Evon wrote:
>
> I have an old Butcher table top that is covered with dried blood, etc. I was
> wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to clean it down to the wood. I
> think it might be walnut - heavy as all get out. About 4" thick and 8' long.
Got a Bench plane or scraper? Yeah I thought about a (butcher)
Block plane. It's thick enough that you should be able to flatten
it down to clean wood.
Dave in Fairfax
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George wrote:
> Yep, that's why they call it a "block" plane. Low-angle jack or smooth
> should go same-o.
> For blood, a little hydrogen peroxide works a treat.
Peroxide will remove the stain but leave the blood, we use it all
the time at work. To get rid of the blood, he'll have to remove
the permeated wood. Shouldn't be all that far down.
Dave in Fairfax
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"Evon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have an old Butcher table top that is covered with dried blood, etc. I
was
> wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to clean it down to the wood.
I
> think it might be walnut - heavy as all get out. About 4" thick and 8'
long.
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Yep, that's why they call it a "block" plane. Low-angle jack or smooth
should go same-o.
For blood, a little hydrogen peroxide works a treat.
"dave in fairfax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Evon wrote:
> >
> > I have an old Butcher table top that is covered with dried blood, etc. I
was
> > wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to clean it down to the
wood. I
> > think it might be walnut - heavy as all get out. About 4" thick and 8'
long.
>
> Got a Bench plane or scraper? Yeah I thought about a (butcher)
> Block plane. It's thick enough that you should be able to flatten
> it down to clean wood.
> Dave in Fairfax
Yeah, me too. Out of sight is good enough. Without hemoglobin it's not
blood, it's platelets.
"dave in fairfax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> George wrote:
> > Yep, that's why they call it a "block" plane. Low-angle jack or smooth
> > should go same-o.
> > For blood, a little hydrogen peroxide works a treat.
>
> Peroxide will remove the stain but leave the blood, we use it all
> the time at work. To get rid of the blood, he'll have to remove
> the permeated wood. Shouldn't be all that far down.
"dave in fairfax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Peroxide will remove the stain but leave the blood, we use it all
> the time at work. To get rid of the blood, he'll have to remove
> the permeated wood. Shouldn't be all that far down.
I believe the preferred treatment was a wire brush like tool and hot AND
I DO MEAN HOT water. The wire brush had bristles more like scrapers. So
if you come across a scrubbing brush that looks like a wire brush and
the wires look like scrapers buy it.
A butcher's block is made of end grain. Beech I think or maybe ash which
-if it isn't the bloodstain misleading, you is what you have. In use,
fat
would stop the blood going too deep.
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HOT water and the wire brush is the way to go. You can toss a bit of
bleach in the water to kill the bacteria and it won't hurt the block a
bit. Scrub it like there is no tomorrow and don't worry too much
about wearing out the top. After you get it cleaned, wipe it down
with lots of mineral oil. You should do the mineral oil every day for
as long as it takes to get the top to swell back into shape. It is
most likely maple. The fat and oil that has soaked into the wood will
render sandpaper usesless and the end grain will bugger you if you try
to plane it. Real butcher blocks will get a few cracks and chips
around the edges, just consider it "character" and call it good.
I heard of a machine once that would flatten a block if it was so bad
you couldn't cut meat on it anymore. It was a large bandsaw that was
clamped to the table top and then pulled across. I guess it was very
similar to the concept of a chain saw lumber mill only much larger.
That was many years ago and I've never seen one in actual use.
"Michael Mcneil" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "dave in fairfax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
>
> > Peroxide will remove the stain but leave the blood, we use it all
> > the time at work. To get rid of the blood, he'll have to remove
> > the permeated wood. Shouldn't be all that far down.
>
> I believe the preferred treatment was a wire brush like tool and hot AND
> I DO MEAN HOT water. The wire brush had bristles more like scrapers. So
> if you come across a scrubbing brush that looks like a wire brush and
> the wires look like scrapers buy it.
>
> A butcher's block is made of end grain. Beech I think or maybe ash which
> -if it isn't the bloodstain misleading, you is what you have. In use,
> fat
> would stop the blood going too deep.
sand it, oil it with mineral oil, and call it good.
randy
"Evon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have an old Butcher table top that is covered with dried blood, etc. I
was
> wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to clean it down to the wood.
I
> think it might be walnut - heavy as all get out. About 4" thick and 8'
long.
>
>
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"Evon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have an old Butcher table top that is covered with dried blood, etc. I was
> wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to clean it down to the wood. I
> think it might be walnut - heavy as all get out. About 4" thick and 8' long.
The old butchers used a wire brush and corse salt(No iodine) and LOTS of
elbow grease.
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:46:42 GMT, "Evon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have an old Butcher table top that is covered with dried blood, etc. I was
>wondering if anyone had any ideas about how to clean it down to the wood. I
>think it might be walnut - heavy as all get out. About 4" thick and 8' long.
>
hydrogen peroxide will get the blood stains out, but I think I'd
scrape or plane to a fresh surface.