This little maple board is what we call a Frankenboard.
Frankenboard: When making butcher block, the first step is to glue up a large panel. We then cross-cut strips from that panel, turning them on end in sequence and gluing those together to form the final butcher block. We often have extra strips from any given panel. When we have a butcher block formed from strips from more than a single panel, that’s a “Frankenboard.” Nothing wrong with it, it’s just that the look of the grain pattern from one row to the next doesn’t necessarily flow seamlessly. In the case of this board, the strips weren't alternated properly. But it isn't overly noticeable.
While this is theoretically a Frakenboard, you really can't tell. The alternating strips do match, so it's "barely a Franken" to us! Even though some marring is organic to Maple wood, we try to avoid these mineral streaks as much as we can. But they can't be totally avoided. This one has just one streak on an otherwise perfect board.
We can add feet, grooves and engraving as well. All sidekicks come with finger grooves.
