Hi guys
I am gluing up a butcher block counter top in three sections ( 5’8″ , 5 ‘ and 3’4″ with maple and beech.
I am using mostly 1″ material with some 2″ , and randomly spacing the maple and beech. Tight bond 111 is the glue of choice.
When I align some of the boards for gluing , some are cupped , with a resulting 1/4 inch to 3/8 inch gap between boards. I can clamp the suckers tight during glue up , but wonder how much cup the glue can hold in the finished product.?
My jointer has a 2 ‘ infeed/outfeed table , so it is problematic to straighten a 6 ‘ board.
Stewie
“Always a new way to screw up”
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stewie ,
Sounds more like bowed boards , not cupped if it is along the lengths. Trust the glue . it should easily hold the boards tight.
Imo you should use longer than finished size boards to glue up the tops , trim to final length after glue up and surfacing .
Often you can straighten boards on the TS with a sharp blade that produces a suitable surface .
good luck dusty
Dusty Cupped it is. I have been using the table saw to cut some wider boards down to 1 3/4" in width , then standing them up so I get 1 1/2 " finished thickness after glue up and planing. I do a 4" width each glue up , then 3 sections to get a 12" width that I can run thru the planer. So far it looks like the glue is doing it's job , I just would not want it to spring open after installation. I am working with a 2 to 3 inch extra length so the final cross cut to square it won't leave me short. If I decide to stain it before finishing with mineral oil and parrafin or bees wax, does it matter wether the stain is a water based or oil based stain?? Thanks Stewie"Always a new way to screw up".
I have never oiled a stained butcher block top , only oil without the stain . I guess you would be eating the stain , so to speak .
dusty
Thanks for the heads up. Guess I was thinking of aesthetics ,not taste. And it saves one step in the process.Stewie
Have you thought about building extensions for the infeed/outfeed portions of your jointer? It might save you a lot of hassle when using longer boards. Good luck with it.
Bryant
Stewie,
I built a butcher block 30" X 5' a few years ago. Used maple strips 1.5" X 2".
When I glued them together nothing was flat.
Bought some "planer" sandpaper 40, 60 grit and was able to remove the high spots and make it flat.
ASK
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