What is the best option? Im thinking butcher block. if butcher block, what's the best epoxy to seal it with? I've used tung oil in the past for stuff like this but it's a real process to get saturated. >OMG you can't put hot pots on wood counters! Trivets have existed forever and I'm putting a 6 burner range in, I think I'll be ok.
>>2890812Butcher Blocks are expensive as fuck. I built mine using MDF and polyurethane finish.Also,>Tung OilAre you serious bro?
mineral oil
>>2890828MDF in a kitchen? Did you get inspiration from visiting home depot's bathroom vanity section? >tung oilYes, the stuff hardens like a rock, just takes forever to apply properly
>>2890836Oh, you're a larper. Ok. Tung oil is about as hard as shellac.
>>2890812Linseed oil finish
>>2890880>Linseed oilI'd go BLO - boiled linseed oil.He's going for food grade in a kitchen.
>>2890852Yes, I post on this board because I have no friends and jerk off thinking about playing with jointers and spoke shaves. >>2890887Yeah I was thinking one or the other. I'm probably going to seal the underside as well so the heat and moisture from the DW doesn't cause warping.
>>2890812GRANITE RANITE
>>2890834mineral oil is just very pure motor oil
>>2890898Yeah I might do stone in the future but want something that's not a huge pain in the ass to fabricate, modify or move for now.
>>2890812> trivets existed foreverCutting boards are older than trivets.Granite/quartzite > artificial quartzite > solid porcelain > … a hundred other things > butcher block.If you want cheap and DIY, do concrete if you must. Even melamine is better that butcherblock.How the idea of a butcherblock countertop gets into someone’s head is beyond me. I’m guessing thousands of hours your wife spent scrolling through instagram or houzzz
>>2890887> BLOBoiled linseed oil uses heavy metal salts to polymerize it. It’s the most poisonous option.Also, boiled linseed oil leaves a soft, and somewhat sticky surface, and it will be destroyed by almost anything getting on the counter. Like any other oil, and then it will turn gummy and stickier.Also, what kind savage eats off of, and prepares food directly on the counter. Buy a couple of plates. Ever heard of those?Food grade countertop… give me a break.
>>2890948Wtf are americans doing in their kitchen that they need concrete countertops
>>2890948No wife, just rentals right now. I just don't want the mess of pouring concrete but I agree, it's by far the best cheapest option. Maybe I'll do that after I just scab this out with some plywood to start, then I already have a base for forms. And I used to be in a ski house with butcher block, I liked it. There are these things called bars where the majority are wood and they seem hold up to years of drunks spilling shit on them, so it can be done. >>2890951I still feel like tung oil is the better option.
>>2890956It's a super cheap stone replacement, but very labor intensive and if you don't do it right it looks like shit. I guess like anything else.
>>2890957Oil does literally nothing but change the appearance. With or without, water will leave stains
>>2890951>Boiled linseed oilworks fine on my rifle stocks. should be fine for kitchen.
Has anyone done pour in place concrete? What did you use? Any regrets? Any tips?
>>2890812I wouldn’t go with oil. Yes bars exist but oiled wood (‘uncoated’) bars are from times before acidic cleaning agents, you’ll remove the oil finish whenever you spill dish soap or tomato paste or put oxalic acid cleaner to remove a stain. Which basically means you have to oil it after almost every use in the first year until the oil completely saturates the wood. And in fact bar/inn keepers would do this after every shift (rub the bar before closing)
What's wrong with Formica? Durable, piss easy to clean, requires no actual maintenance, soft enough to reduce its impact on knives and glassware, and a white surface will instantly telegraph if you need to clean the counter or have had a spill
>>2891018>pour in place concrete?My brother did. Turned out nice. But getting there was a mess.> pour> let set> several steps of sanding/polishing that were just messyI asked him if he'd do it again. His response: "fuck no"
>>2891130Yeah idk I think my best idea is just do plywood temporarily and figure out my layout and then get granite/quartzite. I'm likely going to build my own cabinets and buy doors because I want 42 inch height bc I'm 6'4 and I'll just use the cost savings for stone
