I have some ideas on this, but I suspect there's better ones out there. So...
I have to deal with this kitchen countertop that had a hot pot set on it at least once. It burned thru the formica in spots (a fair number of spots, though not large ones) and I thought about inlaying a butcher block cutting board in the area of the burn. Routing out the space for the board and dropping it in.
Two questions:
1) Any other ideas on how to deal with this burned area (no, I don't want to replace the entire counter or reformica the entire counter), like a special touch up paint, etc.? Creativity is lacking on my part here as I just want to get the project out of my hair.2) What's the best way to make a template or whatever to route a precise fit for the cutting board, stiff enough that clamping it to the counter only at the front (sliding the counter forward to be able to clamp at 4 corners vs. 2 isn't feasible) will preclude movement while routing. Again, I have ideas, but... Alternatively/additionally, any ideas for creative methods for dealing with the interface between the cutting board edge and countertop edge once the board is dropped in place (e.g. if I'm a wee bit off on the routing template...)?
Hope this makes sense (I'm not quite awake/aware yet, and probably won't be til tomorrow...).
Thanx REnata