Where's Sandy?

There she is! 

Three of these oak Sandy's are spoken for...which one will stay with us and for how long? How would you decide as the grain patterns are all different?

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Which would you leave behind? This could be tough, I'll keep you posted.

Bold wood grain character won out this time and made this decision easy. Nice!

See the little piece with quarter-sawn ray flake? I have to admit the oak grain is growing on me. 

Walnut-Maple Skinny and Maple-Walnut Skinny

More walnut and walnut combo Sandy's to come as we stock up for the Beyond the Unicorn Christmas Craft Fair.

See you there?

Leaves are Falling

As the leaves are falling and the sun is shinning, it's a beautiful day in historic Windsor, VT. The artisan (Buddy) is outside with yard work and the marketing directer,(that would be Sandy) is inside. We each do what we can!

Gearing up for the local holiday craft fairs and having fun staging our tables. Our friend little Autumn Breezes by Charming Tails is helping out.

The character in the walnut wood continues to amaze me. 

Walnut Cheese Board - Small

Each piece as beautiful, if not even more beautiful as the last. Although, the cherry - maple combos continue to please. So much so, we have decided to make both cherry - maple and maple - cherry...can you guess what the difference will be?

Cherry - Maple Cheese Board - Small

Notorious rustic cherry, as it continues to age and deepen in color, a hit in all designs.

Rustic Cherry Cheese Board - Small

Mixed oak gives a heavier grain and adds weight.  Perhaps more masculine? What do you think?

Mixed Oak Cheese Board - Small

Our 1st all maple board, light and simple.  I think it's too plain, but let's say you are using it to stage a product - a product with color.  This style might be perfect, as not to take away from your item? 

Maple Cheese Board - Small

Which wood species would you choose for your very own handmade wooden cutting board?  If you could only choose one?

Walnut - Maple Cutting Board - Medium
(Also available in Maple - Walnut)

Thank you for stopping by our blog, comments are welcome, as is advice!!

Big Brother - Little Sister

As our cutting board designs evolve and grow, we are realizing what our customers tend to respond too and what wood species sells the fastest. Any guesses?

Rustic Cherry Set - Shown in small and medium sizes.  Though since the Sandy arrived, our smalls aren't as popular.  It's medium and large all the way!

 Big brother Preston and little sister Wendy are both tremendous hits.

Small circles are still selling, only because they are so darn cute...the mediums are a more reasonable size.  And, a larger end grain circle is in the works. Stay tuned!

Another big brother - little sister set. The Ryan and the Sandy shown in Walnut - Maple combo. 

Small - Medium - Large, will likely become Medium and Large. Learning as we go is great fun.

Ok, back to the most popular wood species...if you guessed walnut, you are correct!

Thanks for stopping by our blog, comments are welcome.

Rustic Cherry

Let's celebrate and appreciate the wood species Cherry. Not just cherry whatever either, we hand select our cherry pieces for rustic character. 

That means sap wood is IN.

Take a look at this Wendy below, can you tell me which picture is the brand new handmade cutting board, and which picture shows some age?

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If you said pic 2, you are correct. Cherry naturally ages over time, deepens in color and most will agree, becomes even more beautiful. Who know's what will speed up the aging process?

Now the pieces that are Cherry - Maple combo's, the wood is selected for contrast, not character.  Make sense?

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See what I mean? Who's older and or has maybe seen some sunshine??  

How about our Kelly Board, see the difference?

Kelly Aged Rustic Cherry

Brand New Kelly Rustic Cherry

The brand new cherry is quite blond and can have a bit of a pink tone...I'm trying to get them all into the sunshine before offering them for sale. 

Hearts in Rustic Cherry

Sandy in Rustic Cherry

Thanks for stopping by our little blog, comments are welcome. And, if you need a cutting board for yourself, or for a gift, contact us, and we don't mean maybe :-)

Wendy - Preston

Making Progress

Progress is good, we are busy and encouraged with how things are happening. Our 1st unofficial business meeting with Todd and Sid of HomeCentrL, Social Media Services, lots of ideas discussed and advice given. 

A walking tour of our pretty and historic little Vermont town started us off and luckily it was a beautiful, sunny and comfortable day. Bob Haight, Windsor's Downtown Manager was our guide and beyond entertaining.

Windsor has a Welcome Center and it's a timber frame. How cool is that? From the train station, down main street, historic building one after the other.

Bronze by Larry Nowlan at Constitution Common

Lake Runnemede has quite a story, but today we will just appreciate the beauty and the view. I spy The Juniper Hill Inn...which is for sale, hint - hint.

Flowers still a bloom, we had a nice time and learned so much. Thank you, Town of Windsor. I mean 1/2 a town.

Dinner and a Craft Cider at Harpoon wrapped up our visit. Always a good time!

Harpoon - Windsor, VT

For the time being our Mudroom has turned into our temporary showroom. It's actually working out well.

Cutting Board pre-orders are coming in and we've chosen a few Holiday Craft Fairs, fingers are crossed for continued success.

One of each of these are clamped up, Maple - Walnut and Walnut - Maple. Do you see the difference?

More Hearts and Sandys will be delivered and shipped on Monday! This stack will be glued-up and clamped in no time. Rustic Cherry - Walnut and of course, the combos.

Rustic Cherry - The Sandy - 8 1/2" x 12" x 3/4"

Hearts! 10" x 10" x 3/4"

And, of course, we can't keep our hands on the Prestons, which is wonderful news.

I see Oak, Walnut and Rustic Cherry ready to be cut to size, shaped and sanded. Excellent.

Need a few more Walnut - Maple also, the contrast is so strong. Bud, with his creative design eye, hand selects all the wood to achieve the character wanted.

The Preston and The Wendy

Cheers to the Cutting Boards and to our favorite wines from Putney Winery!!