The butcher block countertops came in (FINALLY). We removed the old laminate, sanded the butcher block, cut the hole for the undermount sink, did some more finish sanding, and we put the WRONG sealer on them! Because two destructive boys live in this house (my brothers), we chose not to put mineral oil on them (which is what normal people do). We decided that since we don't plan on cutting on them anyway, we'd seal them with something water proof, because, as we all know, wood and water don't mix. Unless it is one of those weird underwater logs that are worth a bunch of money. Anyway, we chose a water based poly to avoid the ambering that occurs with regular poly. Mistake. It had copious water spots immediately. So, after hearing a million different opinions from a million different people, we decided to go with indoor/outdoor oil based poly, then we decided to just oil it like normal people, then we couldn't find mineral oil, and were looking for it online, and found Waterlox. It advertised itself as a perfect finish for butcher block that won't water spot, stain, etc... It was perfect. Once we get the Waterlox on, I will post a pic.
I ordered some new fabs a couple of weeks ago, and I got some really nice Japanese prints that I'm excited about. Here is my current collection:
