The Essential Breese Board

Essential!? Well, yes I really do think so for a couple of reasons. I spent time last week refining some of my processes in the workshop so that Breese Boards like this are much more affordable to buy. (Yes I shop at Waitrose!) 

Secondly, I am in no doubt that raised chopping boards like these are essential in every busy kitchen, especially if they have a shelf underneath that doubles up as a utility shelf or knife storage section, let alone a separate removable cheeseboard. 

So this is the first Breese Board I've made without using visible joinery as part of the final design aesthetic. I was a bit concerned about losing that design element but really wanted to try and speed up my build process without compromising overal build quality or timber choices. 

I must say I'm really happy with how this one has turned out, mostly because of the serendipitous decision to use a live edge piece of oak for the nested shelf. It was such a nice piece of wood with bags of character so putting it together with a comparatively straight grained oak top slab works better than I imagined. This is the first Breese Board to have an oak back panel too - this is a new feature that I've wanted to add that facilitates using the cheeseboard as a shelf drawer for knives and other utensils. It also means that when carried from say kitchen to diner, nothing carried on the shelf can fall out from the back. 

This board is bigger too, at almost 60 cm wide and 30 deep it will work really well as a both a bread board and a straight cutting board. This is one oak slab that will look even better after some kitchen wear and tear and a few hundred knife marks. 

I'm making more like this with variations, but for now off to the timber yard to find me some more diamonds in the rough. 

This particular Breese Board was pre-ordered so is sold. If you'd like your very own unique piece of utility kitchen furniture like this, all you have to do is ask. 

You can request custom orders at my Etsy shop here.