Frederick Skelly
02-11-2017, 4:00 PM
I'm making a butcher block work table for my kitchen. It will be 30" long, 20" deep and 36" high. I just built a mockup out of dimensioned lumber, so I can use it for a couple weeks to confirm I like the size and height. I thought it would be tipsy at that height, but so far it's not issue. We'll see.
Assuming I keep to that size, I'd like to build a 20 x 30" end grain butcher block top, that's 3 or 4" thick. I have 2 ideas I'm thinking of prototyping in pine.
* Idea 1. Make the top 3" thick, and the individual "squares" 3/4" x 1 1/2". I don't know if that's going to look too busy.
* Idea 2. Make the top 4" thick and the individual squares 1 1/2" x 3" or even 6". That will give it a massive look.
All of this is personal preference, of course. But I was hoping to get a look at this from outside my own head. I'm leaning toward Idea #1. What do you folks think?
Thank you!
Fred
Assuming I keep to that size, I'd like to build a 20 x 30" end grain butcher block top, that's 3 or 4" thick. I have 2 ideas I'm thinking of prototyping in pine.
* Idea 1. Make the top 3" thick, and the individual "squares" 3/4" x 1 1/2". I don't know if that's going to look too busy.
* Idea 2. Make the top 4" thick and the individual squares 1 1/2" x 3" or even 6". That will give it a massive look.
All of this is personal preference, of course. But I was hoping to get a look at this from outside my own head. I'm leaning toward Idea #1. What do you folks think?
Thank you!
Fred