Kitchen Cabinets, My 3rd Project

Wow Bob – you’ve got your work cut out for you. Lot’s of sawdust in your future. Ain’t that grand! Looking forward to progress pictures.

-- Like a bad penny, I keep coming back!

Looks like what I say in person except for the before pictures.

Looking good Bob.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Hi Bob;

I see the adjustable feet your were describing at the picnic yesterday. Clever idea, but I think you’ll like the European style we talked about. It saves a lot of wood, and are helpful in attaching the kicks.

Nice work on the kitchen.

Good to see you again;

Lee

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

This is going to look great!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Hi Bob Your kitchen is looking great. At the picnic when we were talking about the adjustable feet I didnt realize that they were going to be used on a project of this magnitude. Great job.

-- bryano

Hi Bob,

Kitchen looks great, blue drywall?

My wife and I are currently in the planning stages of the same sort of renovation, I wonder if you have any tips about the order in which the project is completed?

Cheers, Derek

-- Derek Tay, Venerate the Tree Design

I have found that the best way to attack any large project that can appear overwhelming when looking at the whole thing is to brake it down into a lot of small projects that you can successfully accomplish. I.e., If your kitchen has ten cabinets, at the very least, you just have 10 small projects – (cabinets). Or, making the model is one. Making the faces is another, assembling them is another and so on.

Literally, just start at the ceiling and work your way down. When it comes to the floor you will have to decide if you want the cabinets on top of the new floor or not. Make your cabinet faces first then the boxes. It saves storage space.

Make sure you have picked out your hinges and slides and know exactly how they will be installed before completing the final design of your cabinets. You can use some scrap wood and an old cabinet to test the mounting of your new hinges and slides. I prefer the European hinges, because they are adjustable.

Measure twice and cut once. Make a scaled down model or two, as I did. In the long run it can be worth the extra cost in materials and time. Accept the fact that you will probably make some mistakes. Be gentle on yourself.

If I can be of any farther help, please feel free to contact me. Good luck!

-- Bob Lance, DE

Kitchen looks great

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Hi jeanmarc,

Thank you for the kind words. Progress is slow but, definitely moving forward. Hope to have some updates
soon.

Have a great day,

-- Bob Lance, DE

Bob those are some nice cabinets.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker