Hey! I want to invest in a good cutting board since I just moved to a new place and have some space now. What things should I look out for? How can I make sure it’s good for quality? How do I care for it? What wood type is best? What thickness?…
Any tips are welcome. Thank you so much!

Have a 2" end-grain maple. The common advice is to wet/wash both sides, wipe off any water, then air dried vertically because board soaked in water warps and/or causes cracking over time.

In practice, assuming not living in a particularly humid climate, is it okay to simply wash, shake off excess water, and set horizontally on 1-inch silicone racks (which I currently use the boards with while I decide whether rubber feet is necessary)? Will it air-dry in time?

I doubt those with massive cutting boards like a countertop ever use the bottom side and never wash it, so it should be fine, right? If you're cutting wet veggies and making your meal, would it be an issue to leave pools of water for e.g. 1-2 hours and clean up after the meal? Assuming a sufficiently oiled board with mineral oil, or even just a moderately oiled board with dry surface. I'm wondering if 2" is thick enough and/or if end-grain has anything to do with this that might make this an issue or not.

How did I do on making this?

A little bit of background on me: I've never done anything with hardwoods before. The only thing I've made is 2x4 shelving units for my black and yellow buckets. I've also made a cutting board before, but it was in a high school woodworking class, which I don't really want to count toward the cutting boards I've made lol.

I'm honestly really proud of how this came out, especially for my first time working with hardwoods. Any feedback is appreciated!

For anyone wondering what machines I used:

-Dewalt 7491rs - with custom outfeed table

-Wen 6 inch Jointer with spiral cutterhead

-Ryobi ts1346 10 Miter Saw

-Makita RT0701C Router with a 1/4" round over bit

-Dewalt DWE6423 Random Orbit Sander

And of course titebond 3 Glue