Building A Wooden Kitchen Countertop

After this i ran it through the planer a couple of times on the ends to get it straight.

Building a wooden kitchen countertop.

I m back today to share another tutorial for the recently completed coastal farmhouse laundry. Use the tape measure to get the dimensions of the countertop area in your kitchen. First of all pick your wood. You can also make a small countertop to cover the space near the sink or just in the corner save some space and use every inch.

The easiest way is to take some wooden planks measure them cut send and arrange in a countertop. An end grain butcher block countertop is made by joining several parallel strips that are an inch and a half to two inches wide. Don chose to make the countertop in one large unit including the hole where the. The greater the number of boards you join the more stable your finished countertop will be.

Then draw or create a template by taping several sheets of paper together. I suppose that making a wooden countertop is even easier in case you have some wood working skills. Find boards that have a width around 6 as a standard counter should be made up of at least four boards to remain stable. The board footage reflects the configuration of our particular kitchen.

Create your very own diy wood countertop and even add a little faux aging if you like. Work slowly and carefully to ensure that you do not wreck the cabinetry. There are quite a few. It s so much easier than you thought.

Decide what wood you would like to use. How to make a diy wood countertop and how i gave it a tiny bit of aging too. I had some beautiful rough sawn maple on hand so that s what i. How to make a wooden countertop step 1.

Measure the counter with a measuring tape once it is removed. Many people might prefer a harder wood such as oak. Record the length width and depth on a piece of paper. Remove your old countertop.