Easy Butcher Block Countertop Cutting Technique for IKEA, Home Depot, Lowe's | AnOregonCottage.com
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2013
- We love wood countertops in the kitchen. (See our other videos for how well they wear and how to do easy spot repairs.) But to stand up to everyday use, you really need countertops made of hardwood. And the good news is, getting unfinished slabs of inch-thick butcher-block to do-it-yourself is pretty affordable.
When we bought IKEA butcher block countertops for a DIY installation, I needed to cut them to fit our kitchen cabinets. The problem is I don't have a giant table saw like a cabinetmaker.
Instead, I used this simple technique to cut them accurately (within 1/16th), using a circular saw.
I've also used this technique for butcherblock countertops from other stores like Lowes and Home Depot. And they look great in our renovated hundred-year-old farmhouse.
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Nice, easy technique. I've used this method and it works fine despite the extra set-up time and math. One note you may wish to add is at the end of the cut. When you approach the end of your cut, your waste piece is precariously dangling from your work piece. It could cause wood fibers (even in hardwood) to tear out as its weight pulls it downward. If you can have a buddy catch that waste piece, or somehow grab a third sawhorse to ensure the cut is made clean, you'll be glad you did. No sense in being meticulously careful if in the end, you have a tearout or wobbly snipe cut from unnecessary movement.
Yes. I should have included that in the video. On the actual countertop cuts, which were sometimes 6 foot rips, I had someone help hold the part being cut off. Thanks for your comment.
10 years later and this is still one of the best videos that i have seen for 2013
Thanks!
Wow, this is brilliant! Thanks for the help...
Glad it helped!
First time countertop cutters - watched your video three times, measured everything twice, and they all came out perfectly! So much better than the odd IKEA cartoon illustrations that make no sense at all. Thank you so much !!
+Pandora Denver That is so great! Thanks for letting us know we helped.
Good job man that's awesome I'm trying to teach myself this stuff so I can start my own handyman business I do a bunch of stuff already just remember boys we got to run from the 9 to 5:00 we got to run from punching a clock we are our own boss and only answer to God Amen good work y'all stay in a fight
Man metric makes measuring and math so much easier.
If you're 5 years old
@@edwardelric8138 that's like saying English is easier than Spanish.
I process fractions just as quickly as I do whole numbers because I've been doing it my entire life.
There's nothing intuitively easier about a system based on 10 than there is system based on continually halving measurments.
Mark Burch ok butthurt American
@@markburch6253 base 10 is much more intuitive. That's the whole point. 12in=1ft
3ft=1yd, 5280ft=1mile that's not all intuitive numbers. 10mm=1cm, 100cm=1m, 1000m=1km. Easy and if you forget, the names mean that. And all modern measurements use base10 and everyone should be used to it if you've used a computer before. You can't defend an obsolete outdated system because you're just used to it. That's stupid and why the us is the only place that still uses it
@@Googaliemoogalie I guess that's why we measure time in base 10....oh wait. We don't...literally the only measurement used by every human being everyday IS NOT based on 10....hmmmm.
This will be very helpful for us! Also, as an English teacher and presentation expert, I'd like to commend your excellent skills (clear instructions, emphasis, humor, proper demo, pacing).
+Nicole Lawrence Thank you so much- we're so glad you found it useful! Brian's mom was a teacher, too, so maybe that's why. :)
Thanks for this. I am just about to head in the garden and thought there must be a better way of cutting this than free hand. Your technique is so obvious now I've seen it. So simple but I could not see it before. Thanks again mate.
great method. I am cutting a Butcher block for a little 'bar' area this weekend and This method seems super easy!
Excellent video with clear and easy to understand instruction. Lots of great tips. Well done.
Followed your instructions exactly and it's perfect. Thank you!
Worked perfectly. Thank you.
IKEA has gone to a cheaper wood veneer fiberboard core. This method worked just as well with the new countertop.
you can do this or clamps.. whatever floats your boat. great vid
Thanks for being so accurate in your video. Most videos I watch end up missing a point or two in the process. Then I end up having to do more research, but this covered everything very precisely!
Glad to help!
I just ran into your channel and love what I've seen so far. I hope to keep seeing more of your videos :)
Very helpful, great delivery-thanks :)
thank you for your very clear explanation. Awesome job.
Your welcome - hope it helps!
THANK YOU for making this video! So helpful :)
You're so welcome - glad it was helpful!
Worked good for me. Thanks.
You're welcome!
first off, thank you very much for taking the time to share your knowledge. quick question.. i have ran across butcher blocks that are reinforced with steel rods running across the short dimension. essentially maintaining all individual wood strips in compression. do you by any chance happen to know how this is manufactured? is it domino or biscuit joined? thank you.
Yes, I've seen that on some butcher block tables. But I have no idea how the wood pieces are joined. Good question.
i just wasn't sure if u had ran across something like i described above during your install. i would like to rip one of these down the middle on the long side. do not want to find out if there are indeed steel rods mid cut. lol thank you for the reply.
Use wood clamps instead of screwing in your straight edge. Then you can take the straight edge you just bought back to Home Depot :) also one longer heavy cuts as someone mentioned in here be sure to get someone to catch the scrap piece before you get to the end of cutting. It could tear up your good wood counter due to the weight at the end. This video was very helpful though ty
I did try that but the saw hit the wood clamps. And that was just a piece of wood we had left over from other projects. Yes, agreed - you can also set the counter on the ground just sitting on a 2x4 so the counter only has an inch to fall (that's what I do now).
I really like the part, "write, your number, down."
But. . . I reckon $4 dollars in clamps would save you quite a few screw holes.
Hi, I'm the guy in the video. I've used clamps in the past but opted for the screws because 1) they hold more securely than clamps 2) clamps can get in the way of your saw motor as it slides along 3) clamps can damage the finish on the front of your countertop--even if you put a protective layer of wood to clamp to. Thanks for your comment.
The screws were a big "ah ha!" moment for me, especially for this kind of project. I've used a circular saw on several projects, using a clamp to hold both the wood and the straight edge in place. But the jolt of the saw when it starts always seems to "bump" that straight edge so that it's no longer where I want it. This method, with screws seems like a much more stable option. It obviously wouldn't work with projects where the surface of both sides of the wood would be visible, but for this it seems like an excellent solution!
Good primer and useful key points HOWEVER even though you were using a remnant/scrap, I would have confirmed your "0" edge starting point for measuring length was at 90 degrees to the long edge you were keeping, or you might of ended up with a perfect TRAPEZOID (most counters end up being quadrangles (irregular rectangles). Recommend having a square as part of your tools needed.
Great point!
What about a longer cut? Say an island piece that is 74” x 39” x 1-1/5”. Need to shorten from 74” to 50”. Do you still recommend this method?
Yes, as long as your guide edge is long enough this should work great.
How did you finish the edges?
I purposely made all my cuts on the parts that would go against a wall and so could be hidden by a small piece of molding. However, you could sand the cut edge so it wasn't so sharp and just finish it when you finish the rest of the countertop. We did stain and a Varathane.
Cut it on top of a flat piece of plywood or something like it amd make your cut in multiple passes. It will come out way cleaner and you won’t have no dangling pieces.
Thanks for the tip.
Tangential, buy a metric tape measure off Amazon, then it is much easier to do the math since everything is in tens instead of 8ths and 16ths. You don't have to even know the metric system or even call it that..it is just that metric tape measures are in tenths..so it is super easy to do math.
I got one for my dad who hates that "metric shit" but admitted it is very useful when you need to measure out evenly spaced points on a line. 75 / 5 is much easier than dividing 29 5/8 inches by 5.
Yeah I learned long ago not to wear Japanese motor cycle riding boots when using any tools especially something that heavy, it could easily scuff your toe nail polish. 💅
😂
Says to not wear flip flops yet the guy is still wearing flip flops lol
Yes, I'm saying don't do what I did - be smarter. 😀
Why do the math. Just put the saw blade up on the line and mark the location of the edge of the fence.
Measure twice, cut once, I guess - it's an expensive piece of wood.
63cm - 11cm = 52cm
just saved you effort by living in the 21st century
Okay
Flip flops really!!!
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