a cutting guide , and a method for slicing a solid , cuttable workpiece such as vegetables , meat and other items in said cutting guide , comprising a plurality of flights of a coiled material defining an end , a midsection and an opposite end , having an overall length determined by the number and gauge of said flights longitudinally to the major axis of said plurality of flights and any gap there between , that is held in a polymer base having mortises in said polymer base surface , that defines an interior region into which a workpiece may be placed , and an exterior affording access to said interior and any workpiece disposed therein for a knife or other cutting tool , via said gaps between said flights , to enable said workpiece to be cut into or cut through by said knife or cutting tool , transverse to said length or major axis .