Festival, Lancaster, CA
April 25, Handmade in South Bay, San Pedro, CA
April 25 & 26, Home & Garden Show, Santa Clarita, CA
May 1 & 2, Wine Country Festival, Livermore, CA
May 15 & 16, California Strawberry Festival, Oxnard, CA
Pig 15 – 02. Hickory, Walnut, Hard Maple and Jatoba. 12″ x 19″ x 1″.
Pig 15 – 04. Cherry, Hard Maple and Purpleheart. 12″ x 19″ x 1″.
Pig 15 – 03. Cherry, Purpleheart, Hard Maple and Yellowheart. 12″ x 19″ x 1″.
Pig 15 – 01. Jatoba, Cherry and Honey Locust. 12″ x 19″ x 1″.
Mr M’s Woodshop is an exhibitor at the upcoming Santa Clarita Home & Garden Show, produced by my hometown radio station, KHTS, 1220 on my AM dial.
The owner of the station, Carl Goldman, asked me to do an interview on the station about what I’m doing in the garage woodshop, and they have posted the interview on YouTube.
Multi-media star, that’s me. And I never even mentioned the blog….
Dreaming of warmer days & stunning views like this picture of Grand Teton National Park. Photo by Scotty Perkins. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 3/25/15.
A gorgeous pic of Yosemite Valley National Park on an early spring morning. Photo by Douglas Croft. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 3/26/15.
Sunset at Olympic National Park. Photo by Andy Porter. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 3/31/15.
Florida’s Everglades National Park. Photo by Glenn Nagel. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 4/2/15.
Come and experience Glacier National Park’s pristine forests, alpine meadows, rugged mountains and spectacular lakes. With over 700 miles of trails, Glacier in Montana is a hiker’s paradise for adventurous visitors seeking wilderness and solitude. Sunset at St. Mary Lake by Matt Simons. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 4/6/15.
It might be time to plan your trip to Stevens Trail on the North Fork of the American Wild and Scenic River.
The wildflowers were peaking this weekend and lots of people were out. It’s hard to believe that such a wild place is less than an hour from Sacramento.
– BLMer and photographer Bob Wick  Â
Stevens Trail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail is a popular year-round hiking trail in the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Historically, the trail connected the town of Iowa Hill with the city of Colfax, both in Placer County, California. The current trail extends 4.5 miles along the northwestern slope of the North Fork of the American River Canyon.
The sous chef boards are intended to be mobile … and given to the chef’s assistant. They can chop the onion or slice the cucumber, and then carry their work back to the cook for further processing.
