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

[Mark Hendershott]

At 10:40 PM 4/1/2006, you wrote:
> > >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
Even better.  Simon