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Just a heads up in case anyone's interested, but I was surprised to find a pretty decent hinoki board on amazon for relatively cheap.

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It's 19.75" x 12" x 1.2" for $89.95. For comparison's sake, the large size shun hinoki board is 17.75" x 11.75" x .75", and it costs $79.95. So for just $10 more than the large shun, you get about 28 square inches more cutting real estate and 60% extra thickness to help resist warping. Best part: the reverse side doesn't have that brand mark.

Also got these nonslip rubber feet to attach so that there's airflow. So far I haven't actually screwed them in, just rest the board on four of them while cutting and drying. It stays completely in place because of the weight and friction and this way I can keep both sides of the board for eventual use.

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The board also smells amazing and is nice and soft for cutting. Only problem is that the wonderful smell went away after I oiled and waxed it.

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It's perfectly flat and straight. The slight appearance of curve at the near edge in the above picture is either an optical illusion from the grain pattern or the result of lens distortion. Or both?

Enjoy 👍
 
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chiffonodd said:
Just a heads up in case anyone's interested, but I was surprised to find a pretty decent hinoki board on amazon for relatively cheap.

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It's 19.75" x 12" x 1.2" for $89.95. For comparison's sake, the large size shun hinoki board is 17.75" x 11.75" x .75", and it costs $79.95. So for $10 more you get a substantial increase in cutting real estate and 60% extra thickness to help resist warping. Best part: the reverse side doesn't have that brand mark.

Also got these nonslip rubber feet to attach so that there's airflow. So far I haven't actually screwed them in, just rest the board on four of them while cutting and drying. It stays completely in place because of the weight and friction and this way I can keep both sides of the board for eventual use.

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The board also smells amazing and is nice and soft for cutting. Only problem is that the wonderful smell went away after I oiled and waxed it.

View attachment 304673

It's perfectly flat and straight. The slight appearance of curve at the near edge in the above picture is either an optical illusion from the grain pattern or the result of lens distortion. Or both?

Enjoy 👍
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Not bad if you need one now. If you wait for the shun warehouse sale, similar size can be found for $50-60. I like the minimally intrusive brand markings though on this one.
 
chiffonodd said:
Just a heads up in case anyone's interested, but I was surprised to find a pretty decent hinoki board on amazon for relatively cheap.

View attachment 304663

It's 19.75" x 12" x 1.2" for $89.95. For comparison's sake, the large size shun hinoki board is 17.75" x 11.75" x .75", and it costs $79.95. So for just $10 more than the large shun, you get about 28 square inches more cutting real estate and 60% extra thickness to help resist warping. Best part: the reverse side doesn't have that brand mark.

Also got these nonslip rubber feet to attach so that there's airflow. So far I haven't actually screwed them in, just rest the board on four of them while cutting and drying. It stays completely in place because of the weight and friction and this way I can keep both sides of the board for eventual use.

View attachment 304664

The board also smells amazing and is nice and soft for cutting. Only problem is that the wonderful smell went away after I oiled and waxed it.

View attachment 304673

It's perfectly flat and straight. The slight appearance of curve at the near edge in the above picture is either an optical illusion from the grain pattern or the result of lens distortion. Or both?

Enjoy 👍
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I have this. Bought it about a year ago. Super soft and light. Has taken a beating because I grab it more often than my Hasegawa and end-grain board. 👍
 
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How's the warping on this board as it is a single plank?
 
chiffonodd said:
The board also smells amazing and is nice and soft for cutting. Only problem is that the wonderful smell went away after I oiled and waxed it.
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I didn’t oil it because I read somewhere that you don’t have to do this with hinoki. Although there were instructions on the box to oil it. Still smells good!
 
Gavva said:
I didn’t oil it because I read somewhere that you don’t have to do this with hinoki. Although there were instructions on the box to oil it. Still smells good!
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I think that oil and wax probably still help with stain resistance even if they're not strictly necessary to keep the board from drying out.

mengwong said:
What if we mixed a couple drops of this stuff in with the mineral oil 🤔

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Oh we bougie 🤩
 
is there a difference in the wood from a hinoki board versus aomori hiba? they look identical, both claim to be from the cypress family. but the Aomori hiba is claimed to be way more anti-microbial, and hinoki boards have mold warnings. am I just reading bad descriptions of the same wood? they both are apparently quite fragrant and lightweight. I've seen the laminated hinoki's at bernal cutlery and I liked how lightweight they were but they weren't very fragrant.


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Chips said:
is there a difference in the wood from a hinoki board versus aomori hiba? they look identical, both claim to be from the cypress family. but the Aomori hiba is claimed to be way more anti-microbial, and hinoki boards have mold warnings. am I just reading bad descriptions of the same wood? they both are apparently quite fragrant and lightweight. I've seen the laminated hinoki's at bernal cutlery and I liked how lightweight they were but they weren't very fragrant.
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I don't know, personally, but there's some feedback in this thread from members who have used both:

https://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/...noki-and-aomari-hibari-chopping-boards.48267/
 
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