Joining butcher block countertops

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A new countertop is always a welcome upgrade, and a butcher block is a great option, delivering beautiful wooden countertops for your kitchen. But any kind of upgrade you make is a commitment, so it's important to make the right one. It helps to lay out the issues before making any decisions.

Using a mitre bolt kit, learn how to join to pieces of countertop together at the seams. Good for butcher block or laminate.

Ah, butcher block. There are so many good things to say about the beautiful, warm texture that wood counters can bring to a home! But there are also a lot of concerns associated with butcher block in a kitchen because, well, it is just wood, after all. Water + wood is bad, right? Some people…

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Well, maybe we ask that you don't stick a fork in our new counters. We're still basking in the glow of their newness, and aren't quite ready for wear and tear just yet. If you stopped by yesterday, we left off covering our ongoing butcher block install and related “quick fix” kitchen upgrades, and took you through the process of how we successfully brought our crap cabinets to level and were able to cut a consistent 45 degree angle and join the two largest pieces of butcher block together…

After our success with butcher block counter tops in our last house, we knew we wanted to put them in our new kitchen as well. We choose Ikea butcher block agai…

Apparently, I've Been Domesticated: Adventures in DIY: Joining Two IKEA Numerar Butcher Blocks Into One Large Countertop

Here is the process we used to install our butcher block countertops, as well as our tips and tricks for making them look as perfect as possible!

Save yourself hundreds and build your own DIY Butcher Block Countertops! Watch our process and discover all the products you'll need.