Cutting Ikea Butcher Block

We unboxed the heavy piece of ikea butcher block countertop and were both so pleased with how durable and well made it seemed.

Cutting ikea butcher block.

Some of our range can also be used as stylish serving trays for food like cheese or fruit. We have a big choice of different chopping board colours and sizes. Check out our chopping boards. Make cooking a joy with ikea s professional quality kitchen knives and premium cutting boards.

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. Noodles rice potatoes oatmeal. 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. Choose from our selection in various materials like steel wood or butcher s block.

A 7 1 4 blade with 60 teeth for finishing cuts. My recommendation if you are new to power tools and cutting is to do some practice cuts first. 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.

Shop kitchen countertops at ikea. 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. Ok so let s get started with the tools you will need.

Add a few chopping boards for safer surfaces to chop on. They keep their edges for a long time but we have easy to use sharpening tools when needed. Chopping board 11 x6. Ready to take home.

Kitchens contain lots of instant things. All kitchen countertops shown below are pre cut in standard sizes. 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.

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. Cutting installing an ikea butcher block countertop.