Been remodeling our kitchen for several months, built new cabinets and had granite countertops installed on the base units except the island. We wanted to put something special on the island instead of everything granite.
I purchased 8/4 x6"x 8' RS cherry planks hoping to have a 1-3/4" top when finished. After planning, glue up and final flattening the top was 1-5/8" x 38" x 80". It was sanded from 100 up through the grits to 320. The top has five coats of Waterlox and the underside 3 coats. The final coat was Waterlox Satin. Wet sanded with 600 between each coat, 24 hours drying between coats. After the final coat it was lightly scuffed with 1200 wet to knock off a few nibs. My first countertop, good learning experience, project left a lot cherry sawdust in the shop.


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