Walnut End Grain Chopping Board, Butcher Block, Island
Black walnut, either steamed or kiln dried, makes a very classy chef-quality end grain chopping board. Arranged in original grain patterns, often with larger and more stable pieces, and using hidden wood plate biscuits for extra stability. Available in any size, all my butcher blocks are hand-crafted from log or rough board selection to detail and finish with decades and even generations of hard daily use in mind.
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I specialize in custom furniture from salvaged trees, unique and heirloom quality end grain surfaces, butcher blocks, tables, and islands all sizes.
We work with responsible local arborists and sawyers to perform the modern art of urban wood salvage around the greater Asheville area, preserving large trees of a wide variety of species in beautiful slab form that would otherwise be ground up at the mulch yard and turning them into custom-designed furniture and–for lack of a more humble word–art.
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Derek Peets
For Ambrosia Maple End Grain Chopping Board, Butcher Block, Island4.7Beautiful cutting board from Matt. Matt was very good communicating with me in getting what I wanted. Highly recommended.
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Wendy Woodruff
For Hickory End Grain Chopping Board, Butcher Block, Island5.0I LOVE the cutting board made by Matt Christie!!! It is just as pictured, just as I expected. Matt was very friendly, patient and timely in communicating with me throughout the planning process. The quality of his workmanship is outstanding. I would definitely hire him again to do wood projects for me. I HIGHLY recommend this fine craftsman.
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Tom Smallwood
For Oak End Grain Chopping Board, Butcher Block, Island4.7Beautiful block made to specs. Looks great in our kitchen. This will be a family heirloom, for sure.
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shawn cheris
For Ambrosia Maple End Grain Chopping Board, Butcher Block, Island4.5First thing's first: the cutting board Matt made for me was perfect and I expect to be using it for many years to come. He selected some gorgeous maple ambrosia wood and the color and style and really, everything was spot on. I couldn't be happier with the end product.
We had a few bits of miscommunication along the way to the degree that Matt actually built several versions of the board before it matched what I wanted. The main reason I mention this is to highlight that at each step, he went out of his way to make sure I was satisfied with the result. When I wasn't (even though the results were beautiful), Matt was more than happy to try again.
I'm sure my experience was atypical (Matt not nailing it on the first try), but it's great to know he cares this much about customer satisfaction. I'll be recommending him to anyone who wants beautiful custom board and wouldn't hesitate to have him make something else for me.
Bonus: I wanted to make a matching magnetic wooden knife block and Matt threw in a few beautiful matching pieces of wood for me in the shipment.
Thanks, Matt!
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Duane Inlow
For Oak End Grain Chopping Board, Butcher Block, Island4.8Very nice final result. The end-grain cutting board is just what I expected.
Most important the communication I had with Matt was easy, fast, and he was very helpful in designing what I wanted.
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