The Alliance Sovereign – Maple & Walnut End Grain Cutting Board, 22×16×2 in Heritage Butcher Block

Handmade in Elk Grove, CA

Ships in 3–5 business days

Built to last — sanded smooth and finished food-safe

The Alliance Sovereign is the definitive "Everyday Carry" for the high-performance kitchen. By combining the legendary hardness of American Maple with the deep, architectural contrast of Black Walnut, we have created a board that balances classic aesthetics with mission-critical durability. This is a foundational tool, engineered to provide a stable, high-fidelity workspace for everything from daily prep to weekend hosting.

Technical Specifications:

Dimensions: 22" x 16" x 2" (Standard Sovereign Scale)

Construction: End Grain (Self-Healing Vertical Fiber)

Primary Hardwood: Hard Rock Maple

Accent Material: Black Walnut (Dual Perimeter Stripes)

Performance Engineering True to its Sovereign designation, this board features a vertical fiber orientation that allows your knife blade to pass between the wood grains rather than cutting across them. This "self-healing" action preserves the razor edge of your cutlery and keeps the board’s surface pristine. The Maple core offers a bright, clean, and exceptionally hard working surface, while the Walnut pinstripes provide a striking visual anchor.

Small-Batch Discipline Every Alliance Sovereign is handcrafted in small batches within our veteran-owned California workshop. This approach ensures that we can maintain micro-tolerances during the glue-up and surfacing phases. The result is a monolithic, perfectly flat surface that provides a dampened, professional acoustic response under the knife.

Workshop Standards Following our rigorous 320-grit sanding protocol, each board is deep-conditioned with food-grade mineral oil to lock in the natural contrast and provide a robust moisture barrier.