Cutting Ikea Butcher Block

Chopping board 11 x6.

Cutting ikea butcher block.

Ikea butcher block countertops are reasonably priced but that does not mean we wanted to drive 2 hours back up to ikea to purchase a new slab because we messed up the cuts. We unboxed the heavy piece of ikea butcher block countertop and were both so pleased with how durable and well made it seemed. Kitchens contain lots of instant things. Some of our range can also be used as stylish serving trays for food like cheese or fruit.

Choose from butcher block countertops in oak beech or ash and laminate countertops that are pre cut to various sizes. Make cooking a joy with ikea s professional quality kitchen knives and premium cutting boards. Tested to stand up to years of use and scratch resistant our kitchen countertops are available in many styles and materials including wooden countertops in oak beech and birch finishes. Ok so let s get started with the tools you will need.

We purchased three of the longest length of countertop 98 x 1 1 8 and managed to cut the wood wisely and use only two. I chose the ikea butcher block countertops because i felt like that gave me the most high end look for my limited budget and i loved the warmth of the wood. For instant pantry storage and worktop space try a kitchen island or a kitchen trolley. Noodles rice potatoes oatmeal.

All kitchen countertops shown below are pre cut in standard sizes. A 7 1 4 blade with 60 teeth for finishing cuts. We have a big choice of different chopping board colours and sizes. My recommendation if you are new to power tools and cutting is to do some practice cuts first.

Ready to take home. Check out our chopping boards. Add a few chopping boards for safer surfaces to chop on. Kitchen how to cut an ikea butcher block tools.

You ll find everything from thick solid wood butcher s blocks to flexible plastic ones that you can bend. I also found out that a circular saw is the best option to cut butcher block luckily we already owned one and just needed to get a better blade more on that later. We sold the third countertop on craigslist and got our money back. The entire piece is 74 inches long and we only needed 62 inches of it so we knew from the start that we would have to make a cut.

They keep their edges for a long time but we have easy to use sharpening tools when needed. Cutting installing an ikea butcher block countertop.