How to Make a Butcher Block Cart

Make a butcher block cart for your kitchen with a ready-made butcher block and decorative table legs that you can find at your local home improvement store. Include a hardwood shelf beneath the butcher block for added storage and convenience. You need only minimum building skills to complete this easy project. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Make the bottom shelf for your butcher block cart with 24-by-18-by-1.5-inch hardwood panel and veneer edging. Cut two pieces of 24-inch iron-on veneer and two pieces of 18-inch iron-on veneer. Lay each piece along the edge of your hardwood panel and press it on with a hot iron according to the manufacturer's directions.

2

Sand the legs and the hardwood panel with light-grade sandpaper. Remove all of the sanding debris with a damp cloth.

3

Stain or paint the four table legs and both sides of the hardwood panel. Finish with a coat of polyurethane for protection against moisture. Follow the manufacturer's directions for drying times and sanding between coats.

4

Lay the four decorative table legs side-by-side on a flat surface. Measure 10 inches from the top of each leg and draw a line. Place one L-bracket flush with each line and mark where the screws should be inserted. Remove the L-brackets.

5

Place an L-bracket flush with the top of each decorative leg, in line with where you marked the other L-brackets in Step 4. Mark the places for the screws. Remove the brackets.

6

Drill pilot holes where each of the screws for the L-brackets will be placed. Line up the brackets with the pilot holes and attach the brackets to the legs with wood screws.

7

Attach the hardwood panel to the lower L-brackets. Place the panel face down on the corner of a flat work surface. Invert the table legs so that you can attach the L-brackets to each corner. Remember to drill pilot holes before you insert the screws.

8

Drill pilot holes in the butcher block before inserting screws. Stand the cart upright and attach the butcher block to the L-brackets on the top.