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Solid Wood Cutting Boards 
Personalized Children's Clocks
Hand Crafted Tree-Formed Picture Frames
Solid Walnut & Cherry Desk Sets
Unique Balancing Wine Holders
Galileo Thermometers
 
 

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For yourself or someone special, browse this page for unique and
one of a kind items, all hand made from the finest local wood
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Hand Made Cutting Boards in Walnut, Cherry, Oak
End Grain and Edge Grain Styles
Please contact us for pictures and prices of current in-stock items

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End-Grain Cutting Boards

The best to be found and will meet the needs of the most discerning customer. More durable than regular cutting boards, these end-grain boards look beautiful on your countertop. An end-grain is a much harder surface and has a greater tolerance for the chopping motion. These boards give a truly resistant cutting surface while being kind to the blade’s sharp edge.

The old fashioned cutting boards were always end-grain design (the chopping block) for a reason, it keeps the knives much sharper. Instead of crushing against the wood fibers the blade goes between them much like cutting into a firm brush. You will find that your blade edges last much longer, and you'll see no knife marks on the board.

When the individual boards of wood are arranged so that the grain of the wood runs vertically (up and down), this puts one end of each board up so that the cutting surface is actually the end of many individual pieces of hardwood.

With the grain aligned in this manner (up and down), when the knife strikes the surface during cutting, the grain of the wood actually separates and then closes when the knife is removed.

This accounts for the self-healing aspect of the end-grain surface. The wood itself is not cut, but instead you are cutting between the fibers.

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Edge Grain Cutting Boards
Pictured above: Black Walnut
Pictured below: Red Oak trimmed with American Walnut

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Galileo Thermometers in Solid Wood Holders
will look great on your mantle or bookcase
or can be wall mounted with built-in keyhole slot
A great gift idea!
Cedar Galileo   $39.95
Walnut or Cherry Galileo $44.95

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Unique Hand Crafted "Ribbon" Picture Frame
Multiple pieces of thin wood freeform laminated into ripples with an insert for your favorite photo.
Available in Birch, Walnut and Cherry.
$19.95

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Hand Crafted Personalized Engraved
Child's Room Panda or Tiger Clock

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Your child will love having this beautiful clock hanging in his or her room.  And with their own name engraved on the front!

There are also 2 inserts for pictures of his favorite sports star, her pet, or maybe pictures of mom & dad or grandparents. 

$39.95

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Handmade Cherry Wood Picture Frame
with 3 Photo Inserts

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This picture frame is made from Pennsylvania Wild Cherry wood with a beautiful woodgrain with a reddish color, and exposed dark bark edge across the top. It is 12 inches long with a natural freeformed top and sanded bottom. The 3 photo inserts have easy access from the back to remove and put in your favorite cherished pictures.

Since these are handcrafted from a single Cherry tree, no two are exactly the same.

$19.95

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Hand Crafted in USA Executive Desk Set Items in Solid Walnut or Cherry

These handsome desk sets are handmade in eastern Pennsylvania from your choice of solid Walnut or Wild Cherry wood with gold tone business card and pen holders. The tastefully crafted elliptical or rectangle bases have a beautifully routed top edge, sanded and finished to a high gloss.

Please specify your preference of walnut or cherry when ordering. 

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6 inch elliptacle business card holder
$19.95
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8 inch elliptacle business card
and pen holder
$24.95

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8 inch rectangle business card
with 2 pen holders in Walnut or Cherry
$29.95

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Business card & Pen holder in Walnut or Cherry with "Ribbon" picture frame
Keep your loved ones close while you're at work
$39.95

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Business card & Pen holder in Walnut or Cherry with "Ribbon" Clock or Thermometer
$44.95

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