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So I just picked up this 12"×6"×10' maple beam at an auction today and had to chop off two feet of it to fit it in my car. I'm thinking of making a couple end-grain carving boards for friends with what was cut off.

I'm tentatively thinking of just slicing it into 2" cookies and gluing them together, but I've never seen a cutting board like this that wasn't a collection of like 1" pieces glued together. Is there any reason not to use larger pieces when gluing up a cutting board? Thanks in advance

This is the face that was cut today, feels bone-dry

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[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Oh, I haven't got a clue about the risks of that. I'm sorry I can't be more help. Good luck and know that I'm cheering you on!