Maple Cutting Board Blank

Design your own cutting board!

Our Maple cutting board blanks are 1-5/8″ thick x 24″ long and come in 3 sizes:

• 3/4″
• 1″
• 1-1/4″

This blank has already been kiln dried and dressed on 4 sides ready for a glue up! Combine with our premade domestic or exotic cutting board packs – or put together your own combination with the other 6 wood types we carry!

We recommend using Honey Bee’s Natural Wood Cream for a long lasting and food safe finish.

Dimensions are +/- 1/4″ of size listed.

Colour and Workability

Courtesy of The Wood Database:

Unlike most other hardwoods, the sapwood of hard maple lumber is most commonly used rather than its heartwood. Sapwood color ranges from nearly white, to an off-white cream color, sometimes with a reddish or golden hue. The heartwood tends to be a darker reddish brown. Fairly easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though slightly more difficult than soft maple due to hard maple’s higher density.

Maple has a tendency to burn when being machined with high-speed cutters such as in a router. Turns, glues, and finishes well, though blotches can occur when staining, and a pre-conditioner, gel stain, or toner may be necessary to get an even color.