On Sat, 08 May 2004 16:37:46 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> wrote:

>"Amberinauburn" > wrote in message
...
>> I have a couple of questions here so please bear with me. I bought a
>cutting
>> board this morning at a yard/ garage sale. It is about 20 inches long, 16
>> inches wide, and is almost 1-½ inches thick and sits on 4 little wooden
>feet.
>> About ½ inch in from the side on the top it has a groove about 2 inches
>wide
>> that goes all the way around the top. And it says FARBERWARE on one end.
>It is
>> wooden and has been well used, the finish on the top is deeply marked and
>I
>> want to know what I need to do with it. Should I sand it down and try to
>> 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?
>>
>> Thanking you in advance
>> Amber in central Illinois
>>
>
>Sounds like a great deal. It may need more than sanding. I'd look for a
>local woodwoorking shop - maybe even at a high school - and ask them to use
>a planer to take 1/8 inch off, or whatever is needed. Then a good rub with
>mineral oil (from the drug store) and you are ready to go.

The planer idea may have two problems:

It would likely remove the "legs" and it would almost certainly render
the groove useless.

Those things might not matter, and, indeed, putting it through a
planer (if done properly) would make it flat as new.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

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