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 Butcher Block
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I had a butcher block table built for deer processing. It is currently in finished. I was thinking of keeping it oustside, but under cover. What do you recommend finishing it with?
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Re: Butcher Block
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Olive oil until it won't soak in anymore then wipe with dry rags until dry to the touch.... Do this once a week or so for about a month....good to go 
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11/11/17 04:31 PM
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Olive oil until it won't soak in anymore then wipe with dry rags until dry to the touch.... Do this once a week or so for about a month....good to go Virgin, extra virgin, super virgin, 72 virgins, or regular? 
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Re: Butcher Block
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72 virgins if you can find it...
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Re: Butcher Block
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11/11/17 05:25 PM
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Re: Butcher Block
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Food grade mineral oil is also an option applied the same way snakewrangler described. Its cheap and can be found in the pharmacy section at walmart.
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Re: Butcher Block
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Olive oil can become rancid, once that happens you are stuck with it since it has soaked in. Use a food grade mineral oil, available on Amazon for $23 a gallon. https://www.amazon.com/100-Pure-Food-Gra...block&psc=1
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Yep, don't use olive, vegetable, canola, etc. They will all eventually turn. Mineral oil and beeswax is the answer.
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Re: Butcher Block
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I've never had a problem with olive oil....learned something new today....
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Re: Butcher Block
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Thanks. That's not what I was thinking at all. I was thinking more of a polyurethane coating of some sort. Glad I asked!!
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Re: Butcher Block
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I soak my cutting boards in oil and then can wash them with soap and water to clean the surface......if they start looking dry I just reapply oil....
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Re: Butcher Block
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I have in the past used the boiled linseed oil from the big box stores, but it contains additional chemicals and is not really boiled. If you really want to work at it, buy some pure flax seed oil and sun bleach it to get the fats out of the linseed oil. That is explained in this link. http://zacharykator.blogspot.com/2009/10/sun-thickend-linseed-oil.htmlOr follow the video below and when you have it "bleached add some melted beeswax. The more beeswax you add the thicker it gets and the less it will penetrate the wood. Best to apply the first coat without any beeswax, soak and let it sit for 30 minutes ad wipe off any excess. Let it dry then apply a coat with the beeswax mix. This become WORK, back when I was making and selling hand carved spoons and forks, this mix was used. Trust me the buyer paid for the work involved. The cheap stuff got finished with the mineral oil mix.
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Mineral oil is what I've used.
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Yep, don't use olive, vegetable, canola, etc. They will all eventually turn. Mineral oil and beeswax is the answer. THIS^^^^^ Food grade mineral oil will not go rancid. Even the 72 virgins cannot protect you from going sour with olive oil. https://www.cuttingboard.com/blog/what-type-of-oils-are-safe-to-use-on-your-cutting-board/"Olive oil, corn oil, vegetable oil, and sunflower oil should never be used to maintain a cutting board or butcher block. As touched on above, these oils experience rancidification – a process that yields a rank smell and unpleasant taste. As a cutting board touches your food, substances that can turn rancid should be avoided."
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Re: Butcher Block
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In an effort to find the best cutting board and butcher block oil, i’ve used a few. Some of the best are the mineral oil, tung oil, walnut oil, and several bought mixtures with beeswax in them. And, for a shiny version, there’s a film type mixture from, I think, Watco. It won’t hold up to knife use, but looks good on something like a cheese board, where the knife is dull.
Anyway, I really haven’t found a butcher block oil that lasts very long. Despite claims on bottles, none of them penetrate wood deeply. All that said, if I had to pick among the various containers for the best one, I think i’d Go for the tung oil. It will harden. But mostly, if i’m making something to give away, i’ll use mineral oil. I have a lot of it.
I have seen a few commercial butcher blocks that have an oil/wax finish that really holds up with time and use. I don’t know what it is, and I can’t seem to duplicate it. Maybe it’s pressure applied, with heat, for wood penetration. If one of you knows what it is, i’m all ears.
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Boos makes a product called ez~do that is a non-toxic ploy gel which gives a semi-gloss finish ( link).
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In an effort to find the best cutting board and butcher block oil, i’ve used a few. Some of the best are the mineral oil, tung oil, walnut oil, and several bought mixtures with beeswax in them. And, for a shiny version, there’s a film type mixture from, I think, Watco. It won’t hold up to knife use, but looks good on something like a cheese board, where the knife is dull.
Anyway, I really haven’t found a butcher block oil that lasts very long. Despite claims on bottles, none of them penetrate wood deeply. All that said, if I had to pick among the various containers for the best one, I think i’d Go for the tung oil. It will harden. But mostly, if i’m making something to give away, i’ll use mineral oil. I have a lot of it.
I have seen a few commercial butcher blocks that have an oil/wax finish that really holds up with time and use. I don’t know what it is, and I can’t seem to duplicate it. Maybe it’s pressure applied, with heat, for wood penetration. If one of you knows what it is, i’m all ears.
Here is some reading, most likely won't answer your questions, but for me as a finish junkie it was all interesting. I've tried every type of finish known to man, created some home brewed concoctions that worked, some that ruined everything it touched. Some might even be considered toxic waste in the quest to find the perfect finish. Then there is the experiments with find the perfect wax. That was easy, beeswax, carnauba and paraffin melted, mixed and diluted with mineral spirits or citrus solvent. http://media.sharefoodforest.org/literatur/technik/holz/UnderstandingWoodFinishesFlexner,Bob_en.pdf http://www.woodcentral.com/russ/russ3.shtmlFlexner also has a boo about finishing, used versions are cheap, and a decent reference. Fairfield is quoted often on some of the woodturning sites. His info is down to earth.
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Re: Butcher Block
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Epoxy resin coat, if it wont be exposed to uv directly from sunlight itll do good keeping it sealed, and look like a sheet of glass
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02/08/18 07:18 PM
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By 'covered' do you men with a tarp or a roof? No tarp! Clear, food grade mineral oil, and a lot of it! I assume it is end grain board and they're thirsty.
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I'd put a plastic/sheet cutting board over the top.
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Thanks. That's not what I was thinking at all. I was thinking more of a polyurethane coating of some sort. Glad I asked!! You absolutely can finish it with poly. I finish my butcher block cutting boards with a 50/50 blend of poly and mineral spirits. The mix just allows for easier application and faster drying. You'll need several coats.
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Re: Butcher Block
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Sorry, I've just gotten back to this. I kinda forgot about it. I bought the food grade mineral oil as suggested and it turned out great! In fact, it turned out so good, that I am not sure what I want to do with it now. The "cover" that I mentioned is a 20'X40' equipment shed that I built. Its completely open on 3 sides. I don't want it to become a maintenance issue leaving it under there full time. Problem is, I really don't have anywhere else to put it. I think I am going to make it into a kitchen table for the ranch and at some point I will put it to use how I intended when I get the space.
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Sorry, I've just gotten back to this. I kinda forgot about it. I bought the food grade mineral oil as suggested and it turned out great! In fact, it turned out so good, that I am not sure what I want to do with it now. The "cover" that I mentioned is a 20'X40' equipment shed that I built. Its completely open on 3 sides. I don't want it to become a maintenance issue leaving it under there full time. Problem is, I really don't have anywhere else to put it. I think I am going to make it into a kitchen table for the ranch and at some point I will put it to use how I intended when I get the space. I'll be glad to let you store it at my house...... 
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