Splicing countertops

[telabtelab]

Does anyone know why it's almost always done like in Larsa's picture, instead of cutting the boards at 45° across?

Could it have to do with the length of the boards?????????

 

[kimpo]

Does anyone know why they almost always do it like in Larsa's picture, instead of cutting the boards at a 45° angle across?

It's probably to get the "seam" on the top of the cabinet's side piece, if you cut at a 45-degree angle, you have about a 90 cm seam without anything underneath.

 

[telabtelab]

Does anyone know why they almost always do as in Larsa's picture, instead of cutting the boards at a 45° angle across?

How hard can it be to understand that??

 

[Plupp 23608]

How hard can it be to understand that??

Yes...? You obviously think it has to do with the length of the countertop..

 

[Plupp 23608]

It's probably to get the "joint" on the side panel of the cabinet, if you cut at 45 degrees, you have about 90 cm joint without anything underneath.

That could certainly be the case, but I find it hard to see anything happening to the joint if it's glued/sealed, biscuit joined for alignment, and tightened with tension fittings.

 

[telabtelab]

Yes...? You obviously think it has to do with the length of the countertop..

Yes, even you should know that with that system you'll get a shorter total length of the countertop.

 

[telabtelab]

That may certainly be the case, but I have a hard time seeing anything happening with the joint if it is glued/sealed, doweled for alignment, and tightened with tension fittings.

Why don't they do that with stone then?

 

[Plupp 23608]

Yes, I understand that, but I don't buy that the majority skimp on a 60 cm countertop and choose a cross joint instead of having all the staves in the countertop "mitered together."

I've asked several people, and everyone knows how one "should" do it, but no one knows the real reason.

 

[Plupp 23608]

Why not do that with stone then?

Regardless of the material, it is always easier to make a straight cross section, and making a 45° joint in the corner is only interesting when the slab is made of wood blocks or has a longitudinal pattern.

 

[telabtelab]

Yes, I understand that, but I don't buy that the majority skimps on a 60 cm countertop and chooses a cross-joint instead of having all the planks in the countertop "mitered together".

I have asked several people, and everyone knows how it "should" be done, but no one knows the real reason.

OK I agree with you on the cross-joint, but there it's just about stinginess, or maybe a good salesperson. I think so

 

[telabtelab]

Regardless of the material, it is always easier to make a straight transverse joint, and making a 45° joint in the corner is only interesting when the board is made of wood strips or longitudinal patterns.

No, you're wrong there.

Laminate boards with stone and other "chaos patterns" have this solution.

 

[Plupp 23608]

Which solution? 45° or the one illustrated by Larsa?

I have probably never encountered a laminate board with a 45° miter across it.

 

[telabtelab]

Which solution? 45° or the one Larsa has illustrated?

I don't think I've ever come across a laminate board with a 45° miter cut across it.

Larsa's solution. That was the one you questioned, right?

 

[Plupp 23608]

Now it became confusing..
Larsa's solution I think is completely fine when it's laminate or stone slabs.

When joining boards of wood slats or longitudinal patterns, it's nicer if the joint is made at 45°, but this is very rarely seen, and I wonder if there's any good reason for that.

 

[telabtelab]

Does anyone know why it's almost always done as in Larsa's picture, instead of cutting the boards at a 45° angle across?

Was it clearer now then