A rectangular wooden serving board with rounded corners and a dark handle, styled on a dark wood table with a bowl of nuts, cheese slices, and two small glasses of white wine.
A wooden serving board with a dark wood handle featuring the engraved brand name 'Thos. Moore' and a circular hanging hole, set against a plain light gray background.

Serving Board

Serving Board

The Serving Board brings Thos. Moser into the kitchen with an object designed for everyday use. Created through an invitation to our makers to propose an original design, the board was designed and made by Brenda Swett, a Thos. Moser cabinetmaker since 1987. Her design reflects the restraint, purpose, and respect for materials that guide our furniture.

Made from solid cherry with a contrasting walnut handle, every detail serves a function while allowing the natural character of the wood to remain at the center of the design.

Whether used to serve bread, cheese, fruit, or a shared meal, the Serving Board is intended to become part of the rhythms of daily life, developing a rich patina with use. It expresses a lasting Thos. Moser belief that well-designed objects should be made to endure and lived with over time. 

$700
$700

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Made to Furniture Standards 


The Serving Board brings the material, joinery, and discipline of Thos. Moser furniture to a smaller object.

Its scale may be different from our furniture, but the standards are the same.
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One Piece of Cherry

Each board is cut from a single full-width plank of 5/4 cherry, chosen by hand for grain, color and character. With no glue joints across its surface, the grain runs unbroken from edge to edge.

Cherry also changes with time, deepening from a pale, warm tan to a rich reddish brown with light and use. No two boards are alike, and each one keeps warming for years.
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The Dovetail

The walnut handle is joined to the board with a hand-cut dovetail.

For generations, the dovetail has been used in fine case furniture because of its strength and precision. In the Serving Board, the joint is not concealed. It is enlarged, placed in full view, and made central to the form.

Structure and ornament become one and the same.
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Designed by Brenda Swett 

Brenda Swett has been a Thos. Moser cabinetmaker since 1987.

Brenda works in our case department, making large furniture pieces such as the Dr. White’s Chest, where precisely fitted dovetails are fundamental to the construction of each drawer.

When our makers were invited to propose a design for a serving board, Brenda looked to the language of that work. She enlarged the dovetail she has made throughout her career and made it the defining element of the piece.

Details

Use

Designed for serving; finished with food-safe mineral oil.

Dimensions

21" L x 11" W x 1" H

Construction

Single, full-width 5/4" cherry plank with hand-cut dovetail joint.

Materials

Solid cherry with solid walnut handle.
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