Build Your Own Butcher Block Countertop

April 19 2016 at 8 09 am.

Build your own butcher block countertop.

A tour of our homestead. Hopefully this will bring new life to your kitchen without breaking the bank. In regards to the cut up pieces and not full length lumber it was the look the client was going for. It is a great product for use in areas that need protection from water.

Always liked purple heart toying with the idea of using some 1 8 strips at random with maple just to add a bit of color and contrast. Addicted 2 diy says. May 30 2015 at 3 19 pm the back burner. If at any time your countertops begin to look or feel brittle and dry don t be afraid to add more mineral oil to them.

Sawdust and embryos says. Mark cut line with a pencil image 1. You can make up your own butcher block countertop or the same technique can be used to create cutting boards or a top for a roll around cart. It s come a long way though.

Currently building a house and thinking it would be fun to build my own butcher block countertops. When cutting each section of butcher block place the boards on sawhorses or between two work surfaces. Your idea would be gorgeous. Make note of measurements and transfer them to butcher block.

We extended the vanity and added the sink built a butcherblock counter and installed our own diy mason. I know the hardcore woodworking world classifies end grain as the real butcher block but most places just define butcher block as hardwood pieces laminated together. So this is how you make and install your own diy butcher block countertops. Butcher block countertops are functional and easy to care for.

A great product for finishing butcher block counter tops is waterlox tung oil.