The John Boos R-Board 18×12 Inch Walnut Cutting Board upgrades the standard maple board to American black walnut — a darker hardwood that hides knife marks better, brings a deeper visual character to the kitchen, and develops a richer patina over years of use. The 1.5-inch thickness and reversible edge-grain construction match the maple R-Board, and the 9-pound walnut weight is slightly lighter than the same-size maple board.
Use it as a primary kitchen cutting board for cooks who want the warmer color of walnut over maple, a serving board for cheese and charcuterie where the dark wood frames the food better than light maple, an everyday prep board, and any application where the wood character matters as much as the cutting performance. The walnut grain self-heals from knife marks similarly to maple.
John Boos has been hand-crafting butcher blocks in Effingham, Illinois since 1887 — the company that supplied butcher blocks to the original Chicago meat-packing district. Every Boos board is made from sustainably-sourced American black walnut and finished in food-safe Boos Block Cream.
