Building A Wooden Kitchen Countertop

First of all pick your wood.

Building a wooden kitchen countertop.

Then draw or create a template by taping several sheets of paper together. After this i ran it through the planer a couple of times on the ends to get it straight. Record the length width and depth on a piece of paper. Decide what wood you would like to use.

There are quite a few. It s so much easier than you thought. Find boards that have a width around 6 as a standard counter should be made up of at least four boards to remain stable. Don chose to make the countertop in one large unit including the hole where the.

Keep in mind the wood my husband used to build out countertop is a soft wood spanish cedar selected to match the previous countertop. I m back today to share another tutorial for the recently completed coastal farmhouse laundry. Create your very own diy wood countertop and even add a little faux aging if you like. Use the tape measure to get the dimensions of the countertop area in your kitchen.

I had some beautiful rough sawn maple on hand so that s what i. Many people might prefer a harder wood such as oak. The greater the number of boards you join the more stable your finished countertop will be. The board footage reflects the configuration of our particular kitchen.

How to make a wooden countertop step 1. It will be far easier to take the dimensions once it is. Work slowly and carefully to ensure that you do not wreck the cabinetry. The design template will give you a rough cutout of the counter space and aid you when you make your initial cuts of wood.

The easiest way is to take some wooden planks measure them cut send and arrange in a countertop. Measure the counter with a measuring tape once it is removed. 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. An end grain butcher block countertop is made by joining several parallel strips that are an inch and a half to two inches wide.