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If you care most about keeping your knives sharp, a well made maple cutting board is usually kinder to the blade than acacia, because maple tends to sit around 1,450 Janka hardness while acacia can reach 1,700 or more. In simple terms, maple is slightly softer and more forgiving, so edge retention over 5 to 10 years of daily use is often better on maple than on very hard acacia wood. Maple vs acacia: which cutting board is better for knives? When you compare maple vs acacia cutting board options for knives, the key factor is hardness. Your knife edge...