Just pulled a butcher block cutting board out of the trash and sanded it down. Now I need to put the top coat down. Any suggestions?
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What sort of grit of sandpaper did you use on the the last sanding? If the surface is pretty fine (soft to the touch) at this point, I'd wipe some water on it and let it dry. Then I'd use a tack cloth to remove every bit of loose fine sawdust on it. Then I'd oil it, about twenty times and wipe on (with an old chamois or something that won't leave any residue on the board) about two coats of (olive, canola or avocado oil) each day until it takes on a slightly darker tone. Periodically wipe it a few times per year with oil.
only oils I
use on a butcher block are
Food Grade Tung Oil or Lowe's Butcher Block Oil
We use mineral oil for our large bb cutting board and it works great but for countertops I would seal them. It is more hygienic, permanent and much less maintenance. I polyurethane coated the bb countertop in our baking area. It's now 20 yrs old and still looks great.I used mineral oil and it turned out beautiful. I'm definitely considering using butcher block for my countertops now.
The oil fills small surface cracks that may otherwise harbor bacteria
Ok with meSo does any other oil, vegetable based. If I were to choose between a by product of a distillate of petroleum and a vegetable oil I choose the vegetable oil.
Re: Vegetable oil rancidity
Rancid oil becomes a problem when you don't sanitize the shopping board you are using regularly. Or, you use rancid oil in the first place.
Holy smoley.
Mineral oil is sold in the drug stores (as someone posted earlier). It's cheap and safe. People take a spoonful for constipation, etc. Yes, it is a product of petroleum production, just the same as hundreds of other food additives that you consume.
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