Make Big Smiles with a Small Amount of Wood

A perfect woodworking gift idea is a hardwood cutting board.

They're useful, easy to design and build, and everybody can use one. So why not make a dozen of these for gifts this year?

You can go for simple by using just hard maple. Or you can leap forward a few levels and do what Stan Jones did with these cutting boards you see to the right. Bang up job, right?

While there are hundreds of ways to make a cutting board, we're here to give you some clues as to which woods will work well in a cutting board.

Light Woods? Definitely Hard Maple, but beech would also work. Some light colored exotics would do as well: satinwood, guatambu, lyptus.

Dark Woods? Walnut, purple heart, bubinga, afrormosia, wenge, mahogany . . . to a name a few.

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One Of A Kind Boards for Serious Wood Nuts

I think we understand that the serious wood nut's quest in life is to find really unusual and unique boards and stash them in the shop for use in something special "one day."

With about 200,000 board feet of 100 different woods in stock, we've got a lot to work with. It's fun to find some real gems in the stacks of lumber, and we also like to put them up for you to see and buy.

Come check out the Unique Items page for your next special piece. There's got to be something in there that tickles you. All of these items are priced to include the shipping anywhere in the 48 U.S.

Figured Walnut - Your Choice Thick or Thin

Figured walnut, even in the smallest doses, makes a strong impression in your woodwork. The dark swirly and curly grain pops out and gives your projects a little extra visual edge. So you may as well keep a little supply of figured walnut in your shop. We've got two fantastic choices for you, both include shipping (in the 48 U.S.) and only cost $49.00:

Figured Walnut 1-3/4" Thick, 8 pc Pack

Figured Walnut 3/4" Thick, 15 pc Pack

Available at all Woodworkers Source Stores and the Website