I was commissioned to build a massive end grain butcher block intended to be passed down through the generations. Made from solid walnut it measures 3'x4' and is 4" thick. It weighed over 200 lbs.

There is a certain timeless quality to butcher block countertops ... "The countertop is an end-grain pattern," explains Mukesh Vanjani, director of Sandbox. "This means there are many pieces ...