I’ve glued up an end grain maple cutting board counter for my kitchen. The rest of the “new” kitchen has been built to look old and a bit weathered. I would like to stain/dye this cutting board so it looks a hundred years old. Any ideas how to make end grain maple look old and also be food safe?
thanks for the help,
tim
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As soon as you oil the endgrain cutting board it will darken significantly and look much older. It will also "age" quickly if you use it. Doesn't take many knife scars, though they are somewhat self healing on the endgrain. If you really want it to look old, you would sand a depression reflecting how much of the board has been cut and scraped away over the years. I don't really recommend that since it would impair the function of the board. Maple ages to be more amber. You would dye edge grain and cover with a coat or two of wiping varnish, but I would use nothing but mineral oil, or mineral oil/was on the end grain on the top.
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