Unbelievable How To Make Wood Countertops For Kitchen
Apply the wood conditioner with the corner of a rag to avoid over-applying.
How to make wood countertops for kitchen. Use wood bleach or oxalic acid on the stain. This BYOT DIY video tutorial is all about how to make a wood countertop from start to finish. I didnt manage to get any pictures of this process I was busy actually doing it but here are the first steps.
When it is completely dry apply the stain by following the manufacturers instructions. The beautiful look and natural feel of wood are hard to beat with any other countertop material. It was beautiful and stood for many years in the home I grew up in.
First of all pick your wood. For those of you who want to make sure your wood counter top stands up to abuse like in a kitchen google or check Amazon for epoxy pour on finish. Yet wood does have significant drawbacks especially.
Rinse the area with water to remove any residual chemicals. DIY White Concrete Countertops by Chris Loves Julia DIY Wood Countertop by A House We Built Routered Wood Ebony Countertops by Lemon Thistle DIY Concrete. Pour some of the solution onto a stain.
These 25 incredible DIY countertops prove you dont have to spend a lot of money to have a beautiful kitchen. My rough sawn maple boards were about 4 inches thick 10 inches wide and 6 ft tall. Many years ago my dad cut down his own black walnut tree milled the wood in his own saw mill and built the kitchen counters for my mom out of it.
You can put your countertop on wooden blocks giving it more room to dry faster. We started with the largest section and cut the boards to length about 2 longer than the finished length with a. I chose slightly decayed logs from the forest floor milled them on a table saw glued them up and turned them into custom countertops in the Northwoods cot.