The Best Butcher Blocks
The time has come to renovate your kitchen. You have decided to replace your old kitchen counter with one of our beautiful butcher block countertops. The next question is – what wood should you choose? There are many factors in choosing the best butcher block for your kitchen and the perfect species of wood to enhance your space. You should take into consideration the style of your home, the color scheme and how and where your countertops will be used.
Whether you are looking for a dark rich color or you want something lighter to enhance the natural light streaming into your home, we have the best butcher block countertops for any kitchen. Our countertops are carefully manufactured by skilled craftsmen. We use FAS and select grade lumber, the finest on the market. We construct our edge grain countertops so your family can enjoy them year after year. With fourteen types of wood to choose from in various thicknesses, you can create a custom and unique countertop in many color combinations.
If you are still struggling with choosing the best butcher blocks for your space, here is a guide to some of our most popular woods.
Maple Butcher Block
Maple is not only known for its natural beauty but its durability and water-resistance as well. With a hardness of 1450 on the Janka Hardness Scale**, it is one of the hardest woods we use to create our butcher block countertops. Maple has long been used in manufacturing many items from bowling pins to furniture. The strength and hardness of maple makes it an excellent choice for our butcher block countertops. Maples fine texture gives a pristine, clean finish to any kitchen. Popular for many years, most would agree maple makes one of the best butcher blocks. Quote Now
Walnut Butcher Block
Walnut is a medium denstity wood, ranking 1010 on the Janka Hardness Scale**. Because walnut grows naturally with few bends, it is known for producing straight wood grains. Walnut has a unique chocolate brown color that will deepen after time along with some off white colored sapwood. Walnut is used in crafting everything from airplane propellers to gun stock. We use walnut in our butcher block countertops because of its unique beauty and durability. Walnut is one of the best butcher block countertops because of its rich, beautiful color. Quote Now
Hickory Butcher Block
Hickory is the hardest and heaviest domestic wood that we offer in our butcher block countertops. With a hardness of 1820 on the Janka Hardness Scale**, Hickory is nearly indestructible and adds a rich, lustrous beauty to any kitchen. Many favor this hardwood not only for its strength but its unique beauty of the creamy white sapwood against the medium brown heartwood. Based on its strength and durability, hickory falls into the category of best butcher blocks. Quote Now
American Cherry Butcher Block
Cherry wood is favored for it’s warm and rich appearance and is favored by craftsmen because of its balance of strength and workability. American Cherry has a hardness of 950 on the Janka Hardness Scale**. It’s a wood that can easily be cut, but is strong enough to stand the test of time. Our customers love cherry wood in their butcher block countertops because of its beauty and ability to balance the cold exterior of many modern stainless steel appliances. These are some of the reasons why American cherry makes one of the best butcher blocks. Quote Now
Ash Butcher Block
The ash tree is a fast-growing hardwood found throughout the United States. Ash is unique because it is not only strong (ranking 1320 on the Janka Hardness Scale**), but pliable and easy to work with. Our Ash hardwood is a great choice for brightening up your kitchen. This blond wood works well with any color scheme making it a popular choice for blending into an existing kitchen. Cost-effectiveness and durability are why ash is considered one of the best butcher blocks. Quote Now
These are just a few of the high-quality woods that you choose when picking out your new butcher block countertops from Country Mouldings. We can also offer you an instant online quote to help you in making your decision.
** The Janka Hardness Scale measures the amount of force needed to embed a .444 steel ball into wood half its diameter.