That IKEA butcher block I got last year still looks brand new after 12 months of daily use

I was at a friend's house yesterday and he was complaining about his desk getting all scratched up from just setting his coffee mug down. It got me thinking about how I spent $120 on a solid wood countertop from IKEA instead of that $50 particle board one. I put three coats of polyurethane on it before I even built the frame. Has anyone else done the extra prep work and felt like it actually paid off down the road?

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the_shane4d ago

My buddy did the same thing with his kitchen island and that thing has taken a beating from hot pans and lazy cutting board use. I coated my desk with three layers of clear matte poly and the worst thing that's happened is a little dent from when I dropped a steel water bottle. Honestly feels like that extra day of waiting for coats to dry saved me from buying a whole new desk in a year.

tyler_hall94d ago

Three coats of polyurethane is basically a desk condom, and honestly sounds like yours is working better than most.