The Big Chop Flatmate Chopping Board

• 240mm x 240mm Depth 50mm
• Constructed from Tasmanian Blackwood, Sassasfras, Myrtle and Celery Top.
• The perfect size for small kitchens. Small in foot print, but still thick and solid.
• Won't blunten your carving knife like glass, marble, stainless and acrylic boards.
• Easy to carry.
• Extraordinarily beautiful, perfect the grace any table as a serving platter.
• We highly recommend using Boo's mystery oil regularly to keep your board in good condition.

Myrtle: ( Nothofagus cunninghamii)
Myrtle is a striking wood with rich red, brown, and almost orange tones. Craftsmen enjoy working with red myrtle because the fine aesthetic qualities of the wood is matched by its working properties. Myrtle belongs to the same family as the beeches of Europe. It is found in any of the wet forests across Tasmania. Myrtle regenerates continuously in the absence of fire, growing in openings in the stand providing conditions are moist and sheltered.

Tasmanian Blackwood: ( Acacia melanoxylon)
Tasmanian Blackwood is a hardwood that is easily worked; stable and long-lasting; and radiates subtle beauty. It ranges from light golden brown to deep brown, sometimes with a reddish tint and occasionally showing black streaks. Nearly all Tasmanian Blackwood comes from the so-called Blackwood Swamps near Smithton in the Northwest, where almost pure stands of blackwood trees occur. Here, the harvest is strictly controlled and the forest is managed on a 70 year rotation.

Sassafras: ( Atherosperma moschatum)
Of all Tasmanian timbers, sassafras has the most variable and dynamic colouring. Sassafras grows as an under story species in lower altitude wet forests throughout Tasmania. It is not related to the sassafras that grows on mainland Australia. It is an aromatic evergreen tree with quite distinctive qualities: the bark, sap, and associated oils are highly aromatic and smell like cinnamon, while its leaves have a strong sarsaparilla scent.