On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:13:00 GMT, "Leon" wrote:

Is this to be for display and look pretty or will he be using it?

Must just be for use... I eat there a lot and have never seen 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.

That was my thought.. might be safer and faster, too..

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.

I hadn't even thought about planing.. have to see if it just needs sanding or if
the planer would be a good idea first..


mac

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