I often get asked, "Why a compass?" I started my in depth woodworking building boats and from 2003 until 2017 I built and sold around 45 boats. Some of which reside in 15 different states that I know of, and some as far as Washington State. It was and always will be a passion. When I started making the cutting boards I wanted to tie it to the boats. At the time my son was in elementary school and on the auditorium wall was one of my favorite quotes by Emerson; "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" To me the compass embodied the boat work, what I wanted to accomplish with the boards and the quote... read on