

Chopping board·Walnut & Cherry
The Hartley Board
£145
In stock

Handmade wooden chopping boards, made one at a time by Ewald in a workshop outside Selby, North Yorkshire — in six British-supplied hardwoods: European oak, black walnut, American cherry, European beech, Canadian maple and purpleheart.
Every piece made by hand, and made to last.
Shop the collectionRough planks, stacked and stickered, air-dry in the workshop until the moisture drops below 10%.
Hand-planed flat, traced and cut, then sanded through five grits to a 220 finish.
Two coats of food-safe oil, the maker's mark, and a card naming the wood, the week, the hands.




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.

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.

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.
“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.”

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.
Gifts welcome — add a note at checkout. No prices in the box.

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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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