Alcove Desk and Shelves

[benshort]

Hi,

I want to put a desk and shelves in an alcove. Its 122cm wide and 37cm deep on the chimbley breast side.

I'm thinking of using 27mm B&Q Beech Solid Wood Square Edge Kitchen Worktop (Sorry I don't have permission to post a link) the for the desk top which measures 2.7cm x 60cm x 300cm.

I'll get them to cut it in half so I have 2 bits what measure 2.7cm x 60cm x 150cm. I'll then cut it correctly at home.

It looks like it's lots of bits of wood glued together can the remaining bit be cut into 2 30cm x 150cm bits which I can then use as shelves?

Thanks

 

[MrYorke]

I'd be careful as that is a wide piece of thin worktop so it will most certainly sag in the middle without some sort or support.

Essentially its chipboard with a veneer laminated on top so cutting it and leaving a nice clean edge will be difficult unless you use a router. You could probably get away with using a jigsaw and a downward cutting blade but any sides that will be seen you may find the blade wondering slightly not giving a clean cut for when you edge the piece.

 

[marcros]

it sounds more like the solid staves joined together rather than normal worktop. should be fine as you describe.

this type of thing. http://www.diy.com/departments/27mm-bq- ... 570_BQ.prd

 

[MrYorke]

it sounds more like the solid staves joined together rather than normal worktop. should be fine as you describe.

this type of thing. http://www.diy.com/departments/27mm-bq- ... 570_BQ.prd

It would help if I read the OP properly - the word "solid" would have been my clue haha

 

[benshort]

Thanks guys. Seems that I'd have to get it ordered in so now I'm going to go with some 28mm x 600mm from Wicks. If I can get a good bit...

 

[Benchwayze]

I was looking at those B&Q tops and wondered if it would be economical to buy two of them, to joint into a 6 x 4 (Approx) dining table top. (A fixed table that is.)
I saw such a table on 'Escape to the Country' a few weeks ago. It looked fine. The top was clearly made from joined oak strips, (although it was a good 3 inches thick, so would have needed 4 of these 2 metre tops).

I just about have room for a 2 metre x 1.2 metre table with space to set the chairs around the table. It's now a matter of whether or not the finished job would look okay, in the flesh, given the striped appearance of the worktops!

Has anyone done this, for any table, outside of a workbench?

John

 

[Racers]

I made one from an oak breakfast bar off cut, with wide breadboard ends and some walnut stringing it looks very nice.

Pete

 

[Benchwayze]

Thanks Pete. If I can find some oaken worktops, I might splash the cash. Maybe 1-1/2 inch sawn oak would be nicest, but by the time I have paid for that, and milled it, etc. I might be not much better off. Come the day, one or other of my offspring will probably use it for a garage worktable anyhow, so hey-ho!

Cheers.

John