Butcher Block Wood Kitchen Countertops

They aren’t the most common choice for kitchen countertops, but there are many advantages to having a countertop made of wood. For the most part, wooden countertops are known as butcher block because they remind us of the old tables that butchers would use to chop chickens, pork and beef into tantalizing cuts for their customers. Butcher block is typically made of several layers of hard maple glued together to form a very thick wooden block. Although the thicknesses vary, butcher blocks tend to be anywhere between 1 ¼ and 6 inches thick. Aside from the warmth and beauty that wooden countertops bring to any kitchen, they're especially handy. There's no special cutting board needed; You can just start chopping anywhere you please.