{"product_id":"end-grain-cutting-board-purpleheart-maple-ash","title":"End-Grain Cutting Board — Purpleheart, Maple \u0026 Ash | Geometric Labyrinth | Handmade","description":"\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e🟣 The Purpleheart Cutting Board With a Labyrinth Pattern\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003epurpleheart cutting board\u003c\/strong\u003e combines three distinct hardwoods into a hypnotic labyrinth pattern. \u003cstrong\u003eSpecifically\u003c\/strong\u003e, deep-violet purpleheart sits beside pale maple and warm ash — \u003cstrong\u003eas a result\u003c\/strong\u003e, you get a visual contrast that catches attention the moment the board appears on a counter or table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFurthermore\u003c\/strong\u003e, every board is hand-cut, glued, sanded, and finished by one craftsman in our small Polish workshop. \u003cstrong\u003eMost importantly\u003c\/strong\u003e, the end-grain construction runs all the way through — patterns 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