Good quality circular saw with a fine toothed blade and a straigfht edge guide or a guide rail system. You might still need a well sharpened and honed jack plane to trim the fit, though

Scrit

what oil do i use
an how often should they be oiled
and how many coats from new any  know plz lol

hi everyone

i've just had the most stonking american black walnut worktops fitted.the chippie planed the edges sq and butt jointed them,screwing them together.he shaved the joint to get rid of any step but to be fair there was only about half a mill bend in them.i sanded them to 150 grit and put five thin coats of VARnish on and they look the biz.he said the joint should be fine but obviously its wood in a kitchen.with a sq edge worktop what other types of joint would be more suitable?
p.s. with the cost and weight of these blocks its really best left to a proper carpenter,they do exist!

best regards

wretch

thanx for the reply jason.
pleased to know the joint is o.k.
by the way i was teasing about the varnish,i've read in the past what you blokes think about it.i did use rustins DANish oil.i found five coats were neccessary but they were thin applied with a rag.the surface is now as waterproof as anyone would need and surprisingly tough.the timber blocks are 600x150 not the usual 40mm and look really smart oiled.the grain is very good.almost black against the reddy brown wood
p.s. don't let the oil dry on sinks or appliances it,s a bugger to shift,i had to use thinners.

best regards

wretch