Back Splash Boards: Part 1

First of all: I'm holding off on tile. 1 I am worried it will be dated when I try to sell the house, I know I shouldn't worry so much about that 2. There are a lot of necessary elements that need to go in before I think about decorative.

Months ago Bryna had routed the curve in these boards and I sealed the exposed faces with the water lox finish.  Here is a view of the kitchen with one board in set place:

Please note that the after view of the kitchen will not be contained in this post.

This weekend; Dad, Les and I, cut the boards to fit together.  Whoever can make these cuts with a copping saw to fit on the first try is a lot better than us. 

It turned into making rough cuts and sanding them down to fit decently together. Lots of sanding with 80-grit

In the end only one board was botched, and the rest are ready to be sealed on the cut edges and backs.

Read on: Back Splash Boards: Part 2