David Smith began making solid wood cutting boards in 1993, and founded the BoardSMITH cutting board brand in 2005, compared to John Boos and other large industrial cutting board manufacturers, BoardSMITH is a small handmade brand, with the founder's years of design and production experience, quickly gained a good reputation in the industry, known as one of the best cutting board brands in the world, recommended by the Los Angeles Times and GQ magazine.
BoardSMITH's cutting board production professionalism is not inferior to John Boos, and its product positioning is also on par with John Boos, but unlike John Boos, BoardSMITH is mainly based on more advanced end-textured cutting boards, which are common in Europe and the United StatesButcher Block。 BoardSMITH's cutting boards are bonded with Titebond III waterproof wood glue (Tai Bang Gum 3rd generation), the cutting board is treated with USP grade mineral oil and beeswax before leaving the factory, this treatment oil is called Board Butter, BoardSMITH also sells this treatment oil separately, the 8-ounce pack is priced at $15, and can be purchased with a cutting board to facilitate daily maintenance of the cutting board.
Maple, walnut and cherry are the three major cutting board products of BoardSMITH, the maple cutting board is priced at about $130, the cutting board is square, the edges are rounded, and the bottom has a small rubber corner design, all BoardSMITH cutting board products are equipped with this rubber corner, which makes the cutting board stable on the countertop when cutting vegetables, compared to the cutting board that directly touches the countertop, it has more advantages in non-slip and hygiene. Cherry and walnut cutting boards are more expensive, the cutting boards have a better texture, more premium colors and patterns, and the wooden structure is compact and more durable, but they are priced higher, both above $150.
BoardSMITH cutting boards are few products, most of them are the simplest square solid wood boards, and there are no hooks, sinks and other additional designs, which are inconvenient to store. BoardSMITH end texture cutting board specifications are relatively large, the general household can choose the smallest size, the smallest size is 12x18x2 (inches), compared with most of the solid wood cutting boards on the market in China, this is already a thickened and enlarged version, if the kitchen space is small, it is not recommended to choose.
