http://www.frontiernet.net/~toller/Cuttingboard.jpg

I glued up two cutting boards out of radom scraps. Then I cut them into 1"
pieces, mixed them up, and turned them so that all the end grain was up, and
glued them up.
About a pint of BLO later...

It looks and feels like smooth formica, except the detail is way beyond what
you could get in formica.

I am not sure I like it, but it is interesting.