John Boos ABXX BoosBlock AB Prep Table with Butcher Block Top Size: 24" W x 24" D Product Description:
- End grain butcher block hard maple top 24" x 24" x 10" thick
- Boos Block Cream Finish with beeswax
- Solid hardwood turned legs
- Height 34"
- Weight 205 lbs
Product Description
AB05 Size: 24" W x 24" D Features: -10'' End grain work surface. Construction: -Solid hard maple construction. Color/Finish: -Cream finish with beeswax.-Penetrating oil finish top. Dimensions: -Stands 34'' H.-18'' W x 18'' D.-24'' W x 18'' D.-24'' W x 24'' D.-30'' W x 24'' D.-30'' W x 30'' D. Collection: -BoosBlock collection.
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By TXJalapeno
I have wanted this Boos Block for over a decade. I finally purchased one. Not only is it a beautiful addition to my kitchen, but it is valuable work space that I desperately needed. The 24 x 24 is perfect for rolling out pizza dough, or if you're making a big pot of gumbo you have plenty of room for the holy trinity to be chopped up. I know most people use food processors, but I find it satisfying to do all the chopping myself when preparing a meal.First off, some advice if you're buying one. Have a large rubber mallet, a bottle of mystery oil and a pipe clamp with rubber padded jaws ready for the assembly.When it arrives, unbox it and examine the legs and decide which one you want where and turn the most appealing wood grain out. Yes, I over think some things, but once you drive these legs in you don't want to stare at it and think "I should have turned that leg the other way, the grain would have looked better".Your new block will be pretty thirsty when you get it. They do oil them, but they make them when you order them. The date is stamped on the bottom. If they had them laying around in warehouses they would dry out and split/separate and fall apart. Apply a generous coat of Mystery Oil/Mineral Oil to the bottom of the block and then, one at a time, wipe the mortise, or the "socket" generously with mineral oil and then thoroughly oil the tenon, or the end of the leg that goes into the mortise. The tenon is cut much like an ax handle only in a +, the legs attach similar to how an ax handle fits into the ax head with compression and wedging the pieces together. Get the oil down in the cuts thoroughly. As soon as you apply the oil, the wood will start swelling (not noticeably, but trust me it's swelling). Align the leg and pound it in with the rubber mallet. You will have to wiggle it a little and then pound it down some more. Keep an eye on the leg and make sure it stays square to the top as your driving it in. If it is off a little this is what you use the pipe clamp for, a big wrench to give it a little twist if need be to keep it aligned properly and square to the top. Now repeat with the other three legs.Once you get the legs on, get someone to help you flip this monster over and start oiling the top. I have had mine three weeks, oiled it every day and it sucked up a bottle of mineral oil. After it stopped drinking it in I rubbed it down generously with the Boos Board Cream with Beeswax.Give this chunk of wood the love it needs right away and then maintain it according to your usage. Even if your not using it note the color and moisture content of the wood and oil it accordingly.I love, love, love this butcher block. It is a thing of beauty and a functional work of art. I'm looking forward to years and years of use and then passing it on to my son and him passing it on......I have several nice cutting boards. My oldest one was used daily for about twenty five years and I just passed it on to my son. KEEP THEM OILED. Same with the Boos Blocks. When they are new they need to be oiled and oiled some more. During their life they will continue to need oil to keep them from drying out. Think about your old baseball glove, or an old saddle. When it was new it needed oil and you needed to keep it oiled. If you stop oiling it, it dries up and starts to crack. Treat this like you would leather. It needs oil and will last and last if you properly maintain it.Thank you Kitchensource.com!
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