End grain maple cutting board

Beautify your home with our products.

• Cutting board maple end grain
• Available in various dimensions
• Food-grade surface treatment
• Standard with handles
• 100% Swiss wood / 100% Swiss Made ❤
• Other sizes / options on request
• How should solid wood be cared for?

Since it is a natural product, the grain and pattern of the final product vary.

Made from Swiss wood by us in our studio.

What is end grain wood?
End grain cutting boards are made from end pieces of wood. It usually has a checkerboard pattern, which is the main feature that lets you know it is an end grain cutting board. This type of wood cutting board is a little more expensive, but some people consider it valuable because it is better for the knives. End grain cutting boards have a "self-healing" factor because the fibers close after they are cut by the knife.

We use a food-safe linseed oil varnish to treat our products.
There are many benefits to using linseed oil, and these are just a few of them:

• The oil improves the color of the wood and highlights the grain, making the wood look more structured
• It is non-toxic and therefore very environmentally friendly
• Prevents wood from cracking as it prevents the wood from drying out
• It helps to cover some scratches
• The oil penetrates deep into the wood and forms a good protective barrier against the elements.

Facts about the maple tree
1. Maple trees are ancient
According to fossil records, maple trees are actually quite old. They date back at least 100 million years, if not older. These trees were growing when dinosaurs were still on Earth! Of course, not all maple species from that time have survived. But maple trees, which belong to the Aceraceae family, were around then and still exist today.

2. Maples differ radically in size
Since there are more than 128 species of maple trees worldwide, it's no surprise that they vary so much in size! Some maple trees can be grown as bonsai trees that are only a few centimeters tall. Others reach heights of over 45 meters!

3. Maple blossoms
When you think of maple trees, you probably think of their foliage. But maple trees also bloom! These flowers can be red, yellow, orange, and even green. The flowers are pollinated by insects like flies and honey bees. These seeds produce the iconic "helicopter" seeds that slowly fall from the tree's branches.

4. Maple trees produce the best syrup
The sweetest and richest syrup comes from maple trees. A maple tree must be 30 years old before its sap can be tapped and made into syrup. It takes between 140 and 190 liters of maple sap to produce just 4 liters of maple syrup. The process of extracting sap for syrup does not harm the trees.

5. Maple trees have a long lifespan
Given the right conditions, maple trees can be very resilient and have a long lifespan. If planted in the right location, a maple tree can live for 300 years or more!

6. Maple trees also suffer from diseases and pests
The Asian longhorn beetle in particular poses a major threat. Maple trees are also attacked by various fungal diseases.

7. Maple trees are used to make whiskey
Syrup is not the only commodity that maple trees produce! Charcoal from maple trees is needed to make whiskey.

8. Maple is a tonewood
Maple trees are considered tonewood, that is, a type of wood that conducts sound waves well. For this reason, some musical instruments are made from maple wood. Violins, violas, double basses and cellos are usually made from maple wood. Drums and some woodwind instruments, such as the bassoon, are also made from maple wood. The necks of electric guitars are also usually made from maple wood.

10. Maples are important for bees.
The decline of honey bees is raising alarm bells more and more. Without bees as pollinators, it will be much harder to feed the world! Maple trees are an important source of pollen for honey bees emerging from hibernation in early spring. If you want to support your local bees, plant a maple tree or two!