GOODS
Boards you will hand down, not throw away.
Purpose Goods are handmade cutting boards, serving boards, and home objects cut from the same traced Chicago hardwood we sell as slabs. They are released in limited drops, in small numbers. When a run sells out, it is gone. Free shipping over $75. A share gives back.
How the drop works
We do not keep a warehouse. We do drops.
A drop is a limited run we make, photograph, and release on a set date. Small numbers, because they are handmade and the wood is one of a kind. You get on the list, we tell you when it goes live, and you grab yours before it sells out. No endless shelves, no filler.
Next drop
Drop liveThe "WALNUT" Drop
Twenty four end grain and edge grain boards cut from a single black walnut that came down in Bucktown. Same tree, slightly different in every board.
Selling now - 9 of 24 left
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Last drop sold out in 48 hours.
Live now
The WALNUT Drop.
Twenty four boards cut from a single black walnut that came down in Bucktown. Same tree, slightly different in every board.
18 x 12 x 1.5 in end grain board. Walnut from Bucktown, lot PW-0421. Finished with our own board butter.
24 x 8 in edge grain serving board with a hand pull handle. Same Bucktown walnut.
Lead-gen build: reserve and waitlist actions inquire through the form. No checkout. Wire add-to-cart in a later commerce phase if desired.
Custom
Want one with a name on it?
We take a small number of custom and personalized orders between drops. A wedding gift, a closing gift, a board engraved for someone who feeds people. Tell us the occasion and the wood you like.
Request a custom boardEvery board gives back.
A share of what each drop earns goes back into causes we believe in. Plainly, every time. These are working boards, not shelf decoration. Treat them right and they outlast the kitchen.
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