knotty alder rustic kitchen island

[Zach England]

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[Rick Potter]

Hey Zach,

That looks great. Now you need to make cabinets to match.

Rick Potter

[John Keeton]

Good work, Zach! Nice color on that alder, too.

[Zach England]

Good work, Zach! Nice color on that alder, too.


Thanks. I do like the color of the alder. It doesn't show in the photo, but some of the grain takes on a sort of greenish hue with BLO.

[Chad Easterling]

Nice! I like the butcher-block top.

Love the cat too :)

[John Thompson]

Solid build and brings back memories of early days when I worked with mostly knotty pine. I have ample sources of alder at my supplier but have never used any yet as I seem to be stuck on hard-wood. But.. that does look nice and cozy and especially for a kitchen so...

[Baxter Smith]

Its close but maybe a slightly different color for the top. I am assuming you used alder there too?

[Zach England]

Its close but maybe a slightly different color for the top. I am assuming you used alder there too?


No, the top is oak. I thought alder would be too soft. I had planned to use maple, but didn't have enough.

[Baxter Smith]

Thanks. I was thinking that perhaps the endgrain on the alder might have been hard enough.

[Brad Wood]

Thanks. I do like the color of the alder. It doesn't show in the photo, but some of the grain takes on a sort of greenish hue with BLO.

that isn't the natural alder color is it? what was your coloring method?

[Zach England]

just BLO. The photo is a bit dark.


that isn't the natural alder color is it? what was your coloring method?