Purchased the unfinished beech wood counter top to use as a standing desk about a year ago. I sanded it down, stained it, then put polyurethane to protect the finish. Things have been going great until recently I started noticing hairline cracking on two areas of the counter top. I'm not sure whats going on but this countertop has been moved only twice to two different areas in the beginning of this year . Now Im going to have to either fix it or toss it.. Disappointed.
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Response from Jake-Hardwood ReflectionsOct 17, 2022
A lot of factors come into play when figuring out the cause on issues like this. Please reach out to us via our website, www.hardwoodreflections.com, so we can get more details about the finish and use. We want to make this right for you. Thank you!
1 found this review helpful
Jan 3, 2022
Looked great until it failed
Upon receipt, there was a slight lip between sections, but it sanded out as part of the finishing process and looked great. Less than a month later I have a full separation running half the length of my 5-foot desktop. Giant loss of time and productivity.
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Response from Jake-Hardwood ReflectionsJan 4, 2022
Devin, Very sorry to hear this. If you would like to send your order number and pictures to hardwoodreflections.com we can see what we can do to help. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you- Hardwood Reflections
4 found this review helpful
Apr 14, 2021
***Do not waste your time or money***
I received my online order today(three 8' countertops), I didn't look at the other two countertops before calling Home Depot to come pic the junk up. When I saw the first blemish I thought no big deal, the second one I was planning on just flipping it over, by the third I was aggravated to say the least, but by the forth I was just done.
For the record Home Depot customer service was great! But I will never waste my time ordering any of their items on-line again.
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Response from Jake-Hardwood ReflectionsApr 16, 2021
Ron-Sorry about that. We have been producing these beech tops for years and with excellent results. Can we send you a new top?
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Apr 1, 2021
We received the product very quickly. Our professional carpenter stained and sealed both pieces w...
We received the product very quickly. Our professional carpenter stained and sealed both pieces with Waterlox sealer which he has used on all of his products. He noticed that the butcher block had a slight bow to it. After placing it on our countertops he realized the bow was bigger than he realized, to the point that we can't get the counter level. He said in his 30 years of carpentry he has never had this issue, but he also has never used this brand. Very disappointed and a waste of $500.
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4 found this review helpful
Apr 1, 2021
It had more rough patches than I expected but it...
It had more rough patches than I expected but it was the perfect size for my island.
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Mar 3, 2021
Solid product, easy to work with.
I bought both the 98" and 50" pieces of this butcher block in Unfinished Beech during a basement renovation to make a laundry countertop with backsplash, two shelves, mud room bench top, and two cutting boards out of the leftover pieces. I am very happy with how easy this product was to work with and how it turned out.
Each pieces comes well packed with plastic corner protectors, shrink wrap to keep in the moisture and prevent warping, and layers of cardboard all around to avoid dings while in shipping.
Cutting went smoothly with sharp blades. I used a 7"1/4 circular saw, jig saw, hole saw, miter saw, biscuit joiner, plunge router, and pocket hole jig without issue. To keep the circular saw on track for the long rip cuts I used a Bora clamp on guide which I found very helpful.
Finishing - The cutting boards got slathered in Watco cutting board oil. I like the colour of this wood so I chose not to stain any of it. Everything else I finished with water based polyurethane (2 coats on the bottom to moisture seal it, 4 coats on top). Turns out polyurethane around a sink is a bad idea as it will discolour and erode if any water is left standing on it so I'll be refinishing the laundry countertop with something else soon, probably an FDA approved oil of some sort, rookie mistake but maybe writing this review will help someone else avoid the extra work.
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Customer review from homedepot.ca
Mar 1, 2021
Beech Butcher Block 8 ft long counter top
This is a Solid, well made, and beautiful piece of wood.
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Customer review from homedepot.ca
Oct 25, 2020
Recommended
Awesome piece of wood. I built my work bench out of it.
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Customer review from homedepot.ca
Oct 8, 2020
Love it
Amazing quality. Both sides finished smooth. Perfectly square cut.
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Customer review from homedepot.ca
Aug 21, 2020
Poor glue joints
I do a lot of butcher block counters, this was the first time using this brand. I was hesitant about using this because of the finger joints. I had to cut this butcher block down to have it fit, one of the cuts went right across one of the finger joints. The finger joints did not have enough glue in them and came apart right at the joint. Thoroughly disappointed. When you're doing counter tops for customers, you don't want these joints coming apart, or filling things with wood filler. Unfortunately, this is just expensive firewood for me now.
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Response from Jake-Hardwood ReflectionsAug 24, 2020
Wow. That is not good. We must have had a bad glue joint. Our apologies. We will work on this pronto.
4 found this review helpful
Aug 6, 2020
Good product good protective shipping packaging
Very pleased The counter arrived undamaged due to excellent protective cardboard packaging
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Customer review from homedepot.ca
May 12, 2020
Purchased this product 3 weeks ago. After finishing the product with a gel stain that was recomme...
Purchased this product 3 weeks ago. After finishing the product with a gel stain that was recommended for it, a small 4 inch crack began to form a couple of days after receiving the product. Now the crack has extended the length of the countertop and is widening, making this an unusable countertop at this point. Extremely poor.
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Response from Jake-Hardwood ReflectionsMay 15, 2020
Man that sucks. Can you send me your information under the Contact Us at hardwoodreflections.com. I would like to make this right. Reference have Jake get ahold of me!
1 found this review helpful
Nov 29, 2023
Delivery was good. Outer packaging was bad, boxes ripped and torn, in some cases delivery personal were taping just to keep the product covered. Inside packaging much better. Hard cardboard all around with a shrink wrap seal. Plastic corner protectors could be a little stronger.
The tops were clean and very flat. Very little prep work needed before finishing. There is defiantly a good side and a better side. Followed the directions to get them stained and sealed as soon as possible to keep them from bowing. Can only do one side at a time though and noticed a little bow before I could get side 2 finished. Bow went away soon after getting it finished.
I would defiantly buy these again.
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Nov 15, 2023
Edges not perfectly straight
Purchased 2 of these to put together to cover a 4' wide island. The pieces looked ok at first glance except for a few dips here and there, but when we tried to put 2 pieces next to each other, the edges were so uneven that there was no way to join them without having a big gap right down the center. It took 5 hours in our friend's cabinet shop to even it up and then run it through a planer it to get it straight. It looks nice now, but took a lot of work to get it that way.
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Apr 28, 2023
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Mar 23, 2023
Outstanding quality and craftsmanship!...
Outstanding quality and craftsmanship!
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Mar 14, 2023
Tabletop was as advertised and arrived ahead of projected date....
Tabletop was as advertised and arrived ahead of projected date. The size and mass of the top has exceeded my expectations for a vibration damping work surface.
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Mar 9, 2023
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Feb 22, 2023
Beautiful piece. Minor shipping bumps and bruises. Overall great addition...
Beautiful piece. Minor shipping bumps and bruises. Overall great addition to my hand built kitchen island.
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Jan 19, 2023
Beautiful color, packaging and sanding need a little work
I love the desk made from this butcher block--the color is rich and wonderful. On both pieces I bought, the plastic corners that were supposed to protect them had cracked and the table was slightly chipped in places, so that could be improved. Also, the cuts on the sides are pretty blunt and rough. It would be nice if they were smoothed a bit more.
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Dec 30, 2022
best price on solid hardwood.
i ordered a 10 ftx25in beech bucherblock countertop for my work bench. ordered on 12-6 received on 12-27. was laying flat on my driveway. very minor damage to one corner. about 1/8 chip. easy to sand out. overall very nice piece. much more expensive if ordered in maple for other place. im using this to inlay two tracks for wood working. and clamping down pieces im working on.
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Response from Forest Products DistributorsJan 6, 2023
Thanks for reaching out! We love to hear from happy customers.
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Dec 26, 2022
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Nov 29, 2022
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Nov 23, 2022
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Nov 16, 2022
received 4 and all 4 inspected same day look great...
received 4 and all 4 inspected same day look great both A and B side. Some show a few slight nicks and / our wood filler spots but if so, not on other side.
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Nov 11, 2022
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Oct 26, 2022
Opted for dark color which was very attractive....