Build Your Own Prestige - Block 469

Mine arrived with really deep color right out of the box, and a quick coat of lacquer made the grain pop even more. Only heads up is that the blocks are picked from the pictured one and some fail during the build, so yours won't match the photo exactly. Still, the one I got is solid and sits on my d

Wasn't sure how the block would turn out since some fail during the build, but mine came through clean and solid. The finish on the wood is what got me — smooth, no rough edges, and it holds up nicely on my shelf.

The colors really pop once you add a coat of lacquer, which I didn't expect from a raw block. Building it took me about an hour and the fit was tight without any sanding. Mine came out slightly different from the pictured one, but that's half the fun.