I have a wood countertop that I'm refinishing. It currently has a dark brown stain and a heavy finish. I'm going to remove that and want to achieve a more natural feel. So what is best to finish a butcher block countertop? I don't like a heavy shine. I see oil and wax options out there, which...

Hello! My first post here. I recently bought and installed a butcher block countertop from Ikea. I gave it a light sand, cleaned it, and have been putting food grade mineral oil on it every day now for about a week and a half. Problem is, it still doesn't seem sealed to me. I try putting...

Hi all, I'm going to be bothering all of you with my incessant questions! Just kidding, but we're remodeling our kitchen on our own. We've installed butcher block countertops in our 35 year old house, and love them so far. Working on glass tile backsplash now. I'll post links to some...

To put this in context (and so y'all will forgive my lack of woodwork knowledge) I am a housewife but would love to consider myself a handyman part time! I want to make a wood countertop for my kitchen island. I found a company that makes "DIY wood countertops" and I want to try my hand at it...

Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and would like to share what I am doing to my kitchen... Primarily because I need some confirmation that my visions look nice and/or other ideas for it! I started out with a smallish kitchen, low workspace, 24" stove, and pink countertops. Everything was nice...