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Whether you desire an entire kitchen counter top or island top, an original chopping surface that is chef-quality, non-scarring self-healing and able to endure generations of hard work while keeping your good cutlery sharp, or a custom tabletop, or set of shelves, every piece I make is personally tailored, quality construction from start to finish. No project is too big or small.

The truth is, we all deserve better than the generic, mass-produced and knife-destroying "green" bamboo face grain cutting board shipped halfway around the world, the overpriced IKEA table, island or counter top. I get the vast majority of my material from the scraps of local woodshops (including my own).

Talk with me about my sliding scale for those with neither criminally high discretionary income nor history of enriching Goldman Sachs!

Images of past work are available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27469286@N02/
As well as here:
http://pasaudela.blogspot.com/search/label/woodwork?max-results=300

Do not be fooled by the "green" bamboo or "sanitary" plastic. Reclaimed wood is both more naturally bacteria-fighting and sustainable, not to mention aesthetically pleasing. Buying artificially cheap, imported bamboo from clear-cut farms of an invasive species (not providing any food value), harvested in China and shipped across the ocean, does not make you any "greener." In the end bamboo is simply grass, not wood, and while a versatile building material remains truly one of the most unpleasant surfaces to cut on. Dulling your knives, you may as well be using glass.

Custom orders are my main business. For all questions and quotes, please start a conversation or contact directly:
matt.christie[at]gmail.com
828-450-4535
Or specify in comments with your purchase.

Special requests, a bottle of mineral oil, gift wrapping and international shipping are available.