Restoring a Wooden Kitchen Worktop | The Carpenter's Daughter

Here's how I repaired the butcher block wooden worktop in our narrowboat kitchen. We bought it earlier in the year and it had come away in a couple of joins, lots of water stains, black marks, and plenty of cup ring marks I had to fix.
I'll show you my favourite method of scraping it all with a carbide scraper (or you could use a cabinet scraper after learning how to sharpen one). Then leave minimal time (and mess/noise) for sanding before sealing it. AND, optional methods, such as Bar Keeper's Friend if you're intimidated by tools.
I also talk about why I'm not oiling a worktop and chose a varnish.
THINGS I USED:
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Hand saw geni.us/vvB2T3Y [Amazon]
D4 Resin glue by Egger - Closest one I could find! geni.us/resinglue [Amazon]
Bahco scraper geni.us/P5d08qU [Amazon]
Bahco replacement blades geni.us/scraperblades [Amazon]
Harris scraper geni.us/harrisscraper [Amazon] - SCREWFIX HAVE THEM TOO!
Harris carbide blades that FIT the Bahco & cheaper! geni.us/WSdEB [Amazon]
Cabinet scraper (briefly as still teaching myself to sharpen it) geni.us/A6Ee7Ac [Amazon]
Bar Keeper's Friend geni.us/barkeepersfriend [Amazon]
Mini pull saw geni.us/pullsaw [Amazon]
Belt sander geni.us/Q51I [Amazon]
Orbital sander geni.us/orbitalsander [Amazon]
120 grit orbital sander disks geni.us/sandingdisks [Amazon]
240 grit geni.us/240grit [Amazon]
Rubber sanding block geni.us/sandingblock [Amazon]
Exterior varnish geni.us/Eaun58 [Amazon]
Dust mask geni.us/nBB1J [Amazon]
Paint brush geni.us/qzFHXuu [Amazon]
Masking tape geni.us/maskingtapes [Amazon]
Ear defenders/headphones geni.us/stihldefenders [Amazon]
Gloves amzn.to/3A9mh3i [Amazon]
Timestamp
0:00 Intro
1:18 Gluing shims on joins
3:46 Trimming shims
4:28 Types of carbide scrapers
5:51 Removing stains in worktops
6:10 Carbide scraper tips
7:01 Belt sanding
7:23 Final sanding
7:36 Varnishing worktop
8:31 Keying between coats
8:43 Final look
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