Another Thread on Butcher Block Finishing

Find out what Edsal puts on work bench tops, then wash it off with mineral
spirits, then shoot on your poly. I have an Edsal and a raw homebuit with poly
on both. The Edsal has a lot better grain definition and color. I will try to
get some pix if you want.

Hi Dan,
Suggest you ask you question here on the Homestead Finishing forum. It will
take two minutes to register (it's a moderated forum) and it does not generate
any spam. Cheers, JG
http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/phpBB2/portal.php

Dan White wrote:

> I know the topic may be exhausted but I have a small mint worth of counter
> tops coming into my store at the end of the week and have a simple question.
> First I should say that some of the counter tops will just get a mineral oil
> treatment and will be used as a sort of decorative food prep area. Other
> counters will be used for eating off of (not literally), for coffee service,
> and as a checkout counter. These areas will need a hard finish to prevent
> water and other schmutz damage.
>
> Now the obvious choice I guess is a poly finish. The only thing is that the
> raw hard maple has very little depth or color and I'm concerned that a poly
> finish will just lock in that lack of "character." Is there any way of
> bringing out some depth in the wood before applying the polyurethane?
>
> Thanks,
> dwhite

Thanks Greg and JGS. I'll try both of those things.

dwhite


"JGS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Dan,
> Suggest you ask you question here on the Homestead Finishing forum. It
will
> take two minutes to register (it's a moderated forum) and it does not
generate
> any spam. Cheers, JG
> http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/phpBB2/portal.php
>
> Dan White wrote:
>
> > I know the topic may be exhausted but I have a small mint worth of
counter
> > tops coming into my store at the end of the week and have a simple
question.
> > First I should say that some of the counter tops will just get a mineral
oil
> > treatment and will be used as a sort of decorative food prep area.
Other
> > counters will be used for eating off of (not literally), for coffee
service,
> > and as a checkout counter. These areas will need a hard finish to
prevent
> > water and other schmutz damage.
> >
> > Now the obvious choice I guess is a poly finish. The only thing is that
the
> > raw hard maple has very little depth or color and I'm concerned that a
poly
> > finish will just lock in that lack of "character." Is there any way of
> > bringing out some depth in the wood before applying the polyurethane?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > dwhite
>