In The Short Rows

[ken hatch]

The kitchen cart may be out of the shop before the evening Lagavulin. It needs the pull installed and another application or two of oil before it becomes the property of MsBubba. The only reason there is a question is I have to go in and work with the Sim techs for a few(?) hours setting up initial positions for the Sim's new visuals.

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The cart's legs are White Oak, aprons, shelves, stretchers, and drawer box are Cherry, the bottom of the drawer is Honey Locust, and the pull will be Sepele, the top is Hard Maple.

ken

P.S. I forgot to add the drawer front is South American Walnut.

[ken hatch]

Finished and in place:

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Closer:

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On to the next project,

ken

[Terry Beadle]

Good Job!

I like the mix of different hardwoods.
Try to buy such a well made table and it's probably not doable in today's furniture market.
Last over a 100 years and really handy the whole time.

Again, Good Job!

[ken hatch]

Good Job!

I like the mix of different hardwoods.
Try to buy such a well made table and it's probably not doable in today's furniture market.
Last over a 100 years and really handy the whole time.

Again, Good Job!


Terry,

Thanks. I have to admit there wasn't much planing in wood used. It was mostly dig through the wood pile and yeah that's about the right size. Then nope, I don't like the way it would look, go on the next board until I found enough wood to finish the cart. I expect you are correct, the joints are solid and I over sized almost all the components. The only thing I didn't do was draw bore everything.

ken

[Mike Baker 2]

Lovely work and wood.

[ken hatch]

Lovely work and wood.

Thanks Mike,

ken

[Jim Koepke]

Great looking piece, weren't the wheels supposed to be red?

jtk

[Stew Denton]

Ken,

+1 on the above. The cabinet is beautifully made and besides looking great, +1 on the comment that it looks well built enough to last 100 years.

Like the others, the choice of lumber looks great, I really like the grain on the cherry.

Great job.

Stew

[ken hatch]

Great looking piece, weren't the wheels supposed to be red?

jtk

Thanks Jim. Good eye and busted....the base of the red wheels was just a thin one to big for the legs. I had to go to HD to find some wheels that would fit. They are not as good as the red ones but they at least fit without overhang.

ken

[ken hatch]

Ken,

+1 on the above. The cabinet is beautifully made and besides looking great, +1 on the comment that it looks well built enough to last 100 years.

Like the others, the choice of lumber looks great, I really like the grain on the cherry.

Great job.

Stew

Thanks Stew.

Throughout the build I tried to maximize the thickness of the wood and joints for strength. I figured as a kitchen appliance it would suffer abuse and extra strength would help. To do this I worked the old fashion way of only truing and finishing the "show/reference" faces and edges. I was able to keep most of the aprons and stretchers close to 5/4.

ken

[Phil Mueller]

Looks great, Ken!
Out of curiosity, when you craft your own drawer pull, do you just screw it on from the inside of the drawer front, or some other method?
Thanks!

[ken hatch]

Looks great, Ken!
Out of curiosity, when you craft your own drawer pull, do you just screw it on from the inside of the drawer front, or some other method?
Thanks!

Phil,

Thanks,

This time I just used through screws, quick and easy. Sometimes I will use a threaded insert, I've found it doesn't make a lot of difference functionaly and in the end I'm the only one that knows or cares.

ken

[Phil Mueller]

Thanks Ken. And you’re right. The first person that looks inside and says “wow, are you kidding me, you just used a screw to attach the handle” gets asked to leave :D

[Bill McDermott]

No need to baby that piece. Nice and stout! Your choice of an oil finish makes everyone more comfortable using it as the landing pad when carrying things in from the car. I think that will become a regular part of your every day life. Great work on a utilitarian piece, that is better because it is made from leftovers, that is better still because it is beautiful. It would be interesting to see the maple top after 50 years of use.

[Malcolm McLeod]

The kitchen cart may be out of the shop before the evening Lagavulin. ...

I could have helped carry it in, tested for dangerous off-gassing, and certified it fit-for-purpose. And yes, the cart is lovely, too.

[ken hatch]

No need to baby that piece. Nice and stout! Your choice of an oil finish makes everyone more comfortable using it as the landing pad when carrying things in from the car. I think that will become a regular part of your every day life. Great work on a utilitarian piece, that is better because it is made from leftovers, that is better still because it is beautiful. It would be interesting to see the maple top after 50 years of use.

Thanks Bill,

I wouldn't mind (I think) being around in 50 years to see it :). But there is not much chance, now the kids should be able to unless they junk it. The good news on that front is the girl child keeps asking for things to be made so maybe it's possible.

ken

[ken hatch]

I could have helped carry it in, tested for dangerous off-gassing, and certified it fit-for-purpose. And yes, the cart is lovely, too.

Malcolm,

I did a complete testing, including the swirl, smell, and color test before the most important taste test. It passed all but I needed to repeat the last to be sure.

As the postcards of old would say "Wish you were here" or was it "The sun has riz and the sun has set and here we is in Texas yet", I always get those two confused.

ken

[Mike Allen1010]

Ken,


Thanks for sharing your work/pictures. I'm sure MsBubba must be very pleased with the final product!


Anyone that enjoys Lagavulin, is okay in my book! IMHO your endorsement of one of the finest single malts I personally appreciate, make your design choices beyond repute.


Thanks again for sharing your work and the pics.


All the best, Mike

[ken hatch]

Ken,


Thanks for sharing your work/pictures. I'm sure MsBubba must be very pleased with the final product!


Anyone that enjoys Lagavulin, is okay in my book! IMHO your endorsement of one of the finest single malts I personally appreciate, make your design choices beyond repute.


Thanks again for sharing your work and the pics.


All the best, Mike

Thanks Mike,

I've round heels when it comes to Islay Whisky. I've yet to find one I didn't like, some more than others but.....

ken

[Matt Evans]

Lagavulin, Ardbeg and Laphroig.

I don't drink much anymore, but that is about all I do drink. Once you've had em, sorta ruins other Scotch for you if Islay is your cup o' tea. (I wish it were different, might end up being a bit less expensive if I could find other Islays that measured up. . .)

[ken hatch]

Lagavulin, Ardbeg and Laphroig.

I don't drink much anymore, but that is about all I do drink. Once you've had em, sorta ruins other Scotch for you if Islay is your cup o' tea. (I wish it were different, might end up being a bit less expensive if I could find other Islays that measured up. . .)

Matt,

Ain't that the truth,

ken