Casual Cutting A Butcher Block Countertop

As mentioned in edge-grain countertops each wood rail spans the tops full length.

Cutting a butcher block countertop. Petestein cuts directly on his gorgeous counter. So the total cost for the butcher block itself was 780 which is a decent chunk of change but for the end resulttotally worth it. For handy homeowners a DIY butcher block countertop installation isnt tricky business either.

It entails cutting sheets of wood down to size with a circular saw creating the necessary holes for. You can also use this surface on kitchen islands for dining and entertaining friends and family. Read on for the DIY plus a bit about the butcher block we selected.

Im linking below the quintessential butcher block thread. For the Pedraza kitchen it required an 8 foot countertop and a 12 foot countertop. Cutting against the grain causes fibers to raise up giving your countertop a fuzzy feeling.

Whereas our end-grain counters utilize rails from 1-12 to 6 inches long and arranged in rows that run parallel to the width of the counter. Once the countertops were cut and dry fit to the cabinets and wallsit was time to cut the sink hole. In the second part of this 2-part DIY kitchen remodel project you will learn how to install butcher block countertops.

Modern butcher block products are constructed with the long-grain exposed. Cut the Butcher Block Countertop For precise long cuts of large materials it is best to use a table saw or a circular saw equipped with a track system. Woodworkers discourage cutting on a butcher block countertop for this reason.

Afterwards I used a fine sanding sponge to clean up any burrs along the edges. We traced around our foam board template directly onto the butcher block and Scott used our circular saw with a makeshift straight edge to make his cuts. This past week we installed our seventh butcher block countertop - this one atop the island in our Farmhouse kitchen remodel.