Cherry T&G flooring

Re: Cherry T&G counter top

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

You can glue it into a panel but you'll have to allow for movement for climate change. Your joints will collect spills etm so consider how you'll seal them. Will 3/4 stock, an apron is probably called for.

Re: Cherry T&G flooring

JohnV

Possibly glue the cherry to a piece stable ply or MDF 3/4" thick.

Re: Cherry T&G flooring

Barry Irby

Put two or more pieces together and lay them on a flat surface and look at them from the end. I have found a lot of T&G flooring pieces are "eased" on the bottom side. That is, when the top surface is pulled up tight, the bottom edges will have a 1/32" or more space. Makes it easier to make the top tight without interference from the bottom side. Also makes it hard to make a self supporting panel as only the top shoulders will be glued.

Gluing solid wood to MDF or plywood

Dick Coers

Gluing 3/4" solid lumber to MDF or plywood is a really bad idea. When the wood shrinks or expands with the seasonal change, you will be a bow, or solid wood cracks. Something has to give when you lock it down!

Is it chamfered on the edges?

Dick Coers

That's going to be trouble on a bar top. The grooves will fill with water or food particles. Is the flooring prefinished? Hopefully that is alcohol resistant.

Re: Cherry T&G flooring

Garthinsandiego

I would rip off the tongues and grooves and glue as in normal panel construction. Don't see any problem with gluing a piece along the long grain side of the resulting panel.

it is not finished

Mike L

I have not seen it yet, but I do know it is not finished. They place I am getting from saws the logs dries them then cuts them into flooring or just straight boards. I was thinking I could save a lot of work by using the T&G as a glue line.

I will look at it closely to see if the bottom is curved out or it has chamfer edges.

Thanks

Re: Cherry T&G flooring

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

If I understand correctly, in essence you are going to make a table top and fasten the table top to something under it. A table top assembled from the flooring will be no different than conventional.

There is, however, a problem to solve. You must have equal access of air to both sides or it will seasonally cup. You can't lay it on a solid base with no air gap. Finish both sides equally. And in fastening, you will have to accommodate seasonal expansion and contraction.

Re: Cherry T&G flooring

Mike L

That is the trick. It will be a counter top. If it is in panel form I will just place it on top of the cabinets under it and fasten the corners only. I am thinking the 3/4 inch on top of the cabinets should be strong enough to support itself across a 30 inch wide by 4 or 5 foot length. It will be used on a side cabinet in a dining room and another piece in a small section of the kitchen with a coffee pot on it along with some other small appliance. Not really used for food prep of anything of the sort.

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Re: Cherry T&G flooring

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Stiffness not an issue. Air access to both sides critical to success. Finish both sides to slow moisture changes.

If you don't know them, look up "table top fasteners". An abundance of these across the ends will help hold it flat and enable seasonal change, which will be considerable. This top will be easily flexible across its width. Easy to hold down so long as it can slide in the holders.

Re: Cherry T&G flooring

Clint Searl

Glue it up as a panel and stick it to the substrate with silicone caulk/glue, which will move with any seasonal movement, leaving the panel flat.