Howard was just 'keeping it real'. I posted this on two other wood forums and others also commented on their concern for wood movement. Both sides were given a coat of walnut oil (and will most likely be given more coats. My wife won't use it and won't let me use it, and it will live out it's history as a big trivet in the middle of her dining room table. Humidity is a little bit lower in the house than in my shop, but It won't get exposed to any water. I joked with my wife last night that if I want to make a cutting board that I can actually use, I better just round the corners and sand a piece a plywood. I have made only one cutting board that I can actually use, and it is a solid piece of white oak crotch wood that covers one sink top. It gets used during canning season.
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