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Serious question, my homemade butcher block is warping after just a month.
I spent two whole weekends sanding and finishing this butcher block for my kitchen counter. Used a tung oil blend everyone recommended for protection. Now the surface is cupping on one end, and my knife rack won't sit flat. I even let the wood sit in the room for days before starting. This is so frustrating because I followed a popular video tutorial exactly. I don't want to tear it out and waste all that lumber. Has anyone found a good way to flatten warped wood without redoing everything?
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abbyt297mo ago
Ugh, moisture is the worst! @green.river might be onto something, because my own cutting board did the same thing near a steamy kettle. You could try flipping it over for a few days to see if it settles back.
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the_oliver7mo ago
Yeah that steamy kettle spot warped my good maple board last year (classic kitchen surprise, right @abbyt29?). Left it flipped on the counter for a week with a heavy cookbook on top, and it mostly went back to flat. The weight really seemed to help more than just flipping it alone. Still a tiny bit of a curve, but it sits fine now without rocking.
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