Larch Wood
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Nova Scotia
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia maker of handcrafted end-grain cutting boards, chopping blocks, and countertops from locally harvested Eastern larch (tamarack), sold direct and through independent kitchen retailers in Canada and the US.
Margaree, NS CA · www.larchwood.com
Larch Wood Enterprises Inc. is a Margaree, Cape Breton company founded in 2003 by a small group of local carpenters and woodworkers. It hand-crafts end-grain cutting boards, chopping blocks, and countertops from Eastern larch harvested from local woodlots, employs 22 craftspeople at its own workshop, and sells direct as well as through Canadian shops like Knifewear and a decade-long Williams-Sonoma trade partnership.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor's history page says a small group of local carpenters and woodworkers bought the Margaree building and founded the company in 2003, with no acquisition, parent, or outside investor mentioned anywhere, and its imprint page places it under Nova Scotia law. The Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies is Cloudflare-blocked and could not be reached, and no matching entity turned up in the federal Corporations Canada search, consistent with a small provincially incorporated business; madeinca.ca independently lists it as Canadian owned.
- Our Story – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “In 2003 a small group of carpenters and wood workers purchased a 14,000 sq. ft. building in the community of Margaree, located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada and Larch Wood Enterprises was established.”
- Imprint - Larch Wood Enterprises Inc. - Professional End Grain Cutting Boards, Chopping Blocks and Countertops vendor_statement “These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Nova Scotia”
- Cutting Boards: Larch Wood 🍁 | Made in CA directory “Canadian Owned: Yes”
Manufacturing
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor says every board and block is handmade at its own East Margaree, Nova Scotia workshop by 22 in-house craftspeople, with no contract manufacturing or second site mentioned anywhere on the site. madeinca.ca and Knifewear's own product page corroborate Cape Breton as the manufacturing location.
- Making an End Grain Cutting Board – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “Every product is meticulously handmade using eastern Canadian larch (Larix laricina) by our own in-house local craftspeople”
- Our Story – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “Larch Wood currently employs a talented group of 22 craftspeople and skilled artisans with more than 100 years of combined woodworking experience amongst them.”
- Cutting Boards: Larch Wood 🍁 | Made in CA directory “Manufactured In: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia”
People
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor's only disclosed locations are its East Margaree, Nova Scotia workshop and a seasonal kiosk at nearby Margaree Harbour, and its history page places all 22 craftspeople and skilled artisans there; no other office, design studio, or warehouse is mentioned.
- Contact – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “Larch Wood Enterprises Inc. East Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada”
- Our Story – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “Larch Wood currently employs a talented group of 22 craftspeople and skilled artisans with more than 100 years of combined woodworking experience amongst them.”
Inputs
89.5 reportedCA 90% · other 5% · US 5%
The vendor's sole named raw material, Eastern larch, is sourced from sustainably managed local woodlots on Cape Breton Island, and it says it pays woodlot owners above market value for their logs. Its kiln, a piece of production equipment rather than a material, is made in Maine, and the origin of finishing oil, hardware, and packaging is not disclosed, so a small non-Canadian share is an estimate rather than a measured figure.
- Our Story – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “Our trees are locally harvested in a sustainable manner with many trees supplied by small woodlot owners. We pay the woodland owners more than market value for their logs to promote a healthy holistic business.”
- Making an End Grain Cutting Board – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “It is a renewable resource that we source from sustainably managed local woodlots.”
- Making an End Grain Cutting Board – Larch Wood Canada vendor_statement “Larch Wood’s Nyle Kiln, manufactured in Maine USA, can dry up to 18,000 board feet at a time.”
Where to buy
- Direct 98.4
- Canadian retailer · Knifewear 88.6
- US retailer · Williams-Sonoma 59.0
Found via
- madeinca.ca 2026-09-07