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Drew do you make those end-block type cutting board/chopping blocks?I saw those a local farmers market last year they are pretty durable because the cutting is not going with the grain - supposedly

technically the difference between a cutting board and a chopping block is the orientation of the grain... when the surface of the board is end grain, it is a chopping block... when the grain runs vertical or horizontal it is a cutting board... 

i've made a few chopping blocks and let me tell you they are a pain, but... they last forever if properly cared for.  MOST of the cutting boards I make are when i have scraps enough of wood to make them... generally i don't collect a good piece of wood simply for that purpose, but sometimes i do just to contradict myself- it is a 'in between' job no matter because they are easy... a chopping block? not so easy.  and if i'm going to do one it's going to be substantial- like feet instead of inches WxL, and i've never made one not at least 4" thick... even my 'cutting boards' are thick, allowing them to be sanded down once scarred enough to warrant.   the maple one in the pic above is the thinnest cutting board i've ever made.  they 'should' last a lifetime, even after being sanded down after use... i don't see any point in making them if they wouldn't.  the insets on the second post (the sapele board) are a full 1/4" thick wit intent they will remain a long time. 

Well put it this way.... I could sell a 4x6 foot chopping block for less than a quarter of what the market bears and still make a reasonable profit.... it could be anywhere from $600 to $1k, and comparable to some I've seen at $4~5k.  They are mighty proud of them.

The reason I dont sell them is I dont know what kind of condition they'll be in after use two, three years later... they're perfect when they leave my shop (if I'm charging), but I need more field data before I can start charging anyone, especially bearing the prices others charge.

But if you or anyone here wants one I'll happily make it for cost of material. 

Thank you ... I'm not near as good as a friend is, and yet another friend makes us both look like cave men shaping sticks... 

I'll  happily make one for you guys! 

But if you or anyone here wants one I'll happily make it for cost of material. 

Would be intersted in an end grain board perhaps,I have an older board that is 20"L x 14" W x 3/4" or 13/16" T.I also have 2 slightly smaller boards that are bamboo but I rotate them so they can be oiled and sit

Me too.

Were they trained to recognize a US diver from a commie diver?I could see that one going horribly wrong

COVID related, but in a sports way, so I'll put it here.  Matt Norlander was discussing something that hadn't occurred to me, schools re-evaluating buy games, particularly with regard to basketball, where schedules aren't finalized yet.

With no tourney revenue, and facing potentially a huge dent to football revenue depending on what happens there, schools can't afford to pay these teams to come in and get beat.  More and more schools are looking at high major vs. high major home and homes, with some sort of up front revenue split.  While that makes for better games, it kills the mid and small major schools that rely on that.  He said he had talked to one low major coach who said in his contract he has to get $450,000 worth of buy games each year, or the difference comes out of his contract/budget.

It also seems more and more uncertain whether this does allow us to have an on time college football season.