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If you cook most days and want a butcher block that can realistically last 10 to 15 years with simple oiling every few weeks, hard maple is usually a better choice than acacia or bamboo for heavy chopping. Its fine, closed grain and medium hardness are kinder to knife edges and less likely to trap moisture, which is exactly what you want for a serious butcher block. Why maple is often the first choice for butcher blocks Professional kitchens have used hard maple for butcher blocks for more than 100 years, and that is not by accident. On the Janka...