Nautical Boards Rectangle Sapele Carving Board

In Nautical Detail

This sapele (pronouced suh-peel-ee) serving tray is large and in charge with big cleat handles and strips of maple accenting the surface. Best used for large dinner parties or serving groups of 6 or more.



How I Was Made

While boat shopping in the Grand Bazaar for new types of wooden hulls, I came across a wood dealer who had a glass eye and a silver tongue. We talked for hours about travel and food and he invited me over to dine with him and his wife. As the wine flowed we prepared dinner and he I started to help with the food prep when I noticed he was out of countertop space for chopping and slicing.

Being the resourceful sailor that I am, I pulled an extra piece of sapele I was using at the Bazaar to show what I wood I was looking for, and laid it on the table. As the staccato of chops rang in the air we ate until there was no more food and laughed until there was no more light in the evening. Needless to say I let him keep the carving board and he still orders more from me for his friends and family.

Good guy.



*Every Nautical Board is tastefully engraved on the back with our logo. We love putting a prideful stamp on our handiwork!