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I think this looks great. I have always loved darker woods to lighter woods. The challenge was the kitchen is quite small and narrow, but needed sufficient storage to everything.
The units them selves are mass produced carcasses sold at the local hardware store with 1/4” Blackwood veneer. The doors and hutch are solid Blackwood.
The doors were a lot easier to make once you have set up the right kind of jig.
I will have to strip out a section under the oven once we get a new oven/stove – (a while away as the one we want if $4340 when it is on special!!!). However this is not a problem as the unit under the current stove/oven is modular – not sure what I will do with said module but it is better than destroying it.
I want to replace the bench tops with more Blackwood but there is only so far a limited budget will go – for now it is functional.
-- The wood slayer - Yes dear I did plan to make more kindling out of that wood I have been drying for the last year - honest!
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 338 days ago
Nice kitchen!
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
lew
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posted 338 days ago
Beautiful!!
Even for a small kitchen, it looks like you have lots of counter space!
savannah505
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posted 338 days ago
Excellent Belinda – It looks great!!! Would love to see some closer pictures of your doors. You did the window frame and trim work too, yes?
-- Dan Wiggins
Andraxia
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posted 338 days ago
Everything including the picture frames! Will post some more pics soon.
-- The wood slayer - Yes dear I did plan to make more kindling out of that wood I have been drying for the last year - honest!
jim1953
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posted 338 days ago
Wow what a nice job
-- Jim, Kentucky
Dusty56
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posted 330 days ago
I’m jealous …can you come and fix my kitchen up like this ? She’s a beauty !
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
Karson
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posted 330 days ago
Very nice job. The blackwood is different from the stuff I have. I’ve got some African Blackwood that is jet black like ebony. I use it for Greene and Greene pegs. and other small pieces.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
mmh
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posted 325 days ago
Beautiful job! I’m quite impressed.
-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe
treeman
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posted 325 days ago
Beautiful cabinets.
daltxguy
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posted 304 days ago
There are many trees called Blackwood. I grow an Australian species Acacia melanoxylon on my forest plantation though none are ready to cut yet, sorry :(
-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com