Once it was dry and i was satisfied with the color it was time to seal.
How to make a butcher block top for island. There is so many options for sealing butcher block. Then clamp tightly using clamps on the bottom as well as the top. It s easiest to assemble the island right in the kitchen. Set the pipe frame on top of it and use your combination square to center and align the flanges at the corners.
This prevents the glued pieces from bowing which nobody wants. Be sure that if you have short pieces to glue those ends together too. First i stained the butcher block countertop to match the beams in the dining room as well as the built in bookshelves in the kitchen. I clamped a piece of wood to the butcher block as a straight edge and used a circular saw to cut the top down to size.
Making maple butcher block kitchen table counter island duration. Lay the lower butcher block counter on a temporary work surface. When sticking the pieces of wood together use a mallet to pound any shorter pieces into a tight joint. You might have to do your butcher block in two sections which is not a big deal and will require you to glue and clamp the two pieces together after having them planed.
Reinstall and seal the butcher block island top. Making a butcher block cutting board. As you can see from the photos it was pretty beat up so it still needed quite a bit of work.