How to Make a Custom Laminate Table Top

Measure the size of your wooden tabletop with a tape measure and add 5 inches to the length and width. Mark your table top's measurements onto a piece of countertop laminate with a pencil and tape measure.

Cut the countertop laminate on the lines you marked with a circular saw.

Pour a generous amount of contact cement on both the tabletop and the backside of the laminate. Use an adhesive roller to spread it evenly on both pieces. Allow the contact cement to dry thoroughly according to the manufacturer's directions.

Place scrap wood across the tabletop approximately every foot. Scrap wood allows you to position the laminate over the tabletop without having the contact cement touch. Once the two pieces make contact, you will not be able to move them.

Lay the laminate into position on the scrap boards, making sure it overlaps all edges of the tabletop.

Start in the middle and remove the first pieces of scrap wood. Gradually press the laminate into place with a J-roller. Work outward from the middle, removing the pieces of scrap wood and pressing the laminate into place. Apply pressure when using the J-roller to ensure you remove all air bubbles.

Trim off the excess laminate with a router. Use a profiling bit to round the edges of the wood trim.