We recently completed a minor remodel on our kitchen. I painted the cabinets a dark brown to contrast the white marble counters, and then painted the island base a light color and used a black walnut countertop to contrast. I personally love the variations you can find in black walnut, so I chose pieces to bring that out. I chamfered the profile to match the existing countertops and made some wine glass hangers to handle a set of 8 glasses. Top was finished with walnut oil stain and 4 coats of Waterlox so it can hold up to regular kitchen use. This was my first large-scale glue up. I made a lot of mistakes and learned a ton!
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ShaneA
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#1 posted 366 days ago
Looks great. Very nice to see a well done counter top.
AlaskaGuy
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#2 posted 366 days ago
You did a very nice job. Look great.
I see a lot of windows in your picture. You may know this but in case you don’t, walnut will fade like crazy in direct sunlight so keep the shades down when the sun comes in those windows.
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kizerpea
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#3 posted 366 days ago
Looks great!....top really sets it off…
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Ken90712
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#4 posted 366 days ago
Nice work! I love Walnut, I just finished an outdoor s=dinning table made out of walnut with granite in the middle. Lots of fun. Great Job!
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Brohymn62
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#5 posted 366 days ago
That turned out very well!
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Jorge Velez
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#6 posted 366 days ago
1looks great, very nice top
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MJCD
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#7 posted 365 days ago
Can you provide insight on the Finish? Looks great!
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GenerationWW
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#8 posted 364 days ago
counter top looks fantastic, the finish looks flawless!
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sawdust55109
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#9 posted 364 days ago
Great choice of stain color. Really brings out the wonderful grain of your boards.
I’d almost be afraid to use it and put a ding.
Todd23
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#10 posted 364 days ago
FABULOUS!!!!!!
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wunderaa
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#11 posted 362 days ago
@MJCD – As far as the finish goes, I sanded to 240gr then applied a light coating of minwax walnut stain to darken the wood slightly. After that, I used Waterlox original sealant / finish. I applied somewhere between 4 and 6 coats applied with a nylon stocking with an old sock inside.
@ken90712 – I looked at your table and am in awe. Amazing!
Myjhong
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#12 posted 250 days ago
That is a beautiful top. How did you plain it? Do you own a plainer big enough for that?
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wunderaa
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#13 posted 250 days ago
@Myjhong – All of the lumber used was less than 6” wide, so I could use my 6” joiner and 13” planer for getting the thickness right. For the glue-up, I assembled 2 sections (about 19” wide each), then assembled those two sections. To flatten the top, I used hand planes and a sander.
To your point, I do not own a planer or drum sander large enough to handle the piece, so that just means it takes that much longer with more primitive methods.
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