Timeline for Why Does Butcher Block Countertop Need To Be Sealed Within 48 Hours?
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| May 23, 2019 at 13:38 | comment | added | JimmyJames | @AlaskaMan According to this "the term has also come to mean Edge Grain Construction". This will also absorb more moisture than the face of the board. Maybe not as readily as the end-grain but it would think these pieces would be more likely to twist and bow than edge-grain construction. | |
| May 23, 2019 at 13:28 | comment | added | JimmyJames | @AlaskaMan Thanks for the clarification. Personally I think this is a abuse/misuse of the term 'butcher block' but I guess I just have to move on with my life. | |
| May 22, 2019 at 18:56 | comment | added | Alaska Man | @JimmyJames Great advice but the Butcher block in question here is a countertop butcher block not a butcher block with the end grain exposed on the top surface like a chopping block. | |
| May 22, 2019 at 15:35 | comment | added | JimmyJames | One thing that is missing is why butcher-block is special in this regard. A butcher block surface is cut and glued such that the end-grain of the wood is exposed at the surface. This greatly increases the amount of exposed end-grain when compared to 'normal' wood furniture. End-grain is a cross-section of the capillary fibers of the wood and therefore absorbs moisture more than other edges of cut wood. | |
| May 22, 2019 at 13:48 | history | edited | Niall C.♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2017 at 4:46 | vote | accept | Entente | ||
| Dec 11, 2017 at 4:46 | history | answered | Entente | CC BY-SA 3.0 |