Well, as a woodworker and a cook, I finally got around to making myself a good maple cutting board. It's substantial--2.5" thick, end grain, about 20" long and 14" wide.
I wanted to finish it just using foodsafe mineral oil, but it just keeps soaking it up and drying out. I think I've dumped a cup of mineral oil into it so far.
Any ideas? How much will this guy soak up? Should I be applying some kind of wax as well?
(Note that this board is a user, not an objet d'art. I'm a cook and this is really about having a good, solid, knife-friendly board for my Shun knives.)