Elastic Cutting Board

The material for this cutting board came from a neighbor’s tree, which was described as the largest black walnut tree in Long Beach. They had taken it down several years earlier, and I was lucky to be around when they did. I was even more fortunate to find such unique color and grain when I finally processed the wood for this project. I wanted to make a cutting board that was as unique as the material it was made from. With that goal in mind, I pushed myself to incorporate curves and an elastic quality into a customarily simple, functional form.

Material: Air Dried Black Walnut
Size: 16” tall, 6” wide, 5/8” thick