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Just wanted to show off some photos of a project I completed a few months back. This kitchen is entirely by hand save for the last cabinet (around the refrigerator) which was mostly by machine with hand planing and hand detailing. So much hand dimensioning on this project my arms hurt if i think about it.
Barstools are BassamFellows, not my work but they're great. I plan to install chairs and dining table so some more photos in a few months when that's all wrapped up.
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Lesson: If you're planning to build a kitchen by hand...don't make it in white oak.
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Very well done. I'm amazed you found a client with such excellent taste. They are rare.
How long do you think it will last before she slaps white paint on it?
Why not White Oak?
What provision did you make to keep the countertop (Walnut? Chestnut?) flat?
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Superb, Brian. Just superb!
Is this your kitchen, or one for a client?
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Very nice work on design, cabinetry and photos.
"Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're doing."
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Thanks Stan! Haha, I may fall over dead if I ever see it with white paint. They do have great taste, and as the project progressed they basically ok'd everything I wanted to do. The biggest transition was moving from a more typical kitchen to one without upper cabinets and instead everything in the lower cabinets and wall cabinets. It's a small space, so it really opened it up.Originally Posted by Stanley Covington
Very well done. I'm amazed you found a client with such excellent taste. They are rare.
How long do you think it will last before she slaps white paint on it?
Why not White Oak?
What provision did you make to keep the countertop (Walnut? Chestnut?) flat?
White oak is great, but it added some serious amount of time to the project when dimensioned by hand. When flattening panels I was likely sharpening my plane irons every 20 minutes or so.
I built a steel batten system for the counter top, so far, so good. The top was mounted to a stud wall and was utilized to strengthen the wall as well, against moving. It's been flat for about 6 months now, so I have high hopes that it will stay reasonably flat. The entire kitchen has gone through one full cycle of humidity with minimal issues. I had two panels which shrunk to the point of gapping along the sides and I was able to add 1/8"~ of material to them, otherwise it's been well behaved.
Thank you kindly! This is for a client, I'm looking forward to the day when I can build one for my house as well.
Thank you, Andy! Very much appreciated!
Last edited by Brian Holcombe; 04-22-2018 at 12:42 AM.
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Beautiful work.
Though the drawers behind doors is different.
jtk
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Brian,
Not much to add, as always beautiful work. Lots of sq. feet of Oak, my back hurts just looking at it.
ken
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Very nice. I really like the little corner shelf. I might steal that idea. I am curious about the drawer fronts though. You have wrapped them on the sides to hide the end grain. Any tips on how you did this?
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Thanks gents! Much appreciated.
Pat, the drawers are veneer over birch ply with heavy solid wood edging. More difficult than solid wood drawer fronts but worth it. 10” & 15” drawer fronts would move too much to maintain even gaps otherwise.
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Nice!
Erm...don't you have a minimax jointer/planer?
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You are show off
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Thank you!
I do, and doing this job by hand afforded it for me.
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Hah! I do my bestYou are show off
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Very nice Brian. Good feeling to be able to provide the client what they want in design and quality execution.
Jim
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