Kitchen Remodel #15: The drawer fronts

This is sacrilege, quilted maple gone missing… lol. luckily the fronts make up for it :) looks great! love the wooden hardware.

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

The cabinets came out beautifully, Karson!!

Bet the Mrs. is happy to be using her new kitchen.

Lew

Quilted maple veneer covered up say it ain’t so Karson! As I said before great work and unique as well, you sure can’t buy drawers with unseen quilted maple veneer lol.

-- SAEPE EXPERTUS, SEMPER FIDELIS, FRATRES AETERNI - "Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever"

She is definitelly happy to be able to open the drawers. She usually just left them open and walked around them. She said that a couple of times she grabbed the sides of the drawer to pull them open and then remembered that she now had a drawer pull.

Pavlov was right again.
For those of you who have never heard of Pavlov do a search for Pavlov’s dog.

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

Beautiful drawers. And, I’ll add my dismay to the quilted maple on the backs. I’m guessing the Mrs. is rather pleased.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Very very nice Karson! Your skill shows!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Thanks guys. I appreciate it.

There were 32 sheets of that veneer in the flitch. I used maybe 8 – 10 and they had some cracks that would have been hard to join or patch. Don’t worry about the missing veneer, I’ve got lots more of that stuff.

This came in a package that had around 700 sq ft of maple veneer. I used around 30 Sq Ft.

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

those are really nice karson…someday maybe my wife will let me build her stuff.

-- If you can't build it, code it. If you can't code it, build it. But always ALWAYS take a picture.

I like your cabinetry also found the JK video very moving especially when he talked of his wife he reminded me of my father in law.A truly wonderful simplistic ideology I love that.Thanks for posting .Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

... okay… very nicely done… but how can you find anything in those 19 drawers? I have a little wet bar with 5 drawers and 3 doors… can’t find a thing on first try. lol Thanks for bringing the fronts and the jigs to our meeting show and tell… they really look good finished with the drawer pulls in place.

-- Al H.

Beautiful!
But your going to end up with a stiff neck looking at the quilted maple.<(:O}#

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Al I use “1” silverware. Top drawer, I let her worry about the others.

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

exelent work ,karson .
i can’t believe how much work you did,
while i took a nap !

thats why you are the master .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Great looking cabinets Karson, Very good build.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

very nice….

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Wonderful Job Karson!! Those pulls are very sharp

Rick

-- If at first you don't succeed...Don't try skydiving

i think i would want to pull the drawers out just to look at the maple…...very nice job..its just beautiful…i hope your not planning on moving again…i saw the last kitchen work you did, and you sold the house…...dont know if i could have done that…....great job karson…..grizzman

-- The Grizzone

Thanks for the compliments. But my best critic and support like it also.

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

hey there karson..i think i noticed alot of finger prints on that microwave…and a orange under one cabinet…you better get to cleaning now that the wood work is done….har…...i just love the cabinets..grizzman

-- The Grizzone

The job is not done. I still need to make 3 drawers, 4 drawer fronts, 2 doors for the sink, and all of the upper cabinets. This corner still looks a lot like this except the counter top is there.

The base board still needs to be installed. I hope that keeps the oranges out from under the cabinets.

The only upper cabinet that has been made is this one. I made it so that I could check my measurements.

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

Looks nice Karson.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Wow. Great looking pulls. Your doing a fantastic job. I noticed that you used leg levelers under the cabinets. I used them too when I had my cabinet shop. Makes for easy install and leveling. Keep up the great work.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Very nice karson!! Hopefully you get all the oranges out before the base goes on. If not i am sure you know when one is left, the odor should give it away. I really like the wooden pulls.

-- My job is to give my kids things to discuss with their therapist....medic20447@gmail.com

Karson,
Absolutely beautiful work here! Have they turned the rhythm up on that pace maker? Man you’re moving right along. I appreciated your links in the blog, I think? I’m trying to figure out how many dowels I’d have to make to ever pay for that doweling cutter set. I especially like the wall cabinet. That is going to be one more masterpiece when you’re done with the kitchen. Keep on keeping on friend.

Sincerely,
Ken McGinnis

-- woodbutcher north carolina

Really very very beautiful. The shape of the frame, the pegs and the drawer pulls – love ‘em so much.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Jerry: the leg levilers were a suggestion from Lee Jesberger. We were in his shop for the LumberJock picnic last year and I was asking about kitchen cabinets. He turned me on to the European style of cabinets instead of face-frame. and also use the leg levilers so you can get 2 more sides out of a sheet of plywood. The sides are 30” insteead of 34” long.

I thank him for that suggestion.

And i thank everyone for the well wishes.

I’ll be glad when this project is done. my wife told me no more projects until my kitchen is done.

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

Ken you know that you can’t put a return price on a tool purchase. Once the tool has been bought and used it’s paid for itself.

In this case, I don’t think I could ever buy Yellow Birch Dowels in sapwood. I’d have to make them by hand. Wait a minute I did make them by hand.

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

Karson, you are one clever fella. well done.

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

Hi Karson,

Really beautiful and the handles are a great touch – really sets them apart from other kitchen cabinets. The video was quite enjoyable.

Have a great day,

Bob

-- Bob Lance, DE

Once again you have made me move this to my favorites folder. Great work…..

-- ericandcandi, Louisiana- Home of the "LSU Tigers"