I have just taken delivery of the worktops for my new kitchen, two lengths 3m x 600mm x 26mm in Acacia wood from Homebase. I chose wood because, although it is much more expensive, I figured I could join it using a butt joint with the tools I have rather than the expense or difficulty of a masons mitre. (Silly me! 
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I was expecting the worktops to have square edges all around, but these have one half-round edge. I have enough width to trim this off and put it at the back where any residual radius will be covered by the tiles. But the other edge is not square enough to make a butt joint, i.e., it's square but the edges aren't sharp. I guess that the standard of the edge is what would normally be expected, so there is no point in trying to get replacements.
It seems as if I will have cut to into the edge of one top to get it square. Can anyone tell me how this is best done? How do pros get these neatly finished butt joints?
)I was expecting the worktops to have square edges all around, but these have one half-round edge. I have enough width to trim this off and put it at the back where any residual radius will be covered by the tiles. But the other edge is not square enough to make a butt joint, i.e., it's square but the edges aren't sharp. I guess that the standard of the edge is what would normally be expected, so there is no point in trying to get replacements.
It seems as if I will have cut to into the edge of one top to get it square. Can anyone tell me how this is best done? How do pros get these neatly finished butt joints?
