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1. 
   dgreen | Oct 21, 2008 05:25am | #1

   I've always liked cherry and maple together.

    

    

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2. 
   lumbertrader | Oct 21, 2008 06:42am | #2

   I like purpleheart with hard maple. They have similar properties.

3. 
   PheasantHunter | Oct 22, 2008 05:59am | #3

   Walnut provides strong contrast.  I haven't make endgrain cutting boards but maple and walnut look great in flat or quartersawn cutting boards. 

4. 
   trackersoft | Oct 22, 2008 05:30pm | #4

   I made a bunch of Jatoba and maple and then some purpleheart and maple boards last year and let people pick. The Jatoba and Maple was the big 'seller'.The Jatoba is about as hard as the maple and in Dallas is actually cheaper than hard maple.
   Scott