Boxwood Cheese Knives Set by Gasparini for Officina Alessi
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Anna & Gian Franco Gasparini set of four cheese knives for Officina Alessi, GAG520, GAG521, GAG523 & GAG524 hard cheese knives in steel included. Handles in boxwood. Various shapes and sizes. Each knife is stamped, from La via Lattea set. Come with original boxes, Italy, designed 2009, longest: 30.5l, Shortest: 23l
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- Boxwood - Boxwood is a hard, yellow coloured, close grained timber. In the 19th century it was often used for inlays, especially stringing, because of its contrasting colour to the darker timbers of the carcase. Stringing is the inlay of a narrow strip of veneer of a lighter colour, such as boxwood along or close to the edges of an object that has been veneered in a darker timber such as mahogany.
Because of its fine grain and resistnce to splitting or chipping it has also been used for treen, turnings, carvings and other small wooden items, such as chess pieces.