Butcher block counter tops?

[Brian Lepo]

I'm about to get elbows deep into the kitchen of a duplex I recently acquired.  I'm looking at counter top options and am liking the Butcher block look.  If used, I would seal with epoxy for durability.  Has anyone gone this route before?  How did it hold up?  What countertops have you used and why?  

Thank you in advance.

[Thomas S.]

If your plan is to hold it as a rental use standard laminate. Perfectly suited to tenant use, inexpensive and easy to replace. 

Forget the "butcher block look" it's not relevant, what you want in a rental is practical. Overwhelming majority of kitchen counter tops are laminate for a reason. Don't start out in the business swimming up stream.