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Jeremy Kargas
03-02-2006, 1:16 PM
Well, after 2 months of working on a china hutch for LOML, I finally got it finished! Well almost... I've still got to put the glass in and install the lighting, but that'll be a piece of cake compared to the rest of it!
Don Baer
03-02-2006, 1:20 PM
very nice but you left out the details....(Material, finish etc)
Jeremy Kargas
03-02-2006, 1:54 PM
Sorry Don,
The entire hutch is made of red oak. I wanted to use QS White Oak, but because of money reasons, went with red oak. All the drawers are dovetailed (I'll post pictures later of the details) with red oak fronts and aspen sides and back. I finished the hutch by dry brushing with Minwax Red Mahogany and top coated it with one coat of oil-based polyurethane and two coats of water-based polyurethane.
Mike Evertsen
03-02-2006, 1:59 PM
why one coat of oil poly and two coats of water based poly?

nice hutch.
Chris Dodge
03-02-2006, 3:33 PM
I really like the design! Did you design it yourself?
Jeremy Kargas
03-02-2006, 4:11 PM
Mike - the reason I use one coat of oil-base followed by two coats of water-base is basically for speed purposes. This way I don't have to raise the grain before I finish. I just sand it to 220, put a coat of oil-based stain on, put the oil-based poly on, and then the water-base. It is also much quicker to wait 2 hours for the water-based to dry than it is to wait 24 hours for the oil-based to dry.

Chris - yes, I designed it myself. I basically took the elements of a couple of mission style china hutches that I liked and combined them into this hutch. This is actually the first time I've designed anything this big. Took quite a while to get it just the way I wanted, especially because I'm a rookie at this woodworking thing. I did have quite a bit of help from my dad on the woodworking and finishing aspect of it just because I wasn't completely comfortable doing it by myself. Good time for a little father/son bonding!
Dave Richards
03-02-2006, 4:29 PM
Jeremy that is very nice. Your wife should like it and you should be proud.
Steve Clardy
03-02-2006, 5:46 PM
Looks great!!
Vaughn McMillan
03-02-2006, 6:07 PM
Nice job, Jeremy. Very pretty wood, and the design works well for me.

- Vaughn
Richard Wolf
03-02-2006, 7:16 PM
Very nice job.

Richard
Todd Davidson
03-02-2006, 7:25 PM
Nice design Jeremy. Looks great.
Jim Becker
03-02-2006, 7:35 PM
Looks really nice, Jeremy! 'Nothing like a big, massive hutch like that. They are wonderful.
Ken Fitzgerald
03-02-2006, 10:46 PM
Excellent project Jeremy!
Brad Kimbrell
03-02-2006, 11:01 PM
Beautiful piece! And all the more enjoyable for you and yours since you designed it yourself.

Nice job!
Pete Harbin
03-03-2006, 8:39 AM
Way to go Jeremy! Really great work!

Pete
Tyler Howell
03-03-2006, 8:41 AM
Love it Jeremy
Carl Eyman
03-03-2006, 8:52 AM
Way to go! Dinner should taste better off dishes stored in that beaury.
Tom A Walker
03-03-2006, 8:57 AM
Absolutely beautiful. Very nice.
Dave Walker
03-03-2006, 9:16 AM
Wow... that's a great looking hutch. I'm sure it will be around for Generations.