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}\n    .prod-expert { padding: 30px 22px !important; }\n    .prod-specs td:first-child { width: 40% !important; }\n    .prod-last { padding: 28px 20px !important; }\n    .prod-last h3 { font-size: 19.5px !important; }\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"prod-sprig\" viewbox=\"0 0 160 30\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\n\u003cpath d=\"M10 15 C 52 15, 110 15, 150 15\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"50\" cy=\"9\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(-19 50 9)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"80\" cy=\"7.6\" rx=\"12\" ry=\"3.7\" transform=\"rotate(-7 80 7.6)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"110\" cy=\"9.2\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(11 110 9.2)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"64\" cy=\"21\" rx=\"10.5\" ry=\"3.4\" transform=\"rotate(17 64 21)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"96\" cy=\"21.8\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(6 96 21.8)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"130\" cy=\"19\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"5.2\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"32\" cy=\"20\" rx=\"3.6\" ry=\"4.7\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003c\/svg\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-kick\"\u003eCut and carved by Ray Greco · Penwortham, Clare Valley, South Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCut from a single slab, one paddock from where the tree stood\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRay Greco, 67, thirty-two years in olive wood. His grandfather Dante planted the trees in the Clare Valley in 1954. When drought pushed them out in 1994, the contractor piled the trunks for removal. Ray loaded one onto his ute and drove it to the shed. That first board went to his mother in Watervale. It’s still the only thing he makes — and this batch is his last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-facts\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-fact\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e12 kN\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eJanka hardness — Tasmanian oak is ~5.5 kN\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-fact\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1 in 5\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBlanks rejected before they leave the shed\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-fact\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e32\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYears at the same bench in the Clare Valley\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-fact\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eZero\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLiving trees cut down for it\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The wood sat in the shed for eighteen months before I touched it. You can't rush olive. Dry it too quick and it'll let you know about it six months after you've given it away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eRay Greco · Penwortham, Clare Valley, South Australia\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-last\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-last-kick\"\u003eThe last batch\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThirty-two years in the shed. This is the last lot.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRay still gets a kick out of the first pass of the plane, when a cracked old trunk turns gold and the grain comes up underneath. Making something beautiful out of his grandfather’s trees is what he loves doing, and always has.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut olive is about the hardest timber you can work, and every board is hours of gripping, pushing and scraping. At 67, his hands and shoulders have had enough. His fingers ache before smoko, his grip goes by mid-afternoon, and a big day at the bench knocks him around for the next two. There’s no apprentice and nobody to take on the shed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"prod-last-end\"\u003eSo this batch is Ray’s last. Once these boards are gone, that’s it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eI\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Chopping Board\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOne slab, no seam. Natural live edge, carved handle hole, both sides finished.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eII\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlready Oiled\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFood-grade mineral oil, applied in the shed. Ready to use or to wrap and give.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIII\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeasurement Card\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe real dimensions and weight of your board. Not a range, not an estimate.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-inc\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIV\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNinety Days\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNot right? Send it back for a full refund. No explanation needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"prod-sprig\" viewbox=\"0 0 160 30\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\n\u003cpath d=\"M10 15 C 52 15, 110 15, 150 15\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"50\" cy=\"9\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(-19 50 9)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"80\" cy=\"7.6\" rx=\"12\" ry=\"3.7\" transform=\"rotate(-7 80 7.6)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"110\" cy=\"9.2\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(11 110 9.2)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"64\" cy=\"21\" rx=\"10.5\" ry=\"3.4\" transform=\"rotate(17 64 21)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"96\" cy=\"21.8\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(6 96 21.8)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"130\" cy=\"19\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"5.2\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"32\" cy=\"20\" rx=\"3.6\" ry=\"4.7\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003c\/svg\u003e\nWhat sets it apart from a supermarket chopping board\n\u003cem\u003eSix things — and every one is something you can check yourself.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e01\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne piece, no seam\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNearly every wooden board sold in Australia is three or four narrow strips glued flat. Flip this one over. The grain runs front to back, unbroken. There is no join to open and nothing held together with glue.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e02\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJanka 12 kN\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMore than twice as hard as the Tasmanian oak a lot of Australian boards are made from. That density keeps knife marks shallow and the surface hygienic, even after years of daily cooking.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e03\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDried over months, not weeks\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA freshly cut olive trunk holds more than half its weight in water. Ray air-dries his blanks in a Clare Valley shed for months, kiln-finishes them, then rests them again. Rush that and the board checks once it is in your kitchen.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e04\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSouth Australia, not a warehouse\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCut, dried and packed in Penwortham, Clare Valley. Sent Australia-wide with Australia Post — no import duties, no customs holds. You know exactly who made it.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e05\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArrives ready to use\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHandmade boards have a reputation for arriving raw and dusty. Yours is oiled, wiped down and wrapped in the shed before it goes anywhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-feat\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e06\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA size that actually works\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAround 40–46 cm long and 2.5 cm thick, roughly 1.1 kg. Enough board for a lamb roast or a proper grazing board, heavy enough that it stays put when you chop.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"prod-sprig\" viewbox=\"0 0 160 30\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\n\u003cpath d=\"M10 15 C 52 15, 110 15, 150 15\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"50\" cy=\"9\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(-19 50 9)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"80\" cy=\"7.6\" rx=\"12\" ry=\"3.7\" transform=\"rotate(-7 80 7.6)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"110\" cy=\"9.2\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(11 110 9.2)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"64\" cy=\"21\" rx=\"10.5\" ry=\"3.4\" transform=\"rotate(17 64 21)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"96\" cy=\"21.8\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(6 96 21.8)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"130\" cy=\"19\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"5.2\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"32\" cy=\"20\" rx=\"3.6\" ry=\"4.7\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003c\/svg\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I’ll be straight with you: the hands are done. If they’d let me, I’d keep going — I’ve loved every minute out here. But Nonno planted these trees to be looked after, not rushed, and I won’t send out a board I’m not happy with.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eRay Greco · at the bench since 1994\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-tags\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003eThe one who hosts Christmas lunch\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003eGrazing boards and cheese platters\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003eBread, garlic, herbs, every day\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003eMums and nans\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003eA gift that isn’t another bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003eBuy-it-for-life people\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"prod-sprig\" viewbox=\"0 0 160 30\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\n\u003cpath d=\"M10 15 C 52 15, 110 15, 150 15\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\" opacity=\".8\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"50\" cy=\"9\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(-19 50 9)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"80\" cy=\"7.6\" rx=\"12\" ry=\"3.7\" transform=\"rotate(-7 80 7.6)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"110\" cy=\"9.2\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(11 110 9.2)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"64\" cy=\"21\" rx=\"10.5\" ry=\"3.4\" transform=\"rotate(17 64 21)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"96\" cy=\"21.8\" rx=\"11\" ry=\"3.5\" transform=\"rotate(6 96 21.8)\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003cg fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"130\" cy=\"19\" rx=\"4\" ry=\"5.2\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003cellipse cx=\"32\" cy=\"20\" rx=\"3.6\" ry=\"4.7\"\u003e\u003c\/ellipse\u003e\n\u003c\/g\u003e\n\u003c\/svg\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e90\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNinety days, no questions asked\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it daily. Take it to a Christmas lunch. Cut on it, serve on it, put it through its paces. If it isn’t right — for any reason, including no reason — send it back for a full refund.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-h3\"\u003eProduct details\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 40–46 × 20–25 × 2.5 cm, natural outline — varies board to board\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApprox. 1.1 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSolid olive wood (\u003ci\u003eOlea europaea\u003c\/i\u003e), one piece. No glued strips, no laminate, no veneer, no filler.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJanka approx. 12 kN (2,710 lbf) — Tasmanian oak, common in Australian boards, is approx. 5.5 kN\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWood source\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClare Valley olive orchards, South Australia — trunk wood from drought clearances and orchard removals. No bearing tree is cut for this.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAir-dried in a Clare Valley shed, kiln-dried to approx. 8%, then rested before working\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFood-grade mineral oil, satin. No stain, no lacquer, no sealant. Arrives oiled.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFlame, Burl, Honey or Storm — decided by the tree, not selectable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand wash, dry upright. Never dishwasher, never soaked. Re-oil monthly the first year.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCut and carved by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRay Greco, Penwortham, Clare Valley, South Australia — at the bench since 1994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLast batch. Ray is retiring — once these boards sell out, there’s no restock.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShips from South Australia with Australia Post, free Australia-wide. 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