I bought this to top one of my chrome wire shelving units. I have a pantry/laundry room, and we needed to multi-function, and I still wanted "pretty". This is a great, well made butcher block top. I love this piece. It isn't varnished, so you might want to varnish it to protect it more, if it's not actually a cutting board top. Perfect! Rich striping in the woods. Very thick, and very stro