Works in WOOD
BY JERRY QUEBE
Cutting/Serving Boards can be purchased at Outside the Lines Gallery or by contacting the artist.
CUTTING/SERVING BOARDS
Jerry’s cutting and serving boards are made of local woods, including ash, curly oak, curly maple, birdseye maple, black locust, walnut and cherry. Using the end grain and/or face grains with unique patterning, he configures the woods to make designs that are unusual, interesting and beautiful.
Eschewing the usual finishing treaments for cutting boards, he has chosen a mixture of tung oil and citrus spirits. The choice is labor-intensive–a full six weeks of drying and rubbing–but it yields a hard-wearing, food-safe surface.
The cutting boards can be cleaned with soap and water, wiped, and are best left to dry in a vertical position to prevent warping.