End-grain cutting board

[David A. Peterson]

Checkerboard cutting board. This took me about 2 weeks of cutting, gluing and sanding. The checkerboard is end-grain walnut and white oak. There is then a veneer-thickness of walnut that goes all the way around it, then a wide band of holly (from our property), and the outside is cherry. It sits on four little rubber feet to keep it off of the counter top. It is 16" wide and 10.5" tall. It is 1.25" thick. Finish is walnut oil (food safe).

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[Harold Burrell]

WOW! That is WAY too nice to cut on! It should be for some high-dollar chess set. Except it has too many squares...

[Gordon Eyre]

It's a beauty David.

[David A. Peterson]

WOW! That is WAY too nice to cut on! It should be for some high-dollar chess set. Except it has too many squares...

Harold
There IS 8X8 squares, and just 4 extra rows. When chess pieces are taken, the extra four rows is where you can set them until the next game! LOL

[Joe A Faulkner]

Nice job, and given that it is end-grain, I say cut away. Way too much work goes into this not to use it.