Cleaning an Old Butcher Block Wood Table

RE: Cleaning an Old Butcher Block Wood Table Post By (Guest Post) (07/30/2007) Go with the grain with a good steel bristle brush. Dont wet it ya make a balls out of it! The ole blocks used to be maple, if your keen on sanding it go for it. Don't use any type of sealer or oil when done. If stained use a high grit with a belt sander with the grain. Take the advice from a Butcher RE: Cleaning an Old Butcher Block Wood Table Post by raspberry383 (2) | (06/12/2004) Contact Try bleach. Not only will it get stains out it will disinfect it too. If that doesn't work try soem CLR bathroom cleaner. it took apple stains from my chopping block RE: Cleaning an Old Butcher Block Wood Table Post By (Guest Post) (05/28/2004) I've found that if you rub mayonaise into water marks, it temporarily covers them up. RE: Clean Wood Table Post by Jo Bodey (291) | (05/27/2004) Contact 'Real' butchers blocks years ago used to be scrubbed, along the grain, with sawdust and a wire brush - the sawdust soaked up the blood and fat and the wire brush got all the residue out of the grain. The chopping followed by this scrubbing gave them the usual smooth curved hollow in the top. So if you want an 'authentic' finish you could do this. Regards Jo RE: Clean Wood Table Post By Cheryl (Guest Post) (05/27/2004) Use Murphy Oil Soap. It's specially made for cleaning wood. RE: Clean Wood Table Post By Nancy. (Guest Post) (05/27/2004) I just got a old wooden butcher block table that my Father made years ago and it had set in a shed for years. I took warm water with Dawn Dish soap in it and scrubed it with a Med. brisell toothbrush. Mine cleaned up really well. After I let that dry good then I washed it with Murphy's oil soap. That brought out the shine of the cabinet. Hope this helps. Nan from Iowa.