end grain cutting boardThis board was custom made to fit a recess in a granite benchtop. End grain cutting boards are very kindly on good knives compared with normal boards and require far more work to produce. The timbers used here are cypress, merbau, and the lighter colour timber is white cedar. Finished and sanded to 1200 grit, they are then wiped over with a food safe oil, in this case grapeseed. The average end grain board is usually 300 to 350 mm square, and around