Cutting Board - 12"x16"x1.25" Beautiful Exotic & Domestic Wood

This handmade hardwood cutting board shows off a mix of domestic and exotic hardwoods including Zebrawood, Purpleheart, Padauk, Hard Maple and Yellowheart. The contrasting colors and grain patterns are truly eye-catching! This beautiful cutting board makes a great gift for others or yourself.

The domestic hardwood includes the following:

• Hard Maple is creamy white with a reddish tinge and usually has a straight grain, sometimes curly or wavy. Fine brown growth rings give an attractive figure on plain sawn surfaces. Rays are longer than in Soft Maple. Texture is fine and even.

The exotic hardwoods include the following: 

• Zebrawood heartwood is a golden-yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to black which gives quartered surfaces a zebra-stripe appearance. Grain is interlocked or wavy and produces alternating hard and soft grained material. Texture is coarse with a lustrous surface.
• Purpleheart heartwood is a deep purple-violet when freshly cut, maturing to a dark brown. The original color is restored when re-cut. Grain is straight, but often irregular, wavy and sometimes interlocked. Texture is moderate to fine.
• African Padauk heartwood is vivid blood red, toning down to a dark purple-brown with red streaks upon exposure. Grain is straight to interlocked. Texture is similar to African mahogany, being slightly open grained.
• Yellowheart heartwood is bright yellow in color throughout the wood. Fine straight grain. Texture is medium; grain is straight to irregular; luster is high; without distinct odor or taste. Bright yellow color is very distinct.

The dimensions of this beautiful cutting board are 12" x 16" x 1-1/4".

We have installed black rubber feet with stainless steel hardware on the underside of the cutting board. The helps prevent the board from sliding on a wet countertop and makes it easier to pick up the board when you are finished.

The cutting board should be hand-washed with warm soapy water. The board should be reconditioned approximately every 3 months with cutting board oil/wax depending on use.