I made this end grain cutting board for my good friend Qais and his lovely bride for their wedding. Congratulations to them!

It’s my first woodworking project and it’s not perfect, but I still think it came out pretty sweet.

It’s made out of Hard Maple and Purple Heart woods that I got from Inventables. I mostly followed the tutorial from the Wood Wisperer. My pattern was different, though, mainly because I was limited by the 3/4 inch thickness of the boards I bought. I decided to do a small square pattern. I finished it with mineral oil.

The processed required two stages of cutting and gluing in order to get the checker pattern and to expose the end grain. The end grain style is more durable and is easier on knives.

Lessons learned: