Wooden worktop question

[andymarshal]

Hi guys, i am nearly ready to fit my new kitchen including a solid oak worktop which was provided with a square edge.

Is is common practice to leave the top square edged, or to router the top and bottom edges or top only and if so what would be the most common profile used.

Many Thanks
Andy

 

[makitaman]

We use a rounding over cutter mounted in the router which gives a simple radiused edge. Route the top edge only and be carefull not to burn the wood if using a fixed pilot tipped cutter. You will only be taking a small amount from the edge so hold the router nice and steady and keep the same work rate throughout the operation. Good luck

 

[big-all]

if you can live with a radius on internal corners you can butt join the worktops without the need to use a jig

just make shure you "dont" router a molding on any edge thats going to be butt joined

also any edge thats going to finnish within about 4" off a wall needs the end to be routered before instilation

as in the base plate on a router stops you routing up to a wall

you can also use a smaller router for the molding work

 

[andymarshal]

We use a rounding over cutter mounted in the router which gives a simple radiused edge. Route the top edge only and be carefull not to burn the wood if using a fixed pilot tipped cutter. You will only be taking a small amount from the edge so hold the router nice and steady and keep the same work rate throughout the operation. Good luck

Thanks for that, i was thinking a 3mm rad edge would like quite smart. I take it you wouldnt router the bottom edge then?

i was thinking of jointing it first and then routing it?

Would setting up a guide on the worktop help something like a straight edge to run the router up?


Thanks Guys
Andy

 

[bpowell555]

You won't need a guide if the router bit has a guide and is running along a straight edge.