Inlaid Cutting Board
This butcher-block style cutting board has a map of Lake Placid inlaid on one side. The cutting board is made of walnut, and the inlay is quilted maple. We selected the maple because it contrasts nicely with the walnut and also because the wave in the quilting appears very fluid, like the water of the lake. The board is about 20 inches x 14 inches x 3 inches thick. The inlay goes in a full 1/2 inch, in case the owner decides to use that side for cutting (but we hope they don't! It's too pretty!). The butcher block style, with end-grain showing on the "business" side, helps to protect the edge of the knife blades that will be used on it.