Elm Serving & Chopping Board

70cm is long. Measure your counter and your cupboard before ordering.

The handle is part of the length. The usable surface is shorter than 70cm, so if you are measuring against a specific space, allow for the handle projecting at one end.

It takes a full charcuterie spread down the length of a table, a whole loaf with room to cut, or a cheese board for six without anything crowding.

It will not fit most cupboards. At this size it is a piece that lives out, leaning against a splashback or flat on a counter, rather than one you put away between uses.

Elm, rather than the oak or beech everyone else uses.

Elm has an interlocked grain that swirls and wanders rather than running in straight lines, which gives every board a pattern the next one will not repeat. Oak is handsome but uniform; beech is pale and plain. Elm has character before you have done anything to it.

It is also a dense hardwood, which matters on a board that gets used. It takes knife work and daily handling without marking up quickly, and the interlocking grain gives it a natural resistance to splitting that straighter-grained timbers lack.

The natural finish leaves the grain visible rather than burying it under lacquer, which is what lets the board read as timber rather than as a product. It also means you can re-oil it and bring it back whenever it needs it.

Bread, fruit and everyday kitchen work. The size means you are not shuffling things aside to make room.

Cheese, charcuterie and sharing boards, carried to the table by the handle. At 70cm it runs down the centre of a table as a serving piece in its own right.

Leaned against a splashback or standing on a counter. A board with grain this distinctive is worth looking at when nothing is on it.

Hand wash only, and never leave it soaking. A wooden board left in water will warp and split, and that is the single thing that ruins them. Wash, rinse and dry it straight away.

Dry it thoroughly and stand it on edge rather than laying it flat while it dries, so air reaches both faces evenly.

Oil it periodically with a food-safe mineral oil or board butter. Every few weeks with heavy use, a few times a year otherwise. It feeds the timber, keeps the grain from drying out and deepens the colour.

Never put it in a dishwasher. Heat and prolonged water will crack a solid timber board, usually within a cycle or two.

What to expect. Knife marks, a little darkening around cut areas and a gradual deepening of the colour. On a board with grain this characterful, that use blends in rather than standing out.

It ships as a parcel, packed for solid timber. Current timescales and charges are set out on our delivery page.

Not sure whether 70cm suits your counter? Send us the measurement and we will tell you. Reach us via our contact page or live chat.

If it is not right, our returns process is straightforward, and everything is covered by our guarantees and warranties.

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