Back in September of 2015, I made the first cuts on the countertop board.
First Cuts CountertopI had also been using spacer boards to position the range and sink like this, even previous to that - March 2015.
Well, no time like the present. Let's finish that build now.
I got the countertop board placed, and pencil marks drawn on the underside. I also located where I wanted the cross boards, to act in various tasks, most importantly to prevent the edge-glued countertop boards from breaking their edge bonds. These also needed to clear obstructions, and act as locations for fastening the counter top to the cabinetry.
Then after measuring again (more than twice), I cut.
And test fit.
Then I fine-tune cut the range cutout, sized and cut out the dinette table and breadboard, made the support pieces for those and glued and stapled and finish-nailed and wood-filled and sanded - starting with 60 grit and finishing up with 220. It was time for stain.
I'll show those stained and polyurethaned pictures over in Chapter 7. Finishes & Finishing. As of now the stain is on, but the poly will take a few days. Maybe I'll grout back splash in between poly coats.
