How To Build Butcher Block

Clean up the raw boards ends and sides.

How to build butcher block. Make sure it is square with the support board edges. Organize the strips and apply glue. Position bar clamps in place on a smooth flat surface and then lay the support board in place. Either plane or sand the block.

I left the ends of the table top long throughout the build. Then to prepare the top for stain i sanded the entire surface started at 60 grit and then moving to 120 150 and finally 220. Generous sections of butcher block countertop give you plenty of easy to clean culinary workspace up top and lots of storage space including room for hanging pots down below. The sturdy frame made of sections of gas pipe gives it an industrial flair and the casters make it easy to move.

I typically sand up to 220 raise the grain by spraying on some water and finish sanding up to 320 and then 600 by hand. Clamp the strips together and let glue set. Cover the board with a sheet of waxed paper. Use c clamps to clamp a strip of wood to one end of the support board.

Cut the boards into 3 4 strips. With the wonderful resource of our barn to pull from my grandparents old wood working shop i just keep finding more and more material to work with. After routing the edges of the butcher block you want to sand the board with a random orbit sander or whichever your preferred method may be. Cutting the top to length.

In this case i knew several years ago exactly what i planned on using for the butcher block on my island i didn t. I came back with a circular saw with a long straight edge clamped to the surface to cut off the ends. How to make a butcher block cutting board step 1. I found that to build your own butcher block is not all that complicated.