First post: Undermount sink hole in butcher block
GoldenGopher11
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First time posting here! I’m replacing my countertops with new butcher block with an undermount sink. Cut went well for the most part but one side got crooked with the jigsaw. Obviously we’re looking for the clean bowl appearance. What can I do to fix this jagged edge and saw marks? Can’t afford to make a new cut because I’m limited due to the length of the sink bowl already. Could wood glue/filler help me fill these gaps in and straighten it off?
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That's a fix it might be easier to return sink and get one a little bigger?
Ouch. Filler will likely never look right. I'd be be inclined to enlarge the hole and line the opening with strips of solid wood to get it back to the size you need. Something like teak finished with epoxy so it stands up to the water and steam.
How does it match up to the sink?
Filler will never look correct. Unless, you;'re really, really good at painting faux end grain.
The only real answer is shaving a hair more off. As long as it still matches up with the sink.
I like Five Brids Custom soluation. Howerver by cutting into butcher block you have now exposed endgrain to everything that goes into the sink, inculding lots of water. Make sure you seal this area very good or trouble will lay ahead.
Whichever solution you look to use, you really have to sort that edge out. The best way to do this is with a piece of MDF clamped to the edge and a bearing-guided flush-cutting bit in a router.
Fix the MDF in place so that you will cut off as little as possible.
For future reference, cutting a little away from your line with the jigsaw and finishing with a router is the most effective way to do this. Jigsaws almost never cut precisely.
As others have said, you could buy a bigger bowl or glue on edging strips after making the hole even larger.
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