Kenneth wrote:

> On Sat, 08 May 2004 16:37:46 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>"Amberinauburn" > wrote in message
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>>
>>>I have a couple of questions here so please bear with me. I bought a
>>
>>cutting
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>>>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
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>>feet.
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>>>About ½ inch in from the side on the top it has a groove about 2 inches
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>>wide
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>>>that goes all the way around the top. And it says FARBERWARE on one end.
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>>It is
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>>>wooden and has been well used, the finish on the top is deeply marked and
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>>I
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>>>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,
>


So have them run a router and re-groove it after planing. No big deal.


jim