Chestnut (Japanese Chestnut) Display Stand/Flower Stand This is not thick enough to be used as a chopping block, so it lacks strength. With bark, it has a substantial feel, and without bark, it is beautiful. Uses vary depending on the individual. 【Details】 ・No petroleum-based oils such as chainsaw oil, preservatives, or insecticides are used, so it can also be used as a cutting board. ・After completion, it is stored indoors, but for safety, it is sterilized in a high-temperature dryer for about 1 hour before shipping, and safe oil wax (secret: edible) is reapplied to both sides. ・A horizontal laser is used, so it is cut horizontally, but any warping during the drying process is adjusted with a plane and polishing. ・A smoke-heat drying system (baked smoking process) is used. ・It is made with our own research to prevent cracking, so it is very resistant to cracking. Furthermore, it is safe because no petroleum wax is used. ↓↓↓List of Products #Satoyama Regeneration Construction Company's Chopping Block ※Important As a former carpenter and lumber dealer, I want to tell you: Although there are many chopping blocks with beautiful cross-sections, they will definitely crack within a few days. There is nothing weaker than wood that has not been dried. It is also a cause of mold. Drying and cracking are essential and unavoidable in natural materials. Even so, by drying them properly, we create chopping blocks with fewer cracks. It takes 2-3 years to be able to sell them, and more than half are discarded (used as firewood) due to cracking. 【Please Read the Description】 Please be sure to read the description to prevent any problems after receiving the item. ・The size, shape, and crack condition are as shown in the photos. ・If you would like a bark handle or paracord grip handle, please message me before purchasing. I will answer questions about chopping blocks and wood carefully. 【Hardness】 Oak → Chestnut, Zelkova →→ Cherry 【Production Process】 All handmade (2-3 years) Felling → Leaf drying (1-2 years) → Ring cutting → Underwater drying → Boiling → Shaping → Smoke-heat drying → (Washing & Polishing) → Drying & Inspection (My chopping blocks measure the degree of dryness with a moisture meter) Because I am borrowing the smoke-heat drying kiln from a lumber store I know, I cannot produce them in large quantities. It's like the process of making dried bonito flakes, or the smoke and heat from the irori (sunken hearth) in old thatched-roof houses, which increases the strength of the pillars. Please choose your favorite.