Tatty kitchen worktop

[dazzammm]

Hi
I've got a tatty kitchen Worktop that needs touching up but I need some advice.
1 what has the surface been treated with? Oil , stain, varnish?
2 what can I do about the mold around the taps
3 some of the wood is sound and some is almost bare from wear and tear. Can I treat both the same way?

Thanks

 

[foxhole]

http://www.juliancassell.com/443/repairing-a-wooden-kitchen-worktop

 

[dazzammm]

Thanks. Finally got round to working on this. Can any one identify the type of wood it is from the photos

 

[foxhole]

Need photo in natural light at about 5 ft from top , close ups not very good.

 

[lostinthelight]

Best guess would be cherry?

 

[opps]

Iroko?

Mind you the worktop looks like it has been made out of planks of wood (possibly even floorboards). I wouldn't expect a hardwood to break apart like it has near the tap.

TBH, it may be cheaper to get a new worktop when you factor in the cost of sanding and repairing the current one.

 

[xeres]

Iroko?

Mind you the worktop looks like it has been made out of planks of wood (possibly even floorboards). I wouldn't expect a hardwood to break apart like it has near the tap.

TBH, it may be cheaper to get a new worktop when you factor in the cost of sanding and repairing the current one.

It looks like a hardwood to me - the split around the taps is where the staves have been jointed as far as I can tell. It looks like the staves are long and wide - typically this would indicate it’s an expensive, high quality wood top.

I’d definitely look to repair it. Challenging to tell the wood just by sight with wear and and stains on it. Obviously best to remove and start the repair process. Hopefully you will have a powerful clamp that can pull and glue back in the stave split, assuming its warped and not bulged.

Good luck.

 

[opps]

It looks like the staves are long and wide - typically this would indicate it’s an expensive, high quality wood top.

Fair call, thanks.

I have never seen staves that wide before.

I stand corrected.