I was commissioned to build a massive end grain butcher block intended to be passed down through the generations. Made from solid walnut it measures 3'x4' and is 4" thick. It weighed over 200 lbs.

Now, it's taking other hardwoods, laminating them into short beams and chopping off end-grain blocks, which are laid ... accented by walnut, mahogany and pine. The checks in the aged wood will ...