Sycamore is fantastic for chopping boards as it will not impart a taste to the food. It used to be used for draining boards in the old days as it was impervious to water.

When I felled a sycamore in my garden I chopped it into logs seasoned it for a year and it burned beautifully in my stove. Just felled a smaller one and I'll do the same with that (helps beat the fuel price increases).