Need a wooden counter cut down - any ideas of where to go / cost?

I bought a 8 foot long and 25 inch wide wooden countertop from IKEA (and 1.5″ thick).  I need to cut it down so that the width is 20 inches instead of 25.

I have a circular saw but can’t say that I truly trust my skills to make a super clean and accurate cut and I really want it to be exact- I’d feel much more comfortable if someone could run it through a big table saw.

Any idea who might be able to help me out on this one?  I’m located in the Gowanus/PS area and I can easily bring the counter to someone by car so I really just need someone to make this one cut.

Any shops out there that might do this?  Any idea of cost?  Seems like a pretty simple job so I would hope it would be like $25 or something.

All suggestions welcome.

stickerhappy

in Carpenters and Woodworkers 14 years and 4 months ago

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CGmodern | 14 years and 3 months ago

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i had the same situation when we renovated our kitchen. the guys at KF cabinets right on 3rd and union ripped down a butcher block countertop for me. they were building some bathroom vanities for me already but i’m sure you could give them a call/email about it. they’re really nice guys…highly recommend. talk to jason.    –jackie
jason.ng@kfkitchencabinets.com / 718-237-5800

stickerhappy | 14 years and 3 months ago

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OP here- thanks to all for the suggestions.
I also appreciate the personal offer to help, Steve- I might just take you up on that offer.  I’ll be in touch.

studioist | 14 years and 3 months ago

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I feel your pain! We cut our own beech Numerar countertop and for circular saw newbies, it was neither quick nor easy. But we did it. Good luck.

stevecym | 14 years and 3 months ago

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I’ll do it for free, but am located in Middle Village.  You would have to be able to bring it here when I am working.  If you wish to contact me, feel free to get my number off my website and give me a call. Steve http://brownstoner.staging.wpengine.com/tinkerswagon

stevecym | 14 years and 3 months ago

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Rip fence on hand held skill saw would do this fine or what DIBS says.  We do both all the time –

Steve

daveinbedstuy | 14 years and 3 months ago

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You can do this yourself if you already have the saw.  Get two clamps and clamp a straigtedge piece of lumber square with the corners and use that as the stop to run your saw firmly against it to make the cut.  make sure you have a sharp dine cutting blade so as not to “rip” the surface of the counter.

Make a trial cut first to determine the sharpness of the blade and to be sure there’s no “tear out” on the top surface.

brucef | 14 years and 4 months ago

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If you can wait a few weeks, I will have my large table saw set up at a job on Columbia St after Sept 1\. Right now it’s broken down into pieces (cast iron top)

Juno106 | 14 years and 4 months ago

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You might want to give Dykes Lumber a call and see if they will do it. They are on 6th St btwn 2nd and 3rd Ave.