Common Questions at the Art Show
We love talking to people who visit our booths at the many art festivals we participate in. Over the years, we’ve heard plenty of questions from curious visitors. Here are some of the more commonly asked questions we receive—and the answers that might help you before you stop by:
What is the colored part of the board? Is it stone?
The color portion of our charcuterie boards is epoxy resin. We use Superclear Liquid Glass Deep Pour epoxy for all of our epoxy charcuterie boards, coasters, and river tables. Using a deep pour epoxy requires 3 days to cure. This means we do not have to do multiple epoxy pours which allows us to achieve a consistent color across the charcuterie board.
Can I actually use your boards?
Yes, our epoxy charcuterie boards are food safe. The epoxy we use, Superclear Liquid Glass Deep Pour, is certified by the FDA as food grade safe once cured.
In addition, we only use a food safe finish on our boards - food grade mineral oil and bees wax.
Our boards are always art and when you put food on it, it’s charcuterie board.
When you are finished serving food on it, you can use it as décor in home.
Are these cutting boards?
Our epoxy charcuterie boards are designed as serving boards for precut meats, cheese, olives, etc. Sharp utensils will leave marks, especially on the epoxy. The epoxy is very hard and will dull your knives faster.
We also make solid wood cutting boards that are ideal for cutting and chopping your food.
Where do you get your wood?
For the most part, we get the wood for our charcuterie boards from local millers around the Phoenix area.
We prefer to use urban lumber - wood from trees that had to be removed due to storms, disease, risk to structures, etc. This gives the tree a second life and keeps it out of the landfill.
Examples of wood that are local to Arizona:
Mesquite
Acacia
Olive
Indian Rosewood (Sisso)
Eucalyptus
Pecan
Wood species such as walnut, maple, and cherry are not local to Arizona and are sourced through other vendors.