The strips are then crosscut into random lengths.
How to make a butcher block top. First decide how long and wide you want your finished tabletop to be. Then clamp tightly using clamps on the bottom as well as the top. Any kind of hard wood can be used to build a butcher block. The board s thickness determines the width of the butcher block s laminations.
Step 2 build your tabletop. The width of the narrow pieces determines the thickness of the assembled butcher block. Build a butcher block tabletop step 1 choose your wood. The first step is to saw the maple into strips.
Then stand these pieces on edge to create the butcher block s rift sawn surface. When sticking the pieces of wood together use a mallet to pound any shorter pieces into a tight joint. Once i had a square edge to reference off. Plane for consistent thickness.
Be sure that if you have short pieces to glue those ends together too. In this van guide how to video i show you the process of how i build my butcher block tops i use in a lot of my custom van conversions. 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. Once we had the length to size we hauled this bad boy into the bathroom for a test fit.
I bought 2in thick boards of soft maple from my local hardwood supplier. Step 3 finish your tabletop. Butcher block tops are traditionally made of hard maple. All of the strips were taken through the.
Butcher block construction rip a plain sawn board into narrow pieces. Cutting the wood into strips. Lightly sand the finished tabletop to get rid.