Handmade in New Zealand
Made by hand,
made to be handed down.
End-grain chopping boards, cribbage boards, keepsake chests and placemats, each one cut, glued and finished by hand in small numbers.
No. 014 · The Everyday Board · Walnut & ash
Always available
The Essentials Collection
Our everyday pieces, made year-round.
In the workshop
Weeks, not minutes.
Timber rests between every cut. Glue cures overnight. Oil soaks in over days. Nothing about an Empty Nest piece is hurried, because the time is what makes it last.
- 200end-grain blocks in a single board
- 8grits of sandpaper, by hand
- 4 weeksfrom rough timber to finished piece
- 1maker. Every piece, start to finish
The end grain difference
A surface that heals itself
An end-grain board stands the wood fibres on end, like the bristles of a brush. Your knife slips between them rather than through them, so edges stay sharp and the board resists scoring. With a little oil now and then, it will serve your kitchen for generations.
Caring for your boardSeasonal · Spring 2026
The Spring Collection
Made once, in a single small run. When a piece is gone, it’s gone.
Coming · Summer 2026
The Summer Collection
Eight pieces for long lunches, beach picnics and Christmas tables. Here’s a first look at one of them.
First look · 1 DecemberThe Long Lunch Board
A generous grazing board, long enough to run down the middle of the table. Made for summer afternoons that roll into evening.
Rimu · Limited to 12
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Small run, sells quickly. We’ll email you the moment it opens: nothing else.
Our story
Every board starts as a plank in the workshop and ends up in someone’s kitchen, holding years of meals. I like knowing that.
Mel · Founder & woodworker
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