The Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co is all about wood—not surprising considering its founder is Josh Vogel, the man behind "woody American design" company BDDW. But instead of crafting furniture, Blackcreek Mercantile (which is based in Kingston, New York) focuses on small goods for the kitchen, most notably wooden spoons, cutting boards, and their proprietary-blend cutting board and knife oils.
Both the cutting board ($35) and the knife and blade ($30) oils are made with mineral oil strengthened with bee proprolis. As Vogel explains to Cool Hunting, "Propolis is a naturally occurring sealant, used by bees to seal their hives and protect against intruders. It is a lot like shellac, another bug-produced sealant, but propolis is 100% edible, making it great for coating things like cutting boards."
The oils come in either rosemary or lemon essence, and can be purchased through Blackcreek's website and at Williams-Sonoma.
The oils aren't cheap. We wish we understood why they're so expensive, especially considering the relatively basic ingredients. The bottle design is lovely, though.
The cutting boards are made in small batches from sustainably harvested domestic hardwoods, and each one is cut from a single piece of wood. Prices range from $100 to $225.
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Related: OnOurTable: Beautiful Handmade Cutting Boards & Wooden Kitchen Accessories
(Images: Seth Smoot Photography for Blackcreek Mercantile)
Store History
- Founded: Kingston, New York
Based out of the forests of Kingston, New York, the Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co.is all about wood—not surprising considering its founder is Josh Vogel, the man behind "woody American design" company BDDW. But instead of crafting furniture, Blackcreek Mercantile focuses on small goods for the kitchen, most notably wooden spoons, cutting boards, and their proprietary-blend cutting board and knife oils.
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Call me crazy, but I will never be spending that kind of money on something that frivolous. Maybe others don't see it as frivolous, but I sure as hell do. $35 cutting board oil, too funny, $225 for a cutting board you guys are adorable.
The oil is a complete rip off for $35. You can buy pure mineral oil at the drug store for a dollar or two. It doesn't have the bee proprolis which I doubt improves the effectiveness on cutting boards, but if you wanted, you could pick up proprolis at health food places for $5 a JAR to mix in.
I don't know that I would buy the oils, but the cutting boards are beautiful. Just the pictures of their products are gorgeous!
I'm pretty sure I paid $1.35 at Walmart for my bottle of "lubricant laxative" (100% mineral oil) that I rub on my cutting boards, spoons etc.
The round cutting board with the carved edge on their website is gorgeous but there's no freaking way I'd ever pay that much for an impractical but pretty board when I can get a decent one at Target, Ikea or even Goodwill for under a sawbuck.
Those cutting boards are beautiful! I'll take five!
I agree with the others. The products are very nice to look at, but the prices are insane. I just bought a very nice, heavy cutting board at Bed Bath and Beyond. I think I paid about $40. I understand the concept of paying for the best (KitchenAid products, good pots and pans, etc), but overpaying just doesn't make sense.