Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/old butcher block

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Hi Eilen,
My question is I got this old house that was built in the early 1950's or so. It has an old butcher block beside the stove and I would like to keep it. (it's very handy) but it is peeling and fading is there any way I can repair this and keep it to where I still can use it?

Thank you
Lisa

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Hi Lisa
Nice to hear from you.
This hardwood butcher block can be sanded down and a coat of food grade finish applied.
I use walnut oil but perhaps there are newer and better alternatives available that do not pose an algery risk.
Sort of runs in my mind that tung oil is not harmful after a proper curing time.
Just going to check that out for you..............
Seems its OK but check for yourself.
http://refinishfurniture.com/tung_oil_finish.htm
Good Luck and great question
Regards
Eileen

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