Best way to join wood countertops. Joining butcherblock countertops bmyyou posted in general discussion on march 12 2009 0513am what is the best way to join two pieces of maple butcherblock 27 wide 15 thick where the grain patterns are 90 degrees to each other. The finished counter should be about 1 12 thick and no less than 1 14 which means its best to start with 84 stock. Which i do not know the name of but you get the picture. By the way be careful when you glue that it doesnt seep up into the top of the wood.
Every joint is custom fitted at our shop to ensure a durable and tight seem. If you cut for a sink or fixtures into your finger jointed top you might expose the unsightly joints and there is no way to hide them. Wood countertops need to be worked on in order to get the best fit for your design so you will need to make a good angle in order to ensure that they fit together perfectly. Step 1 make the angles if you want to make the wood countertops fit correctly you will need to use your set square then you can get the two sides of your countertop cut to the same angle.
Some serious wood as with any project the first step is to choose your wood. Biscuits and a type of countertop fastener. We can create one piece or multi section tops of nearly limitless sizes and configurations. Countertops diy or diy wood countertops how to edge join wood together in this diy episode i show you an easy technique of joining wood together.
I made a sketch when i first seen your post i thought this was an idea too but it may make the corner piece way too big. Any area that has glue will not accept the stain and youll be left with unfinished looking spots. To join them i would use 2 products. Glue is always good too.
Joints are used to create l u c and other shapes in wood countertops. When shopping for wood countertops ask suppliers or fabricators how they join the wood strips together to form the tops. This is what i narrowed it down to. Joint options for multi section wood countertops.
Finger jointed tops are a cheap solution but also one of the worst by industry standards.