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	title of this thread your message Also a good use of off-cuts. Should be very durable. The end-grain does suck up the sealer used. I have a common cutting board built that way and needs more mineral oil than my other boards. I recently saw a hallway in a home, in print, using end-grain. A section of sidewalk on the waterfront in Brooklyn is laid that way. It stretches the openings of two large shipping bays of a long ago closed, and recently burned warehouse. I lived in one of the metal fabricator bldgs where the USS Monitor was built in the early 1860's. I discovered it while walking my elder dog when she was a puppy. 17 now so that may date it at least 30-40 years? or more. Looks like typical NY cobblestone, but wood! Just set in soil. Must be very long stock as it doesn't budge. Anyway, just a testament to its exterior durability. I did read somewhere that wood used for exterior was often soaked in used motor oil for a preservative. associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?