HANDMADE WOODEN CHOPPING BOARDS

Made by hand. Made to be used for decades.

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Crafted by Ewald · North Yorkshire

IN STOCK & ON THE BENCH · DISPATCHED WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY · FOOD-SAFE FINISH

The Ilkley checkerboard holding sliced cured meat and leaves on a kitchen counter
The Ilkley Chopping BoardOak & Walnut · 31 x 18 x 3.5 cmReady to ship£99
The Yorkshire Butcher's BlockCherry & Sycamore · 39.5 x 37.5 x 9 cm£299
The Ridings Butcher's BlockEuropean Oak · 42 x 35.5 x 9 cmReady to ship£349

Handmade wooden chopping boards, made one at a time by Ewald in a workshop outside Selby, North Yorkshire — in nine British-supplied hardwoods: European oak, black walnut, American cherry, European beech, Canadian maple, English ash, purpleheart, American tulipwood and European sycamore.

MaterialBritish-supplied hardwoods
MakerEwald, handcrafted in Yorkshire
Guarantee12-month workmanship
Ships toGreat Britain & N. Ireland
№ 01 — The Collection

Chopping boards,
for the table.

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Every piece made by hand, and made to last.

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№ 02 — Personalisation

Personalise your board —
engraved for good.

Two lines, thirty letters each, burned into the grain by the maker who built the board. Whatever you type is what we engrave.

All boards chosen for engraving →
Engraved exactly as typed

The Fulford Chopping Board →

Engraving+£10 flat
  • Emma + Jack · 2026Script
  • The potting shedModern
  • The AckroydsSerif
  • For Dad, who cooks.Handwritten
Placement
Centre of the face · Face border · Underside
Dispatch
No added wait

Type it, place it, see it on the board — before you buy.

The Fulford Chopping Board · £39.95 · +£10 engraving

№ 03 — Process

From plank
to finished piece.

The full process →
  1. — I.

    Choose the wood.

    British-supplied hardwood, air-dried before it reaches the bench, picked by hand at the rack.

    Board by board
  2. — II.

    Plane, shape, sand.

    Planed, cut and shaped, then sanded up through the grits to a 220 finish.

    ~ 8–10 hours
  3. — III.

    Oil, wax, mark.

    Two coats of food-safe oil a day apart, a food-safe wax, and the maker's mark.

    ~ 2 days
№ 04 — The Workshop

A workshop, a bench,
and one pair of hands.

Woodworking design always starts with a careful timber selection
Finishing the board
An engraved beech house sign, an end-grain chequerboard board, a walnut board and a knife block on the workshop bench, timber racked behind.
Choosing the boards
Woodworking design always starts with a careful timber selection
Choosing the boards
01

Wood chosen with intention

Every piece starts with the timber. Colour, grain, contrast, weight and natural figure are considered before the first cut is made.

The wood is not just a material — it is the starting point of the design.

Selection
Hand picked
Focus
Grain & character
Finishing the board
Finishing the board
02

Shaped one piece
at a time, by one maker

Ewald mills, planes, sands, and finishes every piece himself — from rough plank to finished oil. No assembly line. No production runs — only careful decisions made at the bench, one stage at a time.

What you get is a piece with the maker's hand in it, not a copy.

Method
One maker
Production
One at a time
An engraved beech house sign, an end-grain chequerboard board, a walnut board and a knife block on the workshop bench, timber racked behind.
Pieces on the bench
03

Built for real use

Whether it is a chopping board for daily cooking, a serving board for the table, or a piece made as a gift, it is made to be handled, used and lived with.

Rounded edges, clean surfaces, thoughtful details and carefully chosen finishes turn raw timber into something made for everyday life.

Range
Chopping & serving boards
Detail
Shaped, sanded & finished

“We don't make disposable. We make the kind of object you wash by hand, that gets better the more it's used, that one day belongs to your children.”

— Ewald, Founder & Maker
Verified buyer reviews
Our customised 'butcher's block' chopping board has just arrived - a work of art. Almost a shame to start chopping on it. I'm a firm believer of 'buy once, buy well' and this fits the bill entirely.
Rated 5 out of 5NickEuropean BeechLongVerified buyerRead on the board’s page →
We bought this for our mum's birthday and she was properly chuffed with it! Beautiful wood, great craftsmanship and feels like something that'll last years.
Rated 5 out of 5Jane — SheffieldEuropean OakVerified buyerRead on the board’s page →
This is the board that stays out. The block pattern is more calm in person, honey oak against pale beech, while coming in at 4 kg, it doesn't move on its own during chopping. The side grips are smartly designed with a nice ergonomic grip and are good for…
Rated 5 out of 5Hazel — SkiptonOak & BeechVerified buyerRead on the board’s page →

№ 05 — Materials

Choose your wood.

European Oak

European Oak

Quercus robur · Germany

A pale honey-gold hardwood that deepens beautifully with age and oil. European Oak is strong, open-grained, and famously durable, long used in furniture, joinery, beams, and hard-working surfaces across Europe. Best for chopping boards and pieces that need to feel solid, practical, and made for real everyday use.

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Hardness
Janka 1,120
Grain
Open, straight
Origin
Germany

Read about each timberEuropean OakBlack WalnutAmerican CherryEuropean BeechCanadian MapleEnglish AshPurpleheartAmerican TulipwoodEuropean Sycamore

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№ 06 — Journal

Notes from the bench.

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Fin.Vol. VII · Selby, N. Yorkshire

Set in Fraunces and Inter. Printed on Bone & Walnut. Bound by hand.

Every board, in one place.

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