Butcher Blocks

roaduck said:
Even for a 36 year old board it looks badly made to me.I had an end-grain oak butchers block from the mid sixties that was much better quality than that.
The pieces of wood are totally random grain directions and colours and there are big gaps between every block - the joins if not the grain should be nearly invisible - every joint should be flush for a top of the range board - It looks thrown together - it would have still looked an expensive big amateurish mess all those years ago.
You can tell it`s not made with care or attention to detail or with high manufacturing tolerances and it probably cost hundreds of dollars then.

John Boos boards today are getting terrible reviews for shoddy workmanship on boards costing $300-$600+.They have splits , gaps and warps are not properly matched etc and they have access to million dollar plus CNC lathes and the best woods so there is no excuse for a dogs breakfast board.
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I agree with your sentiments, and they probably could have taken a bit more care when making their centurion block. However, it is quite functional, I’ve cut up several critters on it. I prefer useable art, over the pretty stuff. YMMV, there is a huge difference between a safe queen and a user. Besides, I like the looks of it. STOP LIKING WHAT I DONT LIKE. 😁😂🤣
 
roaduck said:
Even for a 36 year old board it looks badly made to me.I had an end-grain oak butchers block from the mid sixties that was much better quality than that.


Do post pictures, good sir. Would it possibly be for sale, (I would be interested in a much better quality product than I posted.). Thank you.
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A 2'x2'x6" Boos. It had been used as a workbench and left outside, complete with drying checks and finish nails driven into it. I purchased a bamboo board on wheels thingy, swapped out the boards and threw the bamboo away. About every meal in preped on it.

Never mind the sharpening equipment, the photo was handy.
 
roaduck said:
…teak, walnut and maple are definitely not soft and neither is acacia - please research Janka hardness…
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I just want to add to this that the vast majority of the so called “acacia” blocks are not made of true acacias ( which are extremely hard),not even blakck locust (very hard) referred to as ‘acacia’ in Europe, but actually the wood of monkey pod tree, which is softer than black walnut.
 
garry3 said:
Really nice, looks like a big boy, what size is that?
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9.5” thick, 28” diameter. She’s got great legs for a fat gal. 😅 I was warned by the previous owner about how the brass surround had landed on his uncle’s toes, because of temperature/humidity changes. I chose not to believe him, and that was a mistake. These things will grow and shrink, depending on the weather outside. I would never have believed it if I hadn’t seen it.61753012-359F-45CD-BF81-6E2E1B37CFD4.jpeg
 
One thing I have noticed with end grain is that if the edge geometry in the knife is too thin the knife will get sticky on the board, I back off the angle a little and it goes away. Not much of an issue for me more of an annoyance, but it could be an issue
for those that rocked chopped.
A push cut with a flat profile and the knife can literally stand on its own.

 
garry3 said:
One thing I have noticed with end grain is that if the edge geometry in the knife is too thin the knife will get sticky on the board, I back off the angle a little and it goes away. Not much of an issue for me more of an annoyance, but it could be an issue
for those that rocked chopped.
A push cut with a flat profile and the knife can literally stand on its own.

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Quite interesting. And I thought I took my knives down to stupid small angles. 😳 What kind of wood is that again? Good looking knife too, details? Thanks
 
vltor17 said:
Quite interesting. And I thought I took my knives down to stupid small angles. 😳 What kind of wood is that again? Good looking knife too, details? Thanks
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End grain hard maple boos. The knife is a Moritaka AS bunka. I wouldn't recommend a Moritaka but it worked out for me because the price was right and the profile fit me, the grinds can be rough.
 
Boattale said:
End grain Larch.
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Good looking block! In both appearance and mechanical properties larch wood is nearly identical to the wood of Douglas for. They are interchangeable for structural lumber specs - both very high. But the trees themselves look outwardly much different, the larch being a deciduous conifer.
 
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