I’m building counter-tops for the laundry room by gluing up 2x6s. This is inexpensive material that I can finish into a beautiful wood countertop.
DIY Wood Countertops
I cut the edges off each 2×6 so they all had sharp edges. I don’t want these rounded –beveled edges on my countertop.
This process involves a LOT of glue!
And then a whole bunch of clamps.
I’m glueing up 2 at a time, then glueing up those pairs. I don’t want to try to keep track of all the boards in one glue up.
Check out some of my other countertop ideas:
Sandra says
Glue alone will definitely be strong enough to meld the pieces together. My main concern is keeping the pieces from bowing while clamped so it’s flat when all is said and done. We’ll see…
Linda S. in NE says
Yikes, it sounds like you are getting some very educated, talented people following along with your blog. Good for you. I’m so glad you mentioned safety when working around power tools. Last weekend, here in NE, a young girl was riding a “home-made” ATV when somehow her long hair got caught in the motor of the vehicle. The news reports are saying she was wearing a helmet, but sadly, she is dead. How can anyone ever say, “It takes too long to be safe”.?
kim massa says
i am going to use your method of clamping next time I am putting together multiple boards, which i have done numerous times. Mine seem to bow/bend along the vertical plane and it looks like you put braces under them to keep them aligned. are the braces for support or are they clamped also? Panel clamps work but I have not mastered the technique yet. Do you ever use panel clamps?
Frani says
You are so clever! Cannot wait to see how these turn out, but looking great so far!
Love your blog!
Newer says
Hello,
I love your work.
A noob question.
¿how do you joint pieces of MDF, when you mount the library?