Originally Posted by PatriceJ
how much you wanna bet they thought they were making improvements?
if you have the space, don't hack off the extra 12".
for one thing, they'll notice and might be offended. for another, it will come in really handy.
Your big board can never be too big (depending upon the available space, of course!) and if you can, get a cutting mat for it. I have one that DOES go over my ironing board. So I can press blocks, etc., I use medium sized cutting board and padded ironing surface thingys on one end of the board so I don't mess up the cutting mat with bubbles. It is great to have such a large, long cutting area, like 55 inches I think it is. Enjoy!