Description
This 14×14 end grain butcher block is a great size for all your cooking and kitchen tasks. It has a great balance and feel that will get you on par even with Chef Gordon Ramsay! The 2” thickness of each of our maple wood cutting boards and butcher blocks guarantees years of daily use without damage to the board or your chef’s knives at all.
Maple wood’s neutral tone and straight grain pattern makes it a wonderful solution for countless wood projects including hardwood flooring, car interiors, guitar bodies, drum sets, gun stocks, art, cabinetry, furniture, construction, and other wooden handmade items such as bowls and butcher blocks. It can even be used in place of countless less sustainable materials with a bit of paint or stain alone.
Maple wood has a Janka hardness scale rating of 1,450, making it one of the hardest domestic woods on the market. This means it can withstand potential fall or water damage as well as daily use without bending, warping, cracking, or chipping. It also helps your chef’s knives as well since its grain pattern keeps your knife stable as it cuts with the direction of the wood fibers. This guarantees that your knives last just as long as your butcher block without fail.
Not only are our butcher blocks sturdy and beautiful, though. Maple wood is also self healing which means that our butcher blocks can withstand knife scores on their surface for years without trapping food particles and contaminating your food. This makes them far superior to lesser plastic, wood, and marble blocks and also helps to keep your meals safer for longer.
Lastly, maple wood is also eco-friendly and cost-effective. This is due to the fact that maple wood grows nearly anywhere with ease. It is a fast growing tree as well which makes it perfect for countless projects. This is why its cost is fair and it’s a great choice for the kitchen likewise.
All dimensions are approximate sizes. It is best to work with the natural characteristics of the wood first and the dimensions second.
