For me, the most exciting thing was that we got started on the remaining countertops. We had it in our heads that we wanted to construct countertops out of old wood. Gerald found just the right material on Craigslist: tongue and groove oak flooring that came out of a house in Phoenix.
Being thinner and shorter than our tongue and groove pine flooring, we hoped it would prove easier to install.
We started with the outside edge, using construction adhesive and then face nailing the pieces in place.
We used clamps to draw the pieces together before nailing them down.
After the first couple rows, it the process moved pretty quickly. With slightly different shades of oak, it made a kind of butcher-block effect.
By noon, when we packed up to go home, we had already finished half of the lunch-counter side.
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