[Sca-cooks] Need advice/suggestion for counter top

[marilyn traber 011221]

> >Do a cutting board. Make it out of good Canadian Rock Maple, and finish it
> >with several coats of good quality mineral oil (or whatever you call it up
> >there- Can't always tell, because you folks are so strongly influenced by 
the
> >Brits).
> >
> >Rock maple will look good, and last wonderfully, and you shouldn't have 
much
> >trouble getting a couple of 15 inch boards. Ideally, you'd want end grain,
> >but finding a tree stump 50 inches or so in diameter might be a bit
> >problematical. You might ask Arthur (Arture license plates- I think you 
know
> >him) and he's likely to know where one is that he's planning on removing. 
If
> >you fit it tightly, and leave it protruding above the counter top half an
> >inch or so, but leave it so you can readily slip it in and out, serious 
clean
> >up ought to be pretty easy. Serious clean up is an occasional thing, as
> >differentiated from your quicky wipe down after every usage. Give it a wipe
> >with the mineral oil occasionally, and leave it overnight, wiping up the
> >excess, if any in the morning.
> >
> >At least, that's what I'd do....
> >
> >(30" X 30" wooden cutting board in my counter... YESSSSS!!!!!!  ;-)
> >
> >Phlip
> 
> Make it 1/2 inch oversize overall and rout a 1/2 inch rabbet all 
> around.  Drops into the hole, easily removed for cleaning and maintenance.
> 
> Simon Sinneghe
> Briaroak, Summits, An Tir

Would work, but I was thinking that if he made a shelf for it to fall into, 
with holes in it so he could push the thing out from below, leaving the 
cutting board irself just a plain board, he could flip the thing when it got 
extra worn, or even cut a ho;;ow on one side in case he wants to use an ulu 
for some tasks, and have a more versatile board, with extra support if he 
manages to find some end grain that'll work.

Phlip