Wild Roots Salvaged Rengas Riverwood Large Serving / Chopping Board
Beautiful Charcuterie boards from sakvaged Rngas riverwood part of our “wild roots” project in Java .
Each one is unique we will pick you a nice one .
"Tree Hunters of Java" Charcuterie Board, made from premium Java Rengas wood Swamp Teak and curly mango
. Each board shows a unique grain and is full of character .
Finished with a food grade combination of natural tung oil mixed with di-limonene (made out of oamge skin / pulp)
They source a variety of timbers from only sustainable. , naturally fallen trees, salvaged timbers From the Badui of Java to the Dayak of Borneo they have an innate ingrained understanding of nature.
In many cases the main issue is about extraction and timbers can be salvaged out of rivers, landslides, lightning strike.
These are out of Rengas riverwood whete trees / logs that fell into rivers decades ago. This makes the wood extrenly stable.
Rengas was the favourite wood of general Raffles and it has a deep red heartwood .
Our chopping boards are finished with a mixture of natural tung nut oil mixed with di-liminene to enhance absorption .
Di-liminene is made from orange skins and is a terpene so you may notice am orangey smell .
Both are food grade .
Rengas - Heartwood is a deep red with darker streaks, while the sapwood is a lighter pinkish-brown to almost white. Heartwood will darken in color upon exposure to light and air. Sapwood especially is said to be highly irritating to some individuals. Striped pieces are sometimes called Tiger Rengas.
Length - 60cm
Wide - 20cm
Thickness 3.5cm
Board 24