Thanks people!
Generally I love hickory for the beauty, but I hate it enough that when ripping a beautifully flat/straight/square plank, I'll chop all the resulting twisty "pretzels" into tiny pieces 🙂
Ron, Steven.
Board was (and has) been made to sell. Already have about 6 CBs stuffed in the gap between the microwave and cabinet for personal use. I can see the attraction of having butcher block counters!