Hinoki Cutting Board - STANDARD

An edge-friendly board that keeps your knife sharp

On hard wood, or on flat-sawn boards whose grain runs in waves, the feel of the knife changes from spot to spot and puts strain on the edge.
A single straight-grain board, with its grain running evenly in one direction, gives the same gentle feel wherever you cut.
The moderate give of hinoki softly receives a delicate edge: the knife glides in and stops as if it clings to the board. It is a cutting feel only wood can offer, unlike plastic or rubber.

Because there is less strain on the edge, your knife stays sharp longer and needs sharpening less often.
Every sharpening wears the blade down a little, so your knife itself lasts longer too.

Made of nothing but wood

Plastic and rubber cutting boards are made of synthetic materials.
Some boards made of glued wood pieces use adhesives.
KINARI cutting boards use no paint, no glue and no synthetic resin at all.

We use only straight-grain (masame) hinoki.
Straight grain is cut at right angles to the growth rings, so a single tree yields only a little of it.
To take a board as wide as a cutting board from one piece of straight grain, you need a tree more than 100 years old.
It is then dried for over six months before it finally becomes a cutting board.

Straight grain resists warping, so the board can stay just 20–25 mm thick.
It is a single piece of wood, yet light and easy to handle.

With care, about ten years of use

The moment you open the box, you are wrapped in the scent of hinoki sealed inside.
After use, simply wash it with detergent like any other cutting board, stand it up and let it dry.
Hinoki from the Chichibu area of Saitama is rich in natural oils, so it repels water and dries well, and a fresh scent rises each time your knife meets the board.

When knife marks start to show after long use, KINARI can resurface the board for you. As it is a single piece of wood, the grain stays the same even after resurfacing. With a fresh surface, the cutting feel and the scent of hinoki come back. With resurfacing and other care, you can use it for about ten years.

Handcrafted one by one by skilled craftsmen, it is a cutting board made to stay with a good knife for years.