hi Alex:
The Boos is a 18" round, 3" thick ,end grain, hard wood (maple).
$99 no shipping no tax.

sound ok? Aileen

Alex Rast wrote:
> at Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:28:50 GMT in <jWwRc.47074$vO1.229502
> @nnrp1.uunet.ca>, (Aileen) wrote :
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>>Hi all:
>>Wanted your opinion as to which chopping/cutting board would be the best
>>to purchase.
>>Boos Block 18" X 3" or the Catskill Craftmen 17" X 3".
>>Both are about the same price. I have heard and seen on tv the Boos....
>>never heard of the Catskill Craftsmen. Any ideas as to the better quality?
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> Boos are a LOT better IMHO. Make sure you get the end-grain version and not
> edge-grain. (They're easy to tell - the top of an end-grain board looks
> like a checkerboard, the top of an edge-grain striped).
>
> What kind of price range are you being quoted? The good Boos blocks I'm
> talking about are upwards of $100 for an 18"*18".
>