Q: My butcher block kitchen table is 1 1/2 inches thick and 38 inches in diameter. The varnished surface is badly pitted and some of the polyurethane varnish has peeled. Can I refinish it myself? The ...

Question: My butcher-block countertop needs work. It is stained from food prepared on it. How would I clean and refinish it _ with oil? My wife says why not olive oil? She also wants a nice shiny poly ...

If anyone has managed to invent the perfect kitchen countertop that works in any kitchen, they forgot to advertise it. I doubt that there is such a thing, though, because so many factors are involved ...