"mac davis" wrote in message
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I got a call from a friend with a restaurant today, asking if I could sand
and
refinish his 2 cutting boards..

They're "several" inches thick and used to have "some shiny stuff" on
them..lol


I'll look at them Friday night but thought I'd get some opinions here on
what to
use for a coating/finish on 'em..

I e-did one in our house in the states using a commercial "cutting board
finish"but can't remember what it was, only that it had an evil lemon
smell that
my wife hated.. lol

Any suggestions?

(I'm in Mexico, so if it works, that's fine, no EPA here)

Thanks,


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Is this to be for display and look pretty or will he be using it?
If you want it to look pretty, mineral oil works.
If he is going to use it, in a restaurant, it will not look nice and shiny
long at all. Better to resurface, sand and return it to him.

I made a maple cutting board/block in 1969 in Jr. High shop class. To this
day my wife uses it every day and it is still just fine, no oil or finish at
all.
I did run it through the planer to flatten it back out about 3 years ago.