Butcher Blocks

Lots of different styles, from counter tops to stand-alones.

From http://www.butcherblockco.com/ (oddly enough...):

As a build project, http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/viewer-projects/butcher-block-cabinet/

Or an antique, http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?G75=1:

This blog here gives a little background history: http://kaufmann-mercantile.com/butcher-block/  WARNING! Lots of pictures of meat on the page.  Vegetarians beware!