Oh how very excited I have been to get to this day:-) We went from this… (150-year-old wormy chestnut off my great grandmother’s little guest house) …and this to this:-) It all started when the…
View PostTry to cut off the water with three children at home and you will know why we waited for the first day of school to put in the countertop. We started bright and early cutting…
View PostI agonized for days over what kind (water or oil-based) and color of finish to use on the wormy chestnut countertops. I made a lot of samples with extra wood. Remember I wanted light white…
View PostThe countertop building continued today as we got all the boards glued and clamped. My countertop is really taking shape now! Luis marked the places he wanted to add biscuits on both sides of each…
View PostLet me warn you now, this is not going to be pretty. But if you want to learn to make countertops the hard way, this post is for you:-) We started the day with our…
View PostWe got a great start preparing the wormy chestnut boards for my countertops today, despite the threat of rain. You can see part one, pulling off the boards, HERE. Luis got everything set up, and…
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