– handcrafted end grain –
cutting boards
joe ruffolo – straight From my shop to your home
it all starts here
My first exposure to woodworking came reluctantly, as a young boy working in the garage with my dad who was a cabinet maker by trade. I learned a lot about hand tools, finish work, and sweating the small details. In the nineties, my wife and I started flipping houses doing most of the work ourselves. Along the way, I noticed that I had inherited a passion for woodworking and began building up my shop and honing my skills for higher level projects like furniture, cabinets, and built-ins.
Over the past decade, I have been perfecting my methods to create unique heirloom quality end-grain cutting boards with the best available materials. I create a variety of patterns including pinwheels, chevrons, 3D zig-zags, chaos patterns, and much more. We finish our boards with an all-natural beeswax and a highly purified food-grade mineral oil. We have a variety of responsibly sourced exotic wood species available and are happy to create custom boards to order. Have a look at our stock boards or send us a message and we will get started on making you a family heirloom that will look beautiful for a long time, and help you to retain a sharp edge on your knives.
Ruff Dog Woodworks is a venture of passion named after our Belgian Malinois “Leo” who spends almost as much time in the shop as I do! If you have another project in mind, run it by us, and we will let you know if we can help!
“Over the past decade, I have been perfecting my methods to create unique heirloom quality end-grain cutting boards with the best available materials.”
- End-grain cutting boards
- All-natural beeswax and purified food-grade mineral oil finish
- Pinwheels, chevrons, 3D zig-zags, chaos patterns, and much more.
This month’s
featured boards
Squares #2
For any home
Circle Pinwheel
For the unique home
Geometric #1
For the modern home
Chaos #3
for the “they have it all” home
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