Butcher block finish

[rash_powder]

I am building a little work bench for my scrollsaw, and the too surface is the butcher block type.  It’s 15 2x4 glued together.  
 

will teak oil or thinned BLO affect the glue?  I used the blue Titebond.  I’m not looking for something super amazing, just a something to keep it from staining so bad from oil and grease when I live the saw as well as the occasional touching from dirty hands.  
 

Thanks!

[jollyred]

I don't know of any woodworking glues that would be affected by any oil finish.  A finish with a solvent such as acetone or alcohol might affect the glue, but they evaporate too quickly to do any harm.

Tom

Edited May 22, 2020 by jollyred
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[Bill WIlson]

I suspect that if teak oil or BLO affected the glue, woodwork would be falling apart all over the country. 

[kmmcrafts]

I think the big trick to not having issues with the glue with finishes is to make sure the glue is fully cured before soaking some finishes on it.. I would say as long as the glue is fully cured it doesn't seem like the finish would affect it.. That said.. there are water proof glues out there that are recommended for cutting boards and the like where they'll be getting washed etc.. That also said.. most cutting boards don't really have any " finish" on them.. just a mineral oil and sometimes a wax mix.. 

If I was building a new bench again.. I'd make it so it had a replaceable top layer and use that press board or whatever it is called.. very smooth on both sides.. cheap priced and if it gets tore up or dirty just replace it with a new one.. Most likely if you make your countersunk holes the same from front to back and side to side etc.. you could probably flit it over when one side gets worn / dirty etc..   

[amazingkevin]

I'm learning from your post!!!

[John B]

Really depends upon how you want the top to look. A couple of coats of good old oil based polyurethane , will give a nice gloss, tough surface but will deteriorate over time with scratches etc. A few coats of Boiled linseed oil will give a less hardy finish and protect the top from spills etc. It can be easily refinished.
Or you go Kevin's route, tack a piece of masonite onto the top and when it gets crappy, just pull it of , chuck it, and whack a new piece on.

[rash_powder]

I guess I didn’t really think that other furniture and such was glued together and finished with BLO and such.  
 

It’s been glued together now for at least a month.  Hopefully it is fully cured.  
 

im not looking for an amazing finish or anything my like that.  I just want to keep oil drips and such from permanently staining it.  It will be getting several coats of thinned BLO when I get that far.

 

thanks all!

[Woodmaster1]

I use beeswax & mineral oil mix, beeswax & blo mix or a concoction of my own. I melt beeswax in a crockpot and pour mineral oil in it. Scoop it out and put it in a 1/2pt canning jar. The only thing that has ruined the glue is when someone put the cheese cutter or cutting board in the dishwasher. You might want to use paste wax after the thinned blo for extra protection. These options should give you several choices to use.

Edited June 17, 2020 by Woodmaster1