Kitchen Remodel #7: Cabinet building continues

Hi Karson;

Let me be the first to say your wife must be very patient, but I guess she knows how good it will look when your finished.

I can’t wait to see the pics.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Karson,

You are a glutton for punishment!! Tearing up the wife’s kitchen while she is still using it! Reminds me of our kitchen project- everything went fine until the special order sink didn’t arrive on schedule. Washed dishes in the bathtub for about a week!

I really like the way you incorporated the drawers at the end of the counter. Looks like it provides a lot of storage in a potentially wasted area.

Lew

Your making some great progress. Thanks for the update, Karson.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Great job Karson. Your wife must be like mine, she has the patience of a saint.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Your a good man, Karson… a deck and a kitchen remodel this year. I’m liking those Greene and Greene accents.

I have been looking at those levelers in the catalogues – are those the ones that the kicks clip to in the front? Excellent progress thus far

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

She has a lot of patience as long as I’m doing something on the kitchen. She keeps saying nothing else comes out of my shop until the kitchen is finished.

But then she does have a few replacement tasks – Like New deck; Like making a cane for her mother (Not started yet, but she is showing up in 2.5 weeks so something might be getting ready to jump into gear.

But then there is the Mason Dixon banquet door prize that I need to make. While I’m at it I’m making 12 or more for family gifts also. (posted as a blog later) She doesn’t know about them.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Douglas: Yes. Lee Jesberger uses metal ones, I went for the cheap ones. Mine are plastic. I figure they will hold up the cabinets off the floor. The kickplate will clip in later. It is nice to level up all of the cabinets, just screw out the leg.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

When I did the veneering for the sides I put some cheap veneer (Mahogany) between my sheets of Eucalyptus.

You use water and a putty knife to take off the veneer tape.

You can see that on the photo of the sides of the cabinet before the Yellow Birch Greene and Green accents were attached. The Greene and Greene accents also covered up the screw holes that were used to assemble the base cabinets. The veneer sheets were 10” wide and I didn’t want to waste veneer by trying to bookmatch over an area that was going to be covered by other woods.

I only used the Eucalyptus veneer in area that were going to be visable. The other veneers were put in to give me a level area to put in the faux Stile and Rail attachents.

The back of the return cabinet is 30” wide so I had to add additional veneer to my bookmatched sheets on the back. The side is two sheets of the eucalyptus veneer with the mahogany in the middle and on the edges.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

What a project. God bless your wife…mine would have gone to her mother’s by now. I probably would have built them all before I started installing any, I’m a bit of a neat freak when it comes to the kitchen…and if you have seen my shop, that’s a complete polar opposite :-)

I really like the design. It’s going to look great when you are done.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

You’re making great progress. I especially like all the drawers—so much more practical than doors and shelves (in my opinion). We’re finally winding down on our kitchen project; it’s just been a little over three years. But then, these things take time! We women are s-o-o-o patient :~)!

Keep us posted.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

Great job Karson.
You have really got a handle on that veneering.
It’s going to be beauty when you get it finished.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Beautiful progress Karson.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

good looking project Karson. A testimony to your expertise. Congrats on the progress.

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

nice work Karson …

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

I must say you were so sweet and thoughtful to make all the plans and work. Your wife is surely lucky to have you. If you need anything about bathroom and kitchen renovations (supplies and all) you can visit our site http://www.bathroomkitchenguide.com and you’ll find a list of companies arranged by cities. Hope it will be of help.

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