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Last spring, I found a small quantity of walnut, oak, cherry and maple boards that looked like they might be combined into a couple of cutting boards. With that random thought in mind I stacked them in the corner and finished cleaning the shop. Fast forward a few months to the end of the lawn and garden season and the attached show the end results.
As these projects usually go, on completing the main course I had created several spare pieces that needed a home as well. Those were recombined along with some others into the board that became the “left overs”. In contrast to the main board in which all pieces are end grain, this one features 2 walnut cross pieces in the center that are edge grain oriented.
Sorry abut the orientation of the 1st photo.
My question to the Forum, is it reasonable to mix end and edge grain in the same cutting board or are the relative advantages/disadvantages of each design going to cause problems for the user down the road?
As these projects usually go, on completing the main course I had created several spare pieces that needed a home as well. Those were recombined along with some others into the board that became the “left overs”. In contrast to the main board in which all pieces are end grain, this one features 2 walnut cross pieces in the center that are edge grain oriented.
Sorry abut the orientation of the 1st photo.



My question to the Forum, is it reasonable to mix end and edge grain in the same cutting board or are the relative advantages/disadvantages of each design going to cause problems for the user down the road?