How To Cut Butcher Block Countertops. The extra inch for overhang was a nice match for the base cabinet and the nominal gap around the other three sides of our butcher block. You can chop fruits and vegetables directly on the surface.
To set the guide first mark your cut with a pencil set the saw with the blade on the mark while still unplugged and then set your guide up on the outside of the saw NOTE. Butcher block countertops are becoming a common site in modern homes. How to Cut a Butcher Block Countertop.
Some of my wood was warped so I needed to keep flipping the board over to keep a safe cut on the table saw.
So the total cost for the butcher block itself was 780 which is a decent chunk of change but for the end resulttotally worth it. You want to cut with the guide on the good side of the butcher block that way if you veer off coarse with your cut you dont cut into the scrap and not your countertop. Check out part 1 on lowes youtube. A clamping straight edge can be purchased or made with a scrap piece of straight-sided wood and clamps.
