Everyday chef knife, 20 cm
$118 CAD
Wood
Maple end-grain board
Kind to your knife, kind to your counter.
$96 CAD
Sold out — the next batch is in the workshop
End-grain means the wood fibres stand up on end, like a bundle of straws, so your knife edge slips between them instead of being ground flat against them. Your knife stays sharp longer and the board heals over its own cut marks. This one is glued up from hard maple by a small shop north of Peterborough.
It is thick and heavy enough to stay put while you work, with a shallow finger groove on each side so you can actually pick it up. Finished with food-safe mineral oil and left ready to use.
- Material
- Hard maple, end-grain
- Size
- 40 × 30 × 4 cm
- Weight
- 3.2 kg
- Finish
- Food-safe mineral oil
- Grip
- Recessed finger grooves
- Made in
- Near Peterborough, ON
Care & use
Wash by hand with warm soapy water and dry it standing on edge so air gets to both faces. Wood and dishwashers do not mix — the heat and soak will split it.
- Rub in food-safe mineral oil about once a month, more often if it looks dry or pale.
- Never leave it flat in a puddle or soaking in the sink; that is how boards warp and crack.
Good to know
It is a real piece of wood, so grain and colour vary board to board and it will darken with use. If you want something you can toss in the dishwasher, a plastic board is honestly the better call — this one asks for a little oil.
Free returns 30 days
Defect warranty
Made in Ontario
Why end-grain, and why maple
On a face-grain board your knife is dragged across the fibres and dulls quickly. On an end-grain board the fibres stand on end like a tight bundle of straws, so the edge parts them and slides in instead of grinding flat. Your knife stays sharp far longer, and the board closes over its own cut marks rather than scarring. Hard maple is the classic choice: dense enough to take the abuse, closed-grain enough to resist soaking up juices and odours.
It is thick and heavy on purpose — it plants itself on the counter while you work — with a shallow finger groove routed into each side so you can still lift it, wet, without fumbling.
Keeping it alive
Wash by hand, dry it standing on edge, and rub in food-safe mineral oil about once a month. Oiled wood shrugs off water and stains; dry, neglected wood cracks. That monthly minute is the whole deal, and it is why a good board outlives a decade of plastic ones.
- ✓One hard-maple end-grain board, 40 × 30 × 4 cm
- ✓Recessed finger grooves on both sides
- ✓Oiled and ready to use, with a care card
Sold out while the next batch is in the workshop. Join the restock note to catch it.
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