This John Boos maple cutting board (16×10 inch) from the Chop-N-Slice line — a thinner, lighter board sized for everyday prep is edge-grain Northern hard maple, glued up and finished in the same Effingham, Illinois factory John Boos has run since 1887. Maple is the American standard for butcher block — dense enough to resist knife cuts, soft enough to protect edges, and naturally antimicrobial.
The edge-grain construction stands up to daily chef-knife work without splitting, cupping, or scarring the way thinner boards do. Oil the board monthly with board cream or mineral oil to keep the maple sealed, and it’ll serve for decades — the same as the professional butcher blocks Boos has been building for generations.
John Boos & Co. has been making maple butcher blocks in Effingham, Illinois since 1887 — over 135 years in the same American tradition. The boards are made from Northern hard maple harvested in the Great Lakes region and cured in the Illinois factory. NSF-certified and used in professional kitchens, meat markets, and serious home kitchens across the country.
