How To Make Maple Butcher Block

If you plan to use your butcher block as a cutting board you could conceivably ingest small amounts of the finish and the wood when you use it.
How to make maple butcher block. Clean up the raw boards ends and sides. Once we had the length to size we hauled this bad boy into the bathroom for a test fit. Clamp the strips. As promised today i m going to show you how i built the butcher block table top for it.
All of the strips were taken through the. When i say buy one i mean my mom. She purchased all of the materials. So you may want your finishing material to contain only ingredients that you personally consider to be edible.
Cut the boards into 3 4 strips. Plane for consistent thickness. Diy butcher block countertop step 1. You want to work with straight boards for a butcher block build ensuring the joints will be.
Once i had a square edge to reference off. I bought 2in thick boards of soft maple from my local hardwood supplier. 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. Organize the strips and apply glue.
I went back and forth fretting over whether to build a butcher block table top or to buy one.