I need to purchase 4 wedding gifts this summer, at last count. There is a local carpenter/kitchen designer who is hand making beautiful maple cutting boards, 12 x 18' with a gravy rim. He is selling them for a short time and donating all proceeds to a local family who's son has a very serious and cancerous brain tumor :(
Questions?
What do you young brides / mamas think of receiving a hand crafted, maple wood cutting board? Do young women avoid wood cutting boards? Or are they considered safe if cleaned properly?
I would like to add something extra to go with the cutting board theme, but knives are not an option. They are considered bad luck. So, perhaps I would add pretty towels, apron, what say you???
And if I did buy the cutting boards, would you as a young bride like to receive a note included with the present, with details about who created the board and the purpose of supporting the family? Or is that too much info?
Thanks in advance as I need to place an order within the week if I go this route.
as a young bride if i was just entering the adult world I would say why the hell would I need a cutting board. Now after 10 years of marriage and knowing better it would probably be one of my favorite gifts.
I think it’s a FANTASTIC gift. I would definitely add in the details. I like knowing where my products come from and if the purchase benefits anyone else. I think that makes it even more special, and may even provide the craftsman with more orders in the future.
Love it!! And my husband has a very high appreciation for fine wooden kitchen items. He’d be thrilled. He’s the one who always wants to buy the beautiful wooden salad bowl…
I would like a handmade cutting board, I do have one, although I don’t use it often. Perhaps you could talk to the craftsman and see if he could make the cutting boards in to trivets? Same basic workmanship with a few more cut outs.
Either that or a small cutting board for say cheeses when entertaining?
I would include a note about the craftsman being local, but not about the charity he is currently supporting.
I think it would be a wonderful idea! Of course, some people do prefer other types of cutting boards, but many would consider this a treasure. Do include the note about the history of the board. Add any instructions on keeping the maple beautiful and healthful. Towels and apron would be fine; do you know the couples’ preferred kitchen colors?
I love presents that are both useful and beautiful - and being handcrafted just puts icing on the cake. I wish you could send one of those cutting boards to me! (I also wish any woman who has been married over 25 years could be given another shower, because by that time everything she received has worn out!) ;^D
The gift sounds lovely, as does the cause, the maker, and your proposed “add ons.”
Just a thought, you might want to include a little sheet with care and maintenance instructions. I ruined a wood cutting board by putting it through the dishwasher.
Mom likes to remind me that despite my advanced degrees, I sometimes lack common sense.
I’ve been married for quite a while, and I would STILL love a cutting board like that!! Wood cutting boards are not unsafe. They aren’t to be used with meat, but they are wonderful for veggies, fruits, herbs, etc.
I wouldn’t mind a note, but I think you might pass on that one.
I love my wooden cutting board, so I would love a gift like that, personally. Especially if you included a note about it’s origins and the proceeds benefiting a local family. That would really warm my heart.
And did the brides and grooms register anywhere? Maybe another small kitchen item to go w/ the cutting boards.
I would love one myself so I believe that it would make an excellent gift! I love your reasoning behind the purchase as well as your add ons and the note as well. I don’t find anything inappropriate about it; however I also am a very simple woman, always have been and would’ve loved one of those as a gift for prior to marriage as well.
I love cutting boards. And I HATE all the non-wood types. They get cut-marks in them also, and then they are terrible to get clean.
I mostly use bamboo ones, these days. Love them. For everything.
And yes, I think a brief note about them being handmade and the benefits going to a family in medical distress is perfectly acceptable, and possibly very touching.
Certainly would indicate (to me, anyway) that the giver spent some time actually contemplating a thoughtful gift, rather than just running through a registry list somewhere or grabbing a cutting board off a shelf.
I think it’s a lovely gift, and if it were me, I’d love to hear the story behind it in a note. Really, a truly thoughtful gift. Those brides are lucky.
I love the handmade wooden cutting boards and would have been honored to get one as a wedding gift especially knowing the history and that it was helping the family as well. I think it’s a fabulous gift.
I love cutting boards. You could throw in a gift certificate to a meat store as well. Wow I never knew knifes were bad luck. LOL I registered for some as a gift and even wondered why I didn’t get them. Oops. I say go for it. Can the guy somehow personalize it for each couple i.e. maybe with the wedding date or such?
I like to give money as a wedding gift. I would figure if they want a cutting board they could go buy it with the money I gave. I think it makes a great shower gift though:)
One of my FAV wedding gifts (that I outright HID in the divorce. Mine. Mine mine mine mine) is my cutting board.
The only thing I like better than my boards are my knives.
Thank heavens for a brother who lived in Solingen!!! Although, come to think of it, those were Xmas & birthday gifts (as well as "Hey, brother darling, Im wiring you $300, would you grab me xyz at the factory??? Puh-leeeeeze???)
((OMG!!! I looooooove the flirty aprons! One of my grandmothers had these! I always wanted some!!! Drop jaw loooove! Happy dance :). LOL… I usually use half fold white restaurant supply aprons for cooking. But my Grandmother had GORGEOUS (and WTH??? Who wears a black sheer silk and lace ape-proooooon. Grom!!! Please tell me this was my for cooking! I EAT at this table. You go, Grom.))
