Butcher block has long been a hard-working surface for cabinet countertops, table tops and work surfaces, but when it becomes ...

Q: My butcher block kitchen table is 1 1/2 inches thick and 38 inches in diameter. The varnished surface is badly pitted and some of the polyurethane varnish has peeled. Can I refinish it myself? The ...

I would appreciate any instructions or advice on the cleaning and upkeep of a butcher-block-table surface. I live in a retirement community that has one of these, and I would like to do what I can to ...

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Which butcher block is best? If you regularly cook large cuts of meat, you’ve probably discovered that your cutting board isn’t ideal for heavy-duty carving and cutting. A butcher block is designed to ...