RE: Wood as a butchering board?
Do not use plywood as a cutting board. The wood is not hard enough, it will get scared up.You don't need a 4'x8' piece of plywood for a cutting board. Most wooden cutting boards are made from a hard wood called maple. You can buy a new cutting board from wal mart a hell of a lot cheaper than you can purchase a new piece of plywood. You want something that you can keep SANITARY!! Plywood is not the way to go.
AR 34 eight point has a great idea there though.