This multi wood crab is made of Maple, Walnut and Cherry, all hardwoods. It is one of the most difficult boards that I make cutting it out with a band saw and getting into to those sharp turns of the claws. It is also one of the most beautiful boards that I make. I suggest if you use it as a cutting board to use one side for show and the other side for cutting (as it get knife cuts in it). Some people have told me that they just hang it on the wall for show.