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Dusty Chisel Premium handcrafted boards & trays
Built to last. Designed to be gifted. New Zealand made.
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18/10/2026

Getting an even layer of glue over a board this size takes some work. Once the glue is on, it’s time to line everything up and get the clamps tight before it starts to set.

12/10/2026

The next stage of the 230-board order—routing the juice grooves. Same jig, same process, one board at a time. Repetitive work, but it’s satisfying watching the finished stack grow.

07/10/2026

Woodworking isn’t always about the satisfying final reveal.

Sometimes it’s measuring, cutting, stacking, and repeating the same process over and over again.

This is the beginning of a 230-board order, and milling all the timber is a big part of the job. Repetitive? Definitely. But every finished board has to start somewhere.

04/10/2026

A small offcut can still hold plenty of potential.

I resawed this piece to get the thickness I needed, then used a template to cut and route the shield shape. After drilling, softening the edges, sanding and applying the finish, it was ready for its next chapter.

01/10/2026

Woodworking is just as much about problem-solving as it is about making things. You won’t always have a dedicated tool for every job, so sometimes you have to work with what’s already in the workshop.

For this long straight edge, I used a circular saw for the rough cut, then a router and straight guide for the final pass. Different setup, same straight result.

21/09/2026

Giving this chaotic end-grain board a completely different shape.

I marked the circle, removed the excess on the bandsaw, then used a router to bring it perfectly round and shape the edges. It still needs its final sanding and oil, but the new shape is there.

16/09/2026

A customer wanted a seriously large chopping board made from one solid piece of walnut—not strips glued together and not just for display.

13/09/2026

This valet tray was carved from one solid piece of walnut—no joints and no separate base. I removed the centre with a router, shaped the edges, then sanded and oiled it to bring the grain to life.

08/09/2026

This started as one solid piece of wood. I made a simple router guide, then removed the centre layer by layer to form a large serving tray.

It still needs plenty of sanding and oil, but the shape is finally there.

06/09/2026

This natural void was full of loose material, so I cleaned it back to solid wood and filled it with black epoxy.

Would you fill it or cut it out?

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