Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

*UPDATE after two uses... In addition to the issues mentioned earlier, this thing can't handle good knives. DEEP cut on the first slice, don't even try to chop on this thing. Starting the return process, still can't believe this has such high ratings. Bamboo is weird, it's a grass, so it IS prone to "splintering" in this application... That being said, the amount of said "splintering" is pretty crazy. It's like the board has been dried for 40 years in the desert before shrink wrapped. Next thing to note, is the fact that it is not actually 18x12 inches. It's 17 3/4 X 11 3/4, so if dimensions are important to you (as they are for my cutting board needs...) you may not want this board. Lastly, and certainly not least, WTF is offgassing from this thing? It smells eerily reminiscent of formaldehyde, which is VERY common for bamboo products from China. These 3 things are going to have me looking for another board. This one was supposed to replace a $9 bamboo board that I bought at a local Tuesday Mornings about a decade ago, which even though its glue has lost its will to hold, is STILL preferable to what I received here. Feeling a bit slighted, as I'm not sure how this board got such high ratings if this is what everyone is getting. Will give this thing a few washes and oilings, and see if it's still worth cutting on.