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Cutting board questions
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I don't think I'm describing my question clearly. I'm imagining a 2" thick cutting board made up of 4, 6"×12" end grain slices from the beam.
Every end grain cutting board I've ever seen is comprised of many individual pieces from like .5"×.5" up to like 2"×2" at the largest.
Is checking the only risk from using very large pieces, like I want to?
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!
Something you can do is to alternate the grain pattern to prevent cupping and bowing (like what is done with a table).
If you're looking at the cutting board from top down (and rotated 90 degrees):
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With each bracket representing the grain pattern.