[Greenbuilding] MDF vs Particleboard vs Whatever

[Alan Abrams]

Hi Reuben--plz see previous post about finishes--

WRT failed butcher block counters, I was referring to stock made from glued
up strips (about 1-3/4" square in section) of what the manfr calls "rock
maple"

NOT the end grain stock, like the 10" thick chopping block my grandfather
used in his meat market.

AA

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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:

> Alan,
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Alan Abrams <alan at abramsdesignbuild.com>wrote:
>
>> Nothing like wood for counters.  When I can sell it, we're using urban
>> harvest black walnut, which is as beautiful as it is stable (I have a walnut
>> vanity top with an undermount sink, made as an durability experiment.  after
>> four years of daily exposure to water, it is in great shape.
>>
>> what do you use to finish these wood counter tops that will see a lot of
> water? I used Waterlox recently, and though it works well generally, it
> isn't perfect everywhere. And I worked really hard to get a lot of coats on
> evenly with drying times between coats, and all the way to the edges of the
> sink, etc.
>
>>
>> regrettably, I have ripped out countless proprietary (Bally or similar)
>> maple butcher block counters that were severely warped and delaminated.
>>
> When you say butcher block are you talking lots of squares with the end
> grain exposed?
>
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