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• Galley Countertop Fiddles, question ...
  • I have a lip
  • Mine only come about 1" up (Tartan 30)
  • Your fiddles don't have a rabbet cut on the inside, John?
    • They do Tom, thanks ...
  • If you had fiddles that were, maybe, four inches
    • I tend to agree around an inch high. I also put crumb scuppers in mine.....
      • Brilliant Westcoaster, I now have a new noun
      • I did that too, but in the corners. Sure makes cleaning easier
      • I have "crumb scuppers" on all of
  • PS … my Fiddles have breaks / spaces at the corners and the ends ...
  • Careful with Corian...
    • Thanks Brian … good point about the old holes likely not working ...
      • Drilling and tapping Corian is very easy
      • The reason...
        • COOL ! Thanks Brian & Paul, great info & tips. Cheers, John
          • What do you call 1 1/4" by 3/4" six foot long Honduras Mahogany pieces?
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  • Sometimes wish they were even higher than the current 2"
    • too high gets in the way.
  • This galley counter on an early 60's CCA racer cruiser is all SS.
    • Looks like a nice small commercial kitchen!
  • How thick was the Corian??
    • All the Corian I've seen has been 1/2" thick
      • I believe you can get Corian in 1/4' and 3/4" as well, don't know about the knock-offs. Cheers, John
  • If you are doing Corian, you might consider this method...
    • NICE ! That is a sweet looking Galley & Settee ...
    • All those good lookin' interiors, heaby sigh, I wish I was living aboard again.
    • Beautiful Job DDW!
      • That wasn't me, it was the builder (Bruckmann).
        • Well, you can say that but...
          • Thanks David. So far Atlantic Canada has been perhaps the highlight of our travels.