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At Orange and Pear, we love unique, handcrafted gifts and we especially love them when they are made locally! Grant Tankoos, owner of Soundview Millworks designs and creates these gorgeous cheese boards right around the corner from us in Darien, CT with a small team of artisans in his backyard studio. They start with the finest maple and santos mahogany, both known for their durability and tight grain pattern. Once the blank is created and assembled by hand, it is dampened slightly with fresh water to raise the grain. After the grain is raised, the boards are sanded by hand and coated with 100% natural tung oil, a natural oil which hardens in the pores of the wood to provide a durable and stain resistant cutting surface. When the board is dry, it is hand rubbed with 2 coats of a mineral oil and and beeswax combination to create a sealed and smooth finish. We think these make beautiful and useful gifts- great for engagements, weddings, housewarming, birthdays, bridesmaids and groomsmen gifts and to commemorate an event.
Grant, an avid sailor, is inspired by all things nautical. The cleats
on the boards resemble those found on a sailboat and he offers an extensive
list of nautically inspired images for engraving. The images available are: lobster, starfish, crab, blue crab, sailboat, clam, crawfish, shrimp, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, ACK logo, Nantucket Whale logo, Block Island, Fishers Island, South Carolina Palmetto tree and crescent moon, striper marlin, sailfish, horseshoe, horse jumper w/ fence, gold ball, crossed golf clubs, compass rose, sand dollar, lemons, black lab, yellow lab and tarpon. One image is $12.00. You can also add a monogram, single initial, name or message- 1 line is an additional $12.00 and 2 is lines $24.00. If you'd like 1 image + 1 line of text (initial or monogram) the total engraving charge is $24.00. Messages can also be engraved on the back. The font is Times Roman. We can also email you an example of the image, just send us a note at customerservice@orangeandpear.com. You can also email us a logo or your own image as long as it's in black and white (no grey scale). See additional images for ideas. Please allow 1-2 weeks for personalizing.
We love this simple, almost rustic looking, French bread board. It is perfect for daily use and a great price for gift giving. It is handmade out of solid maple and also features a Mahogany accent
stripe and a hand finished finger hold.
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