Thank you Dean Living Timber in Penrith https://livingtimber.com.au/ for the offcut of Camphor Laurel, the colours, figure and grain are gorgeous.
The odd shaped offcut was about 32mm [1 1/4"] thick so I, for the first time sliced/ripped it down the middle creating the two boards just under 16mm [5/8"] thick after cleaning them up in the thicknesser.
Starbond Medium CA helped with the small cracks and splits.
I’ve made the two freehand charcuterie boards; one for a fundraiser for the local netball club; the other one of the daughters has taken to give as a “thank you” gift.
They were sanded to 320G then "KustomGrit" Step#1 food grade 50000G polishing paste https://kustomcreations.com.au/ for the stunning result!
Another “Thank you” goes to Kenny from Instragram@positivelywoodworking for showing me the freehand boards as inspiration for the shape.
Both Papa Smurf and Handy Smurf approve of my efforts on these serving boards,
Nice looking boards. Exotic timber for us in the US. Can anyone tell me the difference between a cutting board and a charcuterie?
I think it might be that a charcuterie is more for display of prepared treats such as horsd'oeuveres and a cutting board is used for actually cutting things with sharp knife. The upper class prefer the French words.....
Thank you ladies, gents and Alex. I was under the assumption that charcuterie was a fancy name for serving board. The timber, Camphor Laurel is softer/lighter so not really suitable for use as a cutting board. The gorgeous figure, colours and grain make it deal timber for decorative making. Woodturners in Australia love it. As a designated noxious weed tree in most states of Australia it’s pretty easy to source.
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