Butcher Block Co. announces its Fall 2025 Sale, offering 20% off John Boos butcher block furniture, including blocks, tables, ...

Kitchen details can speak volumes. While some people have the basics in place - fridge, oven, toaster - and leave it at that, keen cooks look for the best tools and appliances to up their culinary ...

The tough surface of butcher block makes it a popular choice for countertops and work surfaces, but when it becomes stained and scarred, it can be an eyesore. Even a butcher-block table top can show ...

EFFINGHAM -- It was 1887. A blacksmith in Effingham, Ill., named Conrad Boos placed the trunk of a sycamore tree on three wooden legs, which he correctly guessed would ease the stress of using his ...

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