Each board one of a kind · Handcrafted in West Michigan · Signed & dated
Handcrafted in West Michigan

Boards that outlive the kitchen.

Each one is shaped from a single slab of figured hardwood — quilted maple, curly maple, mahogany — carved by hand, finished glass-smooth, then signed and dated underneath. Made to be handed down, not thrown out.

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A quilted maple serving board held up to the light, showing its rippled figure
Curly maple live-edge board with a hand-carved handle
Serving & cutting boards

No two slabs alike.

Quilted and curly maple with figure that shifts as you turn it in the light, mahogany with deep reddish grain, live natural edges left where the tree drew them. Sculpted, chip-carved handles you'll want to pick up. Finished food-safe and smooth as stone.

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A hand-cut trout inlaid into a mahogany board
Custom work & inlays

Make it personal.

Hand-cut inlays — a trout for the angler, an initial, a date — and custom shapes, woods, and sizes for weddings, closings, and gifts that get remembered. Heirloom bowls and serving pieces available by commission. Tell me what you have in mind.

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The current collection

Available right now

Five one-of-a-kind boards, on the bench today. Use the arrows on each to see more angles. When one is gone, it's gone — the next will be its own slab, its own grain.

Serving board
Quilted maple serving paddle laid flat
Quilted maple paddle held to the light

Quilted Maple Paddle

$1651 of 1

Quilted maple · sculpted ring handle · approx. 20 × 7 in

Serving board
Mahogany board with a maple trout inlay and carved ring handle
Top-down view of the mahogany trout board
Close-up of the hand-cut trout inlay

The Angler's Board

$1851 of 1

Mahogany · hand-cut trout inlay · chip-carved handle · approx. 18 × 6 in

Serving board
Curly maple live-edge board, full view on a dark table
Curly maple board showing flame figure at an angle
Chip-carved handle detail of the curly maple board

Curly Maple Live-Edge

$2251 of 1

Curly maple · natural live edge · chip-carved handle · approx. 22 × 11 in

Serving board
Figured maple board with a carved fishtail handle, full view
Close-up of the carved fishtail handle
The fishtail board held up

The Fishtail

$1751 of 1

Figured maple · carved fishtail handle · approx. 21 × 7 in

Carving board
Figured maple carving board with juice groove, full view
The carving board held in sunlight showing the double-grip handle

The Carver

$1951 of 1

Figured maple · routed juice groove · double-grip handle · approx. 20 × 12 in

What people say

“The board feels like a piece of furniture, not a kitchen tool. A year of daily use and it still looks better than the day it arrived.”

— Maya R., Grand Rapids

“I had him inlay a trout for my husband's birthday. He hasn't stopped showing it to people. Best gift I've given.”

— Daniel K., Chicago

“You can tell one person made this with their hands. The figure in the maple, the carved handle, the little number on the bottom — it's an heirloom.”

— Priya S., Ann Arbor
Close-up of a hand chip-carved board handle
Meet the maker

One bench, one pair of hands.

Knotty Burl Woodcraft is a single workshop, not a factory. Every board is shaped from one solid slab of figured hardwood — never glued-up scraps or veneer — so the grain you see on top runs all the way through.

Handles are carved and textured by hand, inlays cut and fitted one at a time, and everything is finished with food-safe oil until it's smooth as stone. No stains, no plastic, no shortcuts.

The number burned into the underside is the running count of pieces that have left this shop. Yours is the only one with its grain — built to be on a kitchen counter long after we're both gone.

Keeping it alive

Care is three simple habits

01

Wash by hand

Warm water, a little soap, dry with a towel. Never the dishwasher, never left soaking.

02

Oil it monthly

When the surface looks dry or pale, wipe on food-safe oil, let it drink overnight, buff off the rest.

03

Let it patina

Knife marks and deepening colour aren't damage — they're the record of meals made.

Reserve or commission

Claim a board, or ask for your own.

Tell me which piece caught your eye — or describe a custom board, an inlay, a wedding or closing gift, a specific wood. I'll reply within a day with availability and the all-in price including shipping.

Pieces are held for 48 hours once you reach out.

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