Can I stain a butcher block maple?

This butcher block will not be used for food preparation. It will be a bar. Can I use a traditional varnish and poly?

Oh! man .. Have you received advice chance on it. Of course you can dye and finish your butcher block. Maple Stains well. It is the wood most commonly used in furniture and cabinetry because of its beauty. If the butcher block is old, you want to clean it really well before beginning the coloring process. I would recommend using denatured alcohol to clean the butcher block first. You, wants to use a pad of fine steel wool to do this. And wipe with the grain. Soak the wool in alcohol and wash the board after end. Once you have washed and dry (4h), you should use a fine (400grit) sandpaper on the shelf. This is just abrasive enough to remove the surface caused by contaminated food stains. Because the board has probably been the oil used butcher block on him in the past, you must use an oil based stain and finish. Water does not penetrate the wood dense enough to give you uniform in color. Addition products based finishing oil is denser and more durable than water (especially on the tabletops.) Because this will be a bar, I prefer to use a luster low to the topcoat. It resists scratches showing. The final product should be very interesting. It will not be as refined as what you expect a tabletop. The nature of the butcher block construction (wood density used) to lend advice to have more or less brilliant throughout the finished product. The darker the stain, the less it will resemble a butcher block.

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