Diy Kitchen Island With Butcher Block Top

Drill pilot holes and screw the frame in place.

Diy kitchen island with butcher block top.

Get the flanges even by using a combination square. Most of the time people do not add brad nails or any type of nails to a butcher block instead they either use biscuits or nothing at all. It s easiest to assemble the island right in the kitchen. To see the finished island check it out here.

First i cleared off all the mail and other things that pile up there. Diy refinished butcher block kitchen island. Building it took some time but was extremely easy. Lay the bottom piece of the butcher block and place the pipe frame on top of it.

A radio stand converted into a red kitchen island. All sources listed below. I figured that a butcher block top would be about 1 to 1 5 thick so that would make the legs shown in orange between 34 5 35 long. To actually attach base to block i d am using a washer and pocket hole screw pic 2.

To attach the butcher block to the island before moving into the kitchen i drilled four holes in each corner top support piece that was 1 2 wide pic 1. Second rick lightly sanded it with 100 grit sand paper then 150 grit sand paper and wiped off any dust with tack cloth. Drilling a hole larger than the screw and using a washer allows for expansion and contraction as the weather changes throughout the year advice from my father in law.