Real Butcher Block

[Chuckca]

Is there a source for real BB...box stores have zero....going to use it as a counter top.....an end to cutting boards!

Thanks

[PEG688]

  Go to a good lumber yard , or flooring / tile  store .  They should have a source in your area .  Get out your wallet  
  http://www.johnboos.com   is one I googgled , just typed in butcher block .
  HTBH ;)PEG

[Jerry Hambley]

Try Lumber Liquidators. They had it at our local store for $184 for 8' and $286 for 12' counter top.
They also sell the backsplash.

http://www.lumberliquidators.com

[Amanda_931]

There seem to be lots of Lumber Liquidators around the country.

Although a friend from very rural New Mexico was in Nashville for something else and thought, gee, I could stay over a day and buy my flooring from the one in Nashville.  Don't know if she did or not.

Of course, if you have lots of hardwood board ends, you could make your own.  Might well figure that the manufacturers earn their high prices after you'd finished.

[waltonrp]

I used the maple butcher block at Lumber Liquidators. It is sized for counters and worked well. Saved a lot of money over other materials. It is planed on one side, but you need to finish it by sanding and sealing.

I used oil to seal it and that worked well (edible), except for around the sink. Maybe if you are more diligent in oiling the wood, it would be better. I ended up refinishing around the sink with polyurethane. Good material at good price.

[Dan H.]

If you live in or near the "country" and/or know of a lumber mill, (we have a large Amish population within an hours drive with 2 or 3 small mills in the area) they may be able to glue and clamp up what you need out of good hardwood.  Although I never bought one, I know the mill I was at made them.  And no middleman.