I’m wanting a custom cutting board to replace the stainless steel cover over the griddle. I found a man on Etsy that custom makes these. They are gorgeous. I want walnut, he’s quite a lot more expensive, than Wolf, but the board is gorgeous and I want to it completely cover the grill area. Worth ever penny to me, my 48” gas, six burner with griddle wasn’t cheap, but their cutting board looks cheap to me. If you search on Etsy, put in The Woods Woodshop Company, his name is Cameron and he’s very nice!!

I have one like that...it's a dishwasher top...back in the days when Maytag was still Maytag they would make defective tops available to employees and I knew a bunch of employees. I also had one half that size...lent it to my daughter, it was a great useable size. One day I was at her house and it was sitting on the counter, my daughter wasn't home I had stopped in to see the grandson home from college. I said...I that's my board, I really should get it out of your way...He said.."your board? We use it all the time"...so I left it! LOL! Yours is a great size!! Linda C

Thanks everyone. I'll pass along the compliments to Hubby. (Funny aside; As he was showing me the finished product he said "Now you can take a picture...") raehelen: The finish is the Land Ark stuff posted above. One coat of the pre-mixed TransTint finish and then two coats of the concentrated finishing oil. trailrunner: He's learning as we go (did I mention he's very smart and talented and persistent?). Wet sanding basically means you sand with really find grit sandpaper while the finish is still really wet. Here's a more technical description: "Apply the oil finish liberally, and gently sand it along the grain of the wood with 400 or 600 grit wet sandpaper. This will create a thin paste, which actually seals the wood grain and protects the wood. Wipe it off extremely thoroughly once all the wood is saturated and let it dry. It is important to remove every bit of excess from the wood. Wipe until your cloth is coming off clean."

OT for ILoveRed: Actually, I have an Ideabook with renders In Progress you can look at Here. Cabinetry style is just a fast mock-up, not what we'll use. We have made some changes I've not udpated in the Ideabook. Our kitchen was U shaped, and now it will be an open plan. We moved one wall back 3 feet, doing away with formal dining in favor of a small TV Room/Man Cave where we'll have a mini fridge, snack cab's, and coffee station for DH. Overhead view is different in that the island is a wee bit larger to accommodate added onion/potato/bread bins. We aren't going with side drawers in the corner but rather a super susan for more storage space. The DW will be a double drawer Fisher Paykel (also with panel fronts) since we wish to run 1/2 loads nightly (wash fewer dishes/pots/pans! LOL!). The inset above the range (outdated for some, but useful to me) will be wider, and not arched. Tile goes all the way to ceiling at the 'cabineted' vent. Vent cabinetry look still in progress, but it won't be stainless steel as that would clash with our home's style and is not our aesthetic. The fridge is a 'built in' 48" sub zero side by side (needed something large) that will be flush mounted to be integrated... 27" deep lower cabs allow our cabinet maker to do that. Medium tone painted peripheral cabinetry, stained island, pantry will be stained also. Large herb cabinet on one side of the pantry cabinet (I grow/dry herbs, make a ton of my own seasonings also). Pantry has a tall drawer at bottom for heavy tall items. Will have ROTS for every shelf in pantry. 30" cleanup sink away from my prep island which will have a 24" sink to both prep and wash. Induction slide in (didn't want wall ovens, not enough room and need only one. Our style is what I call a mutt mixture of Traditional, Old World, and French (we are lightening up the Old World and French as it was getting too dark and heavy). Paneled is not a popular look for some, but as it's open concept now, I wanted more of a cabinetry look and it's popular where we are located. The passthrough 'window' is to allow more light. The transom above the pocket door and the passthrough window also glass, as well as the pocket door itself for natural light. Pocket door and windowed passthrough so I don't have to hear DH's sports/car races while I cook! The most important aspects to me are flow, ease as we grow older, and usefulness. Style comes after. The Layout was designed by buehl - she is amazing! Further layout help and advice from cpartist, also amazing. Plugmolds under all cabinets, one outlet in wall in one corner for toaster/steam oven. Under cabinet lighting, pucks in seeded glass uppers I think (uppers used for storage/display). Plugmolds on 2 sides of island. Toe Kick drawer on one side of island (where we won't have a rug). The wine fridge at 24" W is too big for our needs, but wanted to go with a standard size in case we need to replace it. MW also replaceable, located in a hidden cabinet with flip up/push in door. Are using a pot filler, deck mounted, for sous vide, pastas, etc. Not a feature many would use, but one I'll use daily. Glass passthrough window needs to be tempered glass (cleanup sink is offset, we don't mind). Adding a panel (in closet) behind fridge wall so we can have fast access to water shut off. Extras not seen will be a small folding ladder hanging on the cleanup sink cab door to pull out and reach storage cabs. Under ca water filter at cleanup sink. Compost bin in prep sink cabinet. Knife holder in drawer at cutting block. Back on topic: Since you are inquiring about butcher blocks, we'll use either Boos or Armani Fine Woodworking, custom size. End grain. Both highly rated here on GW (and Armani has a 'how to' for installing but still be removable). I use both end and edge cutting boards and far prefer end grain on my knives. If you do an integrated cutting board, keep in mind not to let it be too tall as that will hinder natural chopping, cutting height. : ) I'm 5'5" and ours will be 1" above countertop (leathered so it won't glare in lights, won't show accidents as easily as polished).