DIY Wooden Counter Top

In this weeks video I made wooden Countertops. This project was something my wife and I wanted to do for a long time. It took a lot of planing and took about 2 weeks to fully complete. The video is about the countertops but not a video on my kitchen remodel. Sit back and enjoy the video.
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[JustGG]

FYI: We did a similar installation in our kitchen TWICE. The first time we did not seal the under portion of the countertop. This was evident quickly with just a few uses of the dishwasher. The countertop started to bow drastically. I remade the second countertop but I did epoxy the entire thing to seal it up on all sides so no warping.

[jeanniealford]

Just love the kitchen. She has a wonderful, handy husband.

[Dirtbug]

My son, 4 yrs ago came across a bucket of 100 plus yr old planers, some 2ft long. He is a self taught wood worker. he went online, learned how to restore, sharpen, care for such tools. I couldnt believe how nice old fashion 2 ft plane can smooth up wood...like glass.

[rafezetter]

Some tips on ways to improve this for anyone who might read : 1) edge joint each board with a "spring joint" - google it for explanation, it ensures the ends don't separate and stay tight, which is a common problem with multi-board tops as the ends dry out faster (shrink) than the middle, a "spring joint" stops this. 2) the cupping he mentions was because he only "clamped" the boards on one side, this meant the side with the clamps was in compression more than the other - to keep it flat you need alternating clamps on BOTH SIDES, with equal pressure applied. 3) I would personally have added splines in between the board joints, this increases the surface area for glue, and keeps the faces aligned with each other while clamping (and allows other forms of clamping like using rope and a stick to wind it tight if you don't have wide clamps) - you can add other forms of alignment helpers using biscuits or dominoes, but they require more tools, whereas a spline is simply a slot cut in the edge of the two glue faces (to create a channel) and can be done on each board using a tablesaw - the spline is best made from thin sheet ply .

Those techniques will give a novice a better chance at a good result without having to resort to remedial work like planing down the entire top.

[beenthere]

I did this like 12 years ago in my wife’s bathroom and she loves it

[sufi]

Well built and beautiful.. Cute kids God bless. Finally someone who doesn't have a 100K garage with tools in it amping for a more cinematic performance than actually building something. Great job. Count me as a new subscriber

[judan]

Excellent’ I rather watch vocational education videos like this instead of negative movies and news. This are stress free video and hopefully young people can learn some skills from this videos. Thanks for sharing this amazing videos.

[bjnm]

This is well explained and beautifully done! I lost my dad not to long ago and we were going to try and do something like this together, with him gone I was scared to try it myself but after seeing your video I feel like I could do it! total confidence boost. Thank you!

[DarrinSK]

Something beautiful about wood countertops vs other materials

[RemiliaVampire]

I'm definitely saving this video for when I'm done my list of other projects!!! being a new home owner is fun!!!!

[DIYLivingSpaces]

Such a fun and inspiring video! The step at [6:05] really stood out for me, it gave me so many new ideas. Keep it up!

[tonyaction]

You are the my brother.
This kitchen makeover looks
I just joined as a subscriber so please keep up the good work and keep uploading your knowledge brother!!!
Thank you🙏🏼🤙🏼💪🏼

[BA-icuh]

Extremely nice job. Threaten anyone with their lives if the try to cut something directly on top of that stunning counter top.

[abdullahsalamahmed]

Good job, I love working with wood, as a child
My dad would let me use tools I use to build all kinds of stuff, I also at 9 years old was fixing my roof and laying cement, so when I pass unique stores in pa and south jersey I always touch the wood, smell it and a person who loves working with real wood can see a piece of wood and tell you if it’s oak, chestnut, Brazilian, etc. I would do my kitchen in teak or Brazilian

[JeffDeWitt]

I like this a lot, your cabinets too, along with the backsplash... you are giving me some ideas and you have a new subscriber.

[randyscrafts]

Boards cut is a wood countertop. Random cut pieces of wood is butcherblock.

[barbfrank]

My husband always says, you can never have to many clamps. Love those double windows by the counters. Beautiful

[Oldgit]

Great job on the worktop, by the way traditional Butchers Blocks are made with short lengths of hardwood with the end grain facing upwards but never the less great job.

[mprior]

Really like this! No fancy miter cut at the corner where the countertops meet makes this way less intimidating

[sillililli]

As a carpenter's daughter, I can hear my Dad say, "that's why you measure twice, and cut once". lol Nice job on the countertops and the kitchen remodel was well done as well.