Diy Kitchen Island With Butcher Block Top

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.

Diy kitchen island with butcher block top.

First i cleared off all the mail and other things that pile up there. Diy refinished butcher block kitchen island. All sources listed below. To actually attach base to block i d am using a washer and pocket hole screw pic 2.

It s easiest to assemble the island right in the kitchen. Lay the bottom piece of the butcher block and place the pipe frame on top of it. Set the pipe frame on top of it and use your combination square to center and align the flanges at the corners. A radio stand converted into a red kitchen island.

Drill pilot holes and screw the frame in place. I figured that a typical island height is around 36 and the island top overhang should be about 1 on all sides. 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. Lay the lower butcher block counter on a temporary work surface.

To see the finished island check it out here. Second rick lightly sanded it with 100 grit sand paper then 150 grit sand paper and wiped off any dust with tack cloth. 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.