Any board can be engraved … indeed, I engrave my logo onto the back of everything I make.
As people have warmed to the idea, I’ve begun doing more and more personalizations on just about every kind of board that I make.
My only recommendation is that personalizations be done on light-colored wood; engraving on dark woods tends to get lost. Further, engraving across different species/colors of woods makes for poor legibility. The best engravings, in my opinion, are done on a single color of wood. Hard Maple is the lightest color and works best, but Cherry and even Yellowheart engravings work very well.
On cutting boards, engraving on the work surface is not recommended. Engraving on the very edge is possible, but any engraving on the face of the board results in a small workspace as well as a decorative element that you have to remember to avoid … because who wants to cut up their name? The better option for cutting boards, I feel, is to engrave the board on the back.
Yes, a board can be personalized after it’s oiled & waxed, though most of my engraving is done before the board is oiled. Here’s a collection of cutting boards, serving pieces and even Magic Bottle Openers that I’ve personalized for people in the past several months.
Engraved 16 – 46. Purpleheart, Hard Maple & Canarywood. End grain. 14″ x 18″ x 1-1/2″.
Engraving detail on back of board.
Engraved 16 – 46. Jatoba & Hard Maple. edge grain. 12″ x 16″ x 1-1/4″.
Engraving detail on back of board.
Engraving detail on back of board.
Engraved 16 – 42. Purpleheart & Hard Maple. Edge grain. 12″ x 16″ x 1-1/4″.
Engraving detail on back of board.
Purpleheart & Hard Maple. Edge grain. 9″ x 11″ x 3/4″.
Engraving detail on back of board.
Engraved 16 – 40. Black Walnut, Hard Maple & Cherry. Edge grain. 9″ x 11″ x 1″.
Engraved 16 – 41. Black Walnut, Hard Maple & Cherry. Edge grain. 9″ x 11″ x 1″.
Engraved 16 – 37. Hard Maple, Cherry & Black Walnut. Cheese & Cracker Server, personalized. 20″ x 12″ x 1-1/4″.
Engraving detail on edge of board.
Engraved 16 – 38. Hard Maple, Cherry & Black Walnut. Cheese & Cracker Server, personalized. 20″ x 12″ x 1-1/4″.
Engraving detail on edge of board.
Engraved 16 – 44. Magic Bottle Opener, double magic. Jatoba, Cherry & Black Walnut.
Engraved 16 – 45. Magic Bottle Opener, double magic. Purpleheart, Cherry, Teak & Hard Maple.
Engraved 16 – 47. Magic Bottle Opener, double magic. Hard Maple, Cherry, Canarywood, Yellowheart & Purpleheart.
Engraved 16 – 48. Magic Bottle Opener, double magic. Black Walnut, Purpleheart, Cherry, Canarywood & Yellowheart.
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