"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
> Thanks for your interesting reply. When I was on Cutlery's site, I
> was interested in all the brands I'd not heard of; Boos being one, and
> their countertop boards did look nice.

I never heard of them until recently either. They have been around since
1887 though. They have a lot of commercial products and I think the home
stuff is relatively recent. www.johnboos.com