janice's Workshop

is that your work shop where the saws

-- Jim, Kentucky

Janice, those are some nice looking cabinets and I like the beadboard panels which echo the wall treatment. That is a nice idea.

Is there any chance we could get some pictures of your shop posted as well?

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Ha, ha. My shop is my basement. It’s a joke. Very small. I built all my wall cabinets and had to store them in my basement for awhile, in the family room, because of the flood at the river. I have a small house. My shop is also my laundry room, not pretty. Not gonna give pictures of that! I call it my work room, not a shop to me. When I use my sander, I have to take my clean laundry out of the room, just to give you an idea. I have never learned how to make raised panel doors yet, at this point in my life I probably never will. I think I had 18 doors to make, maybe more, not sure if I’m done yet. Anyway, I didnt think I wanted to learn with that many to do, so I just used left over paneling and made insert doors. Good enough for the river. My new kitchen is upstairs now. Someday it may flood up there too and I really didnt want to put that much work into it.

-- Janice

Yeah, I’m not getting this site at all. Don’t know how to respond to any of you. No, that wasnt my work shop, it was my cabin where the cabinets are suppose to go. I actually do have a table saw set up there. A smaller, cheaper one that I can leave out there, that I need there. But no pictures.

-- Janice

Nice looking cabinets.

To respond to us just type your response in the box below the last response, like you did above.

Welcome to Lumberjocks, don’t let the technology get you down (I survived figuring it out :-), this is a great place to learn about woodworking and ‘meet’ some really interesting people.

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

This is crazy. Cant read a tape measure either. Have to count the lines. But thanks for the help. I didnt see the box below. He’s tried to teach me, but anything over or under 1/4 a 1/2 or 3/4 I count the lines. It’s easier to me. My pictures arent going up right either, I need help. Don’t get why some people have galleries and I only have one picture there. I’ll either figure it out or I won’t. When I found this site, I found a gal, I think Robin, who make’s screen doors. I only signed up so I could see her things. Absolutley beautiful. Then this happened.

-- Janice

I use a pencil mark on the tape measure, that way I don’t have to count or read the numbers, with my memory somedays it is better to look at the pencil mark then try to remember which line I was counting to :-)

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

I do that sometimes too. Probably why I never learned to read the ruler.

-- Janice

Hi Janice

Great looking kitchen cabinets. You did a beautiful job on them. I have been a cabinets builder/design for thirty five years and I have seen none better! Thank you for posting your kitchen.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Well, thanks Tom. Thirty five years huh, I know you’ve seen better. In fact, I really don’t belong on this site, everyone else’s work is so professional.

-- Janice

Hi Janice

For as long as you have been doing wood working you do a great job. I feel the same as you do, as far as feeling I am among professional. I always thought I was a journeyman cabinet builder but some of these guys do amazing work! The wood carved furniture, wood inlays, period furniture make me feel like I have a long way to go. What is so great about this sight is the inspiration you get from these people no matter what level you are at.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Hey girl, those are beautiful looking cabinets. As far as belonging to the family its like this, every one here learns and everyone has something to teach. whether you are building cabinets or just whittling you’re still a lj. welcome pull up and sit awhile.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

Thanks for the compliment. But I don’t always have time to learn. I love to paint too, so I’m either covered in saw dust or I sit back and paint for months. I’m working on my last cabinet that goes over the stove now, after that, I’m back to painting, I think. There is still alot I need to learn about painting too, just don’t have the time for everything. I decided to move the stove and put it at the end of the wall and there is a window on the other wall there, so I really cant finish it off with a full size cabinet or it would block the window. So it’s been hard trying to come up with something that ties into the cabinets and meets the other wall. But I guess I’ll figure something out, it’s just a cabin. Thanks again.

-- Janice

Nice job janice. I hope mine come out that good.

-- Sell it here> http://woodworkerslist.com

Janice thats some nice cabinets.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Well thanks. They were fun to build but I’m glad I’m done. Don’t really know what I’m doing, just do it. After seeing pictures of some of the kitchens on this site, mine shouldnt even be on here. I really only did it because I wanted alot and I knew my husband wouldnt have spent the money to have them built. It’s just a cabin. Would have never done this for my house, I’m not good enough. But I do have to say, I’ve learned alittle from this.

-- Janice

hi janice ,
looking through shops ,
and found your kitchen looks better than my shop !:-)
your work looks realy good ,
i’ve been a profesional carpenter for 45 years ,
but rarely trod the same path twice ,
so i’m always a beginer again ?
the skills do pass through quietly ,
but the learning is allways new .
i’m always impresed by anyone that does something new !
more interesting than finding something on t.v. to watch .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Hi David, Thanks for the comments. I like things to be different too. I debated with the doors. I have never learned how to make raised panel doors and probably never will. I’m running out of room in my house to put any more furniture in it, so I don’t have the need to keep building big stuff. Although, I probably will build an entertainment center for the cabin. I’m sure that will be my next project. Anyway, it was the cheapest any easy way out for the doors, to just use left over paneling. But I think they turned out pretty neat for a cabin anyway. I did just finish 4 more doors, built the same way. They were for our cabin too, in the bathroom. Thanks again for your comments.

-- Janice

Oh my goodness Janice, if you can nail two boards together your a carpenter, L.O.L. there are just different degrees of carpenters, just like anything else and believe me I’ve seen worst my work included on that comment L.O.L. Of course I had to many of those 12 ounce curls in me but hey it’s all good just some are a little better than others but even the ones that do amazing work, they are constantly learning thats why it’s so much fun. I wish I had a camera I’d post my work on here I’m sure some of it {well maybe all of it} L.O.L. will be good for a laugh anyway. As far as the doors go What I usually do, {don’t know if this is the right way} But I like to use plywood for the wood grain and build my doors then take 1×4’s for the sides and bottom and a 1×6 for the top cut out a dome pattern on the 1×6 run my router on the inside edges glue them into place and clamp them down nail them with small nails and finish and they come out looking really good well to me anyway. Hope that helps.

GaryBuck