kitchen worktops

[harvey b davison]

Hi, if this is in the wrong section, sorry.

 

I am hopefully getting round to fitting a new kitchen later in the year. I am wondering if anyone has milled / made their own worktops and what was used, how were they finished etc, and if poss pictures please, oh, and costs involved.

 

Thanks.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Cedar and Sycamore. Will see if I have some pictures as have moved since.

[tomtrees]

Also want to do the same pic please

[TrollSpiel]

Harv, about to start building mine. Oak ash American red oak, throw in a bit of really sexy hornbeam too. Pics are a month away. They will be lacquered with a water based PU - tuffest laq for work/bar tops

[tommer9]

I used a slab of olive ash for one, oak for another and macrocarpa for another. No pics i am sorry.

[fen01]

My Grandad milled a wind blown oak into 2 1/2" planks in the late 1950s. When we rebiult our house I found it sat in the back of of a friends barn and used it for the tops. It looks awesome, I will try and find some photos. As far a finish goes it gets waxed every week or so and has stood up really well over the last 4 years.

 

It was lovely to work with as well.