How would you cut Worktop?

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  1. david andrw

    david andrw Member

    I have a solid walnut top that i want to use as a bar top, with a return on the end. The piece is 3m long by 600mm wide. I want to the entire piece down to 270mm then cut the width to 37cm following it down and the 'L' shape to be 37cm wide.

    Bit confusing to put into words but the same shape as this:
    http://martinsrestaurant.net/diy-ba...s-topsail-island-diy-kit-fine-home-design-19/


    So..what method would you use to cut it to get the neatest cut please.
     
  2. Mblack

    Mblack Member

    Doesn’t say thickness, and question is a bit confusing but best way to cut a 40mm thick solid timber work top would be to use a rail/track saw
     
  3. david andrw

    david andrw Member

    its 40mm thick. thanks
     
  4. chippie244

    chippie244 Super Member

    Keep your measurements the same, you used M, cm and mm and mixed up length, width and depth.
     
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  5. longboat

    longboat Screwfix Select

    If you've got a rail saw that would be ideal to cut to width but any circular saw will do the job as the cut edge will be hidden against the wall.
    For the return, a router and guide would be best, but comparable results could be achieved with, again 'a rail-saw' or a circular saw and a guide.
    It all depends on what tools you have.
     
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  6. WillyEckerslike

    WillyEckerslike Screwfix Select

    And difficult to understand.......

    Do you mean 270mm or 2700mm? Are you trying to create an L shaped bar top 370mm wide (like the picture)? If so, what are the required lengths of the two outside edges?

    Thankfully the work is straightforward and as suggested above would be simplest with a circular saw (either a track/plunge saw or conventional) and a ½" router for the return. If the worktop has a rounded edge profile you might need to replicate that on the barman's side - it can be done by hand but it's easiest with a router.

    Bear in mind that some solid worktops are constructed so that the best faces are on display and cutting in to them might expose some more dodgy joins and splices. This is rectifiable but more work for you.
     
    Last edited: Sep 23, 2018
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  7. Cecilb70

    Cecilb70 Active Member

    Also they can be kickbacky and pinch the blade a bit!ie they have some tension built in.
     
  8. Pollowick

    Pollowick Screwfix Select

    Solid walnut! Can you send me the offcuts, please?
     
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  9. big all

    big all Screwfix Select

    are you planning on edging with a different colour timber ??
    are you planning on the timbers going crossways as per picture or the more usual along on the long length ??
     
  10. AlvyChippy

    AlvyChippy Active Member

    There are main 2 types, but also many variants of those.
    The "green" one's smell is addictive as Cedar... (Shacky hands):oops:
     
  11. wiggy

    wiggy Screwfix Select

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    Either use a rail/plunge saw or a regular circular saw with a clamped guide.

    You may need to take a couple of passes depending on the saw used.
     
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  12. Pollowick

    Pollowick Screwfix Select

    Minor problem ... what I want to know is why is he cutting/wasting some much.

    The last 2m plank of rough sawn 200x 40 walnut I purchased was around £40 So, what will a 3m length of 600x40 (finished) be costing?
     
  13. AlvyChippy

    AlvyChippy Active Member

    I'm reporting you for the theft! :D
    last time I had black walnut door frame to make and fit (mouldings in beech.. long story), for x3 180mm 2.1m 30mm finish planks I paid something like £150, that's something like 8 years ago
    I bet you, them worktops are £250+ each length and if of good seasoning manufacture £350+ although don't look that sort, just average IMHO
     
  14. Pollowick

    Pollowick Screwfix Select

    :) :p

    That was £40 +VAT ... I also used a company - Goldbergs, who are/were at the top of the chain and I could even select the length I wanted.
     
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