I have yet to learn that the deal you got is not necessarily the deal you thought you got, but someday I will...........
Anyway here goes, last Saturday I bought at a high school auction two wood working benches with 2 1/4" maple butcher block tops measuring 24x84". After getting them home and disassemblying them and spending a day getting 25 years of glue and who knows what else off the surfaces, I was at the point where I could level the tops which incidently isn't in too bad a shape after taking my belt sander and cleaning up the tops prior to leveling. Upon close examination, I noticed that there was perhaps upwards of a dozen shiney objects embedded in the surface at various points. Yes, nails they are now the 64 dollar question as to how do I get them out or do I just drive them in further and fill the holes and if so, with what? The nails are not very large as I assume they are brads probably from some brad nailers or small nail guns. I wanted to level the tops by planing them but right now, I'm dead in the water.
The alternate game plan is to use the reverse sides but they however are not the same quality as the current ones.
Ideas anyone?