Maple Butcher Block Table

Really Nice!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

WE’ve been watching and now we can see the end result. I came out very nice,Chris.

-- Thos. Angle

very well done project. impressive workmanship

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Very nice work. I am sure this will last for quite a while…..

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Nice BB table – how heavy is it? Should last a few generations.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Looks beautiful! Nice work.

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Let me start off with “I really have no clue” so don’t take to heart what I am going to say (heck I never do :)

I would like to see it in the kitchen that it will live. Please tell me to shut up but the base, while very elegant and well done, seems to nice for the intended rough use and serviceable butcher bock top. I love them both and depending on the kitchen that it will live in may actually work well. Does that make any sense or am I just a dummy (which is entirely possible)?

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The more I look at it the more I like it. One of my challenges in life is that I have many conflicting opinions and find myself arguing both sides of many topics.. It is worse when I am talking to myself arguing about a topic <laugh>

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Cajunpen,

The table weighed in at about 60lbs..

Snowdog,

These days I dont think people really use butcher block tables the way they did back in the day. Im pretty sure this table will never see a slab of pig or beef. I made this table for my sister and it will be used mostly as a conversation piece while she is cooking. She most likely will only by cutting fruit and vegetables on it and using it as preperation table. Thats why its only 4” deep too. If she was gonna use it to slaughter her dinner then I might have made it atleast 10” deep but now your talking about a 200lbs table.lol

The commercial market for these things is pretty good. Most of these tables are made and sold at the professional grade and are used in actual butcher shops.

As for the legs of the table, I was going to just taper some 4X4’s and slap thos on it when I saw these for 12 bucks a piece I decided I could give my sister something that looked a little nicer than rough cut 4X4. I still have to knock down the sheen on these legs as they are not meant to shine so much

Chris

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Great looking table er butcher block.

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Looks great! Chop away!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""