I create several cutting boards a year for professional cooks & chefs in my area. A large, professional chef's block can cost several hundred dollars. At the open markets I participate in I get numerous requests for more affordable cut boards. This piece is my answer. End-grain. Easy on the knife, long life, takes a beating. These smaller boards are reversible. The perfect ciutting board for the kitchen that needs a professionally created chop block at an affordable price. A written lifetime warranty is included as is free shipping.