On 17/05/2017 22:54, Andy Burns wrote:
Dave C wrote:

I would like to resurface that counter, and I am looking for
recommendations.

You might need to be careful with a scraper, the grain direction can
swap with each stave of the butcher block, so what works nicely in one
area can be a bit rough in neighbouring areas.

I've just sanded and varnished some oak butcher-block, but as a desk not
in a kitchen, used polyvine wax finish satin varnish, pleased with the
result, when it says apply sparingly it really means it, I then
literally gave it a single wipe with 0000 wire wool before a second
coat, even more sparingly.

dries in an hour or two, you are supposed to keep water splashes off it
for a few days after drying, which might be tricky in a kitchen.

In a butchers shop nobody cares what it looks like as long as it's only
used for raw meat and is scrubbed regularly. I'd say either don't use it
for food preparation or get rid of it.