Checkerboard Wooden Cutting Board
Small
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$84.99
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$145.00
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Small or Large?
Both boards are the same checkerboard build — you are choosing between a board that lives on the counter and a board that comes out for people. The honest test is whether you want it doing weeknight prep or carrying food to a table.
| Choose | If this sounds like you |
|---|---|
| Small | You want something that lives out permanently next to the kettle, holds a lemon and a knife, and does not eat half the counter. Also the one for cheese for two. |
| Large | You break down a whole chicken, or you build the grazing board for six and want everything on one surface instead of three plates. |
People who host tend to end up with both — the Large goes to the table, the Small stays behind for the onion.
How do I not wreck a wooden board?
Wooden boards die one of two ways: the dishwasher, or being left to soak. Avoid both and this outlives every plastic board you own.
| Works on | Avoid |
|---|---|
| Hand wash in warm soapy water, wipe down, stand on edge to air dry; food-safe mineral oil rubbed in when the wood looks dull | The dishwasher, soaking in the sink, leaving it flat on a wet counter, and cooking oils like olive or vegetable, which go rancid in the grain |
Practical steps, in order: scrape, wash, dry standing up, oil when it starts looking thirsty. Cut acidic things like lemon and raw meat on it and it will want oiling sooner.
The step people skip: standing it on edge to dry. Flat on the counter means one face stays wet, and that is what makes a board warp.
The board you leave out on purpose, because it looks better than the counter it sits on.
Most cutting boards are hidden in the gap beside the fridge because they are stained, scarred and the color of nothing. Then someone arrives and you are serving cheese off a dinner plate, arranging crackers around the rim, running out of room by the third item.
This one is built as a checkerboard — alternating light and dark wood squares laid into a grid. It reads as an object rather than as equipment, which is the entire reason it stays on the counter instead of in the cupboard.
Why the checkerboard is more than a pattern
A checkerboard top is made from individual wood squares joined together, not printed or stained onto one slab. That construction is the point. Because the squares are set in alternating directions, the board does not have one long grain running end to end, so it resists the cupping and splitting that eventually ruins a single-plank board left near a sink.
It also ages better than a plain board. Knife marks on a flat surface show as grey scars across an empty field. On a checkerboard, they disappear into the pattern — the grid keeps reading as a grid, and the board looks used rather than damaged.
Which size does what
- Small — sits out next to the stove without looking like clutter. Big enough for garlic, herbs, a couple of limes, or a short cheese-and-cracker run. This is the one you actually reach for on a Tuesday.
- Large — a serving surface first, a prep surface second. Room to lay out charcuterie in rows, carve a roast without juice hitting the counter, or run a whole board of vegetables in one pass instead of clearing halfway through.
What You're Getting
- One Checkerboard Wooden Cutting Board in your chosen Size
- Two sizes — Small for daily prep, Large for serving and breaking down
- Checkerboard top built from alternating light and dark wood squares, not a printed finish
- Joined construction that resists the cupping a single plank is prone to
- Doubles as a serving board, so it can go straight from counter to table
- Hand wash only in warm soapy water — never the dishwasher, never soaked
- Stand on edge to air dry so both faces dry evenly
- Re-oil with food-safe mineral oil when the surface looks dry; skip cooking oils
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- USA — 5–10 business days after dispatch
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If a piece doesn’t feel right in your home, get in touch within 30 days of delivery. We’ll arrange a refund or exchange — whichever you prefer.
No essays required. No restocking fees. Just a quick email to support@loftandstone.com and we’ll take it from there.
Fewer than 1% of customers ever need to use this, but the option’s always there — because home should feel like home.
