Amberinauburn wrote:

> I have a couple of questions here so please bear with me. I bought a cu=
tting
> board this morning at a yard/ garage sale. It is about 20 inches long, =
16
> inches wide, and is almost 1-=BD inches thick and sits on 4 little wood=
en feet.
> About =BD inch in from the side on the top it has a groove about 2 inch=
es wide
> that goes all the way around the top. And it says FARBERWARE on one end=
=2E It is
> wooden and has been well used, the finish on the top is deeply marked a=
nd I
> want to know what I need to do with it. Should I sand it down and try t=
o
> refinish it? And if so with what? I intend to use this for cutting and
> preparing food so what is food safe that I can use?
> Also I paid $4.00 for it. Good deal or did I get taken?

Do not "refinish" it. You can sand it down to get rid of old marks and st=
ains, and
then rub it with some mineral oil.