How to make a wooden countertop

A wooden countertop is an original design capable of introducing a touch of uniqueness to the kitchen interior. Wood has a lot of advantages: it is environmentally friendly material, easy to process, durable, resistant to moisture, temperature, sunlight and abrasion. In addition, if necessary, such a product is quickly restored.

Wooden countertops are different: from a solid array of wood, glued from lamellas, prefabricated, made in the form of a shield of wooden plates. When creating a product with your own hands, select one of two options - a shield or a prefabricated design. To do this, you can use MDF, chipboard, veneer, or directly wood. Although wood -steering plates and veneer have many disadvantages, the most important of which is short -lived. Therefore, from a practical position, a whole wood count is the best option.

Since the main requirement for the kitchen countertop is strength, pay great attention to the wood for its manufacture. Hard rocks in this regard are not perfect, because they respond badly to moisture and temperature, drying out and swelling. Therefore, it is worth choosing an elastic tree that can return to the original state, without deforming at the same time. The most suitable cherry, nut and oak in this regard.

When choosing the dimensions of the countertop, you should focus on the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. For a family consisting of 4 people, the standard dimensions of the cutting table are 1 per 1 meter. But ideally, you can make a countertop 120 cm long and 80-90 cm wide. The height usually reaches 70 cm.

For work, prepare a saw, landscapes, clamps, a flight and a cutter. In the process, you will need materials such as wooden boards, carpentry adhesive, antiseptic, paint and varnish, as well as sandpaper.

The simplest methodology for creating a wooden countertop is the assembly of a furniture shield:

Fugan is used to process the boards. If you do not know how to handle the tool, then you can decide to buy ready -made boards that have already been processed and have the same length and thickness.
To create the effect of a whole surface, without joints, choose dies that have a similar texture.
Before you make a countertop, dry the material well, soak it with an antiseptic composition and wait until the tree dries.
To assemble the countertop, the boards must be processed in a special way, namely, the grooves are created in them using a cutter or an electrician.
Play should have a depth of about 10-12 mm. In the manufacture of countertops from thin boards, it is recommended to reduce the grooves so that their width is 6-8 mm.
Divide the boards into 2 parts, in one of them you need to paste the crests with carpentry glue.
They collect a furniture shield, joining and gluing the board on which there is a groove, with a dick to which the rail is glued.
After manufacturing the structure, the countertop must be passed.
To facilitate the work, you can purchase boards in which there are already grooves and crests, or lining.
After grinding, cover the perfectly even tabletop varnish.
In the manufacture of countertops for a summer residence, you can lightly facilitate the work by fastening the boards from below. To do this, use screws and a beam.

Naturally, with a wooden countertop, the patch washing will look corny, it is better to give preference to built -in design.

A wooden countertop can be made from fiberboard or chipboard. At the same time, remember that the edges of the countertop will need reliable protection against the harmful effects of moisture that gets there. Otherwise, the material will be crumpled. The edges should be processed with an edge. Excellent finished products with a crest are presented on sale. To insert them, cut the groove around the perimeter of the countertop using the cutter.

Thus, a do-it-yourself wooden countertop will look original and solid, and not in a final one. If desired, the product can be given any shape. The scope for fantasy is huge!