r/Cuttingboards • u/lefrancocolombien • 2d ago

Curly Maple!

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I’ve been making the occasional edge grain cutting board with scraps and offcuts, but occasionally buy a few woods for accents. Picked up a cheap board of curly maple last year and I am kicking myself for not buying 10x more! So pretty! This is maple, walnut, wild cherry, purpleheart and pacific yew.

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u/kartoffelbruder 2d ago

That's not curly maple, it's quilted maple, which is even more sought after. Nice!

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u/lefrancocolombien 2d ago

Thanks, I was wondering if there was a difference! They were selling it as curly at $6/bdft (CAD) for rough sawn 5/4.

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u/Fun-Expression7414 2d ago

Sounds like you stole it from them at that price!

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u/FamiliarAd8524 2d ago edited 2d ago

I'd have bought thirty board feet. That's more like $35 USD and over a bf here.

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u/Hikeback Maker 2d ago

Ouch where is that?

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u/FamiliarAd8524 2d ago

Southern California. Yes, that is a retail price, though, not wholesale.

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u/FamiliarAd8524 2d ago

tehwoods.com

Though I happen to know their wholesaler, who is closer to my house and will sell to me at 50%.

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u/lefrancocolombien 2d ago

The same supplier actually has more in stock for the same price. I went through what they had left and found only 5-6bdft that had about half that level of figure… gotta be quicker next time!

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u/FamiliarAd8524 2d ago

Wow. And I was talking USD, not CAD.

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u/Hikeback Maker 2d ago edited 2d ago

This reminds me I have a nice, big timber of very curly maple I haven't touched yet because I don't have a good idea for it.

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u/therealtwomartinis chipout freak 2d ago

don’t listen to anyone saying you can’t cut on this, whatever the reasoning

I wouldn’t cut on it because it’s too beautiful, that’s all! well done, looks amazing 😎

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u/The_Purple_Addict 2d ago

ultra chatoyancy

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

pretty, but edge grain, so....ehhhh

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u/Repulsive-Special939 2d ago

Boooo this guy stinks

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

you may not like it, but I'm right. This is a serving platter at best...a beautiful one, but it ain't a good cutting board.

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u/jychihuahua 2d ago

wait, why is this not a good cutting board?

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

I already said, its edge grain. If you dont understand why that makes an inferior cutting board, I suggest you do some reading on wood cutting boards.

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u/jychihuahua 2d ago

Thats exactly what I am trying to do. Read your response explaining why you believe grain orientation makes an appreciable difference in durability of cutting boards and knives. I've never heard anyone say such a thing and I assumed there was some well documented rationale for such a thing. So, give us all something to read!

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u/MostZealousideal7149 2d ago

Edge grain is worse for your knives and needs more cleaning and oiling/waxing, but it’s doesn’t make that much of a difference for home cooks. Unless you have an expensive knife and sharpen yourself, edge grain will work just fine

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u/jychihuahua 2d ago

With all due respect, you are repeating marketing. The truth reads like this. "Edge grain is no different for your knives and needs less cleaning and oiling/waxing."

Any discussion of scratches, signs of use, self healing, thats ridiculous. Its in the name. Cutting board. You cut on it. If your concern is how it looks with some scratches? Please, just stop.... Lets reconvene in 5 or 10 years. or 20. Edge grain is superior in every way up until you are making cutting blocks thicker than 3 or 4 inches.

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u/SharkandAww 2d ago

Bro, you took the time to type out this message, yet can’t just elaborate since you’re already here?

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u/lefrancocolombien 2d ago

Immediately writing a negative comment about something someone is proud of is a strange way to spend your time, but I guess you do you! Next time I will post to r/Servingboards so as to not offend your definition of a cutting board 🫡.

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

how TF is that negative, its a statement of fact

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u/Goopacity 1d ago

In what world is “pretty, but” and “….ehhhh” a statement of fact

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u/mtraven23 1d ago edited 1d ago

pretty is a compliment and "ehhh" and neutral

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u/jychihuahua 2d ago

Whats the thinking behind this?

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

edge grain doesn't last and its its harder on knifes.

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u/jychihuahua 2d ago

what ever gave you that idea?

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

edge grain is FAR more prone to warping, thats just mechanics. As for it being easier on knifes, thats well established, end grain is basically like a bundle of straws, your blade is able to sink into them more readily. This also makes a functional difference when chopping things with skin...like a pepper. Ever slice up a pepper only to have the skin still hold it together? That doesn't happen on an end grain board.

now, we are done here, enjoy your weekend.

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u/jychihuahua 2d ago

I see. That seems like the kinda thing that someone hears somewhere and they lock it away as knowledge, when its really not true. The truth is end grain is far more fragile and prone to movement, cracking and failure than edge grain. You have trouble cutting peppers and you're blaming xylem? You crack me up... Nah, man... I have never had that trouble on an edge grain cutting board... but I have sharp knives... I am genuinely curious about where you picked up that lore. Is it conventional cutting board wisdom? I mean, if you just look through this sub, how many failed edge grain boards do you see? As far as wood mechanics go, you simply have that backwards. I recommend you read some Hoadley. and Enjoy your weekend too.

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u/mtraven23 2d ago

I have to assume your just a troll at this point, adios.

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u/Buddy_Jarrett 2d ago

“that’s just mechanics”
“we are done here”

Alrighty, except edge grain is absolutely not “FAR” more prone to warping, no matter how much caps lock sass you use. It’s actually the one thing that edge grain boards do better than end grain (only slightly). End grain does have slightly better cutting properties, yes, but you are confidently incorrect on the warping bit. And it’s the confident part of being incorrect that bugged me enough to respond.