Charcuterie Board with Wings

When Anthony’s parents asked us to remake our charcuterie board, we were excited but also a bit nervous to meet their request for a more flexible design. They wanted something that could adjust in size depending on how many people were dining, so we brainstormed ways to make it both practical and special. We kept the centerpiece the same as our original design, but added "wings" that could fit in to each end to extend the board when needed. The wings also work on their own as smaller charcuterie boards, which we thought would be a nice touch for added versatility. It felt good to create something both functional and meaningful for them!

Process:

1. We were given the parameters, that it needed to be able to accomodate multiple sizes up to 120cm long. And when we realised our existing board is 60cm long we raised the idea to make another version that could nest with the existing board. With that thought making sense, we then thought why stop at one? Thus the idea wings was borne, two half size boards that could nest on the ends of the main board, giving you the options of having a 60cm, 90cm and 120cm long board depending on the needs.
2. After laying out the cuts on our material, we first made strips the correct size using a track saw, before cutting the outer points with our mitre saw. The nesting edges were a little trickier, however starting the cut with the mitre saw, we were able to finish off the cut with some good old fashioned hand sawing.
3. Next we marked out and drilled holes with a forstner bit in the outer corners for a thumb grip to make it easier to pick up and carry the boards. We only added a single hole to the wings as their size is more manageable single handed.
4. With the boards now in their rough shape, they needed some flair. And what flair is better than our signature asymmetric chamfer. This was applied to the top and bottom edges of all boards, both outside and the thumb holes. 
5. Then came the journey of finishing the boards. We sanded them up to 320grit, and then embarked on making sure any de-laminations in the edges that we had exposed were thoroughly filled and sealed, before sanding back up to 320 grit. We then water popped the grain to ensure we could finish it smooth, and future exposure to water would not cause any roughness.
6. Lastly we finished the boards with raw linseed oil, letting it soak deep into the fibres of the timber before wiping off the excess. We repeated this three times to ensure a nice durable coating.

It’s always enjoyable to revisit old projects and find ways to enhance them, adding new touches that make them even better. If you would like to see the building process you can watch along on on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok

 Improvements

• When we cut out the board from our material we discovered a number of de-laminations and voids in the internal space of the panel. We could look to mitigate this by finding a supplier of higher quality panels.