The thing that sets our boards apart is the FINISH. It's not a "dull wood" finish. We have a special bees wax aging finish that we apply to all of our bowls. It takes an already distressed bowl and makes it look OLD and WARM and very primitive.

And it STAYS that way for the life of the board. It is smooth to the touch and it is beautiful.

THIS is one of the NICEST square paddle boards I currently have listed. BEAUTIFUL color, nice & HEAVY too. Don't get me wrong. NONE of them are "perfect"....you WILL see carving marks as well as bends and small stress splits to the wood AND these boards aren't "planed" to lay perfectly flat (which is why we turn them into primitive wall hangs)..

The one you SEE in the pictures is the actual one you will receive!

I go through and pick out the ones with the most character and clean them up as best as possible before adding our aging wax & then buffing to reveal a wonderful warm & worn old patina!

THEN I drill a hole in the handle and tie a loop of leather so that it is now perfect as a primitive kitchen (or elsewhere) wall hang!

This would NOT be suitable for displaying raw foods (like cheese, bread, etc) , because the moisture in foods would eventually wear away the wax finish. They're also not suitable for use as cutting boards because (again) they've not been prepped (they haven't been cleaned to THAT extent) or planed (they wouldn't lay perfectly flat) for that kind of use. That's why we sell them as primitive decor wall hangs.

It measures 19 1/2 inches long, 11 1/2 inches wide and it is 3/8 inch thick. EXCELLENT weight to this one at just OVER TWO Pounds !

The board you SEE is the EXACT one you will RECEIVE.