Known for its lasting strength and durability, maple has long been the traditional wood used for cutting boards and butcher's blocks. We use sustainably harvested (certified FSC) premium-grade maple for these beautiful blonde colored end grain cutting boards. Prior to shipping, each maple end grain butcher block is sanded smooth, given a soak in our pharmacy grade mineral oil tank for 30+ minutes, allowed to dry overnight, and then buffed with Cutting Board Butter. Built to be beautiful. Built to last. Average weights of each end grain butcher block/cutting board (after oiling) are: 12 X 18, 9-10 lbs16 X 22, 18-19 lbs18 X 24, 23-24 lbs Our standard maple end grain cutting boards are 2" thick. Cutting board feet add an additional 3/4" and are highly recommended unless the user is under 5'3" (160cm) in height. *Photos are for demonstration only. Yours will look unique due to the variations in natural wood. All boards are made to order and take 2-3 weeks to fabricate.