Kitchen Banquette with Table

Looks great, Todd! I had never heard of those products before… they dry so quickly!

Thank you for sharing!

-- “I am a soul. I have a body.” Lloyd C. Douglas

I was wondering when you’d post another project. I’ll have to look into those stains. Being inherently impatient they sound like something I’d really use. Those have got to be some heavy-duty drawer slides!

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

They are made by Accuride and they are verrrry expensive. They can be side mounted or laid flat and under mounted.

If mounted on the side, the load rating is 500 bls. Mounted flat underneath the load rating drops to 150lbs.

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

Greg – Yes it has been awhile.

Doing simple home repairs does not seem very glamorous and worthy of posting. But I am starting to consider how much I take my knowledge and skill for home repairs for granted. I get called because others can’t do it.

Maybe I should post more how-to here and in HomeRefurbers. A lot of people want to know how to do these kind of tasks.

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

Todd: ‘ve been following the pictures that you post on flickr. It’s nice to see it all come together.

The maple top is great. What are you going to make with your resawn pieces?

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Hey Todd
A nicely built,planned, and finished project. great Job. Your shop looks well organized and laid out. Do you have a spray booth to shoot your conversion varnish?

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

I was wondering the same thing as Jim. I know in your shop pics you said you had a finishing room that was being used for storage. I was wondering if you are finally using it or still doing finishing work in your shop ?

I your third picture, is that a a/c vent on the bottom ?

By the way, GREAT work on the table and bench (as always)

-- Don S.E. OK

The toe kick heater is a 220v electric unit. There was a 4’ strip heater under the window and that end of the kitchen gets cold because of the old windows and the back entry door that is off to the right.

I am just spraying in my shop until we can finish the building. Until then, my finish room is a storage room.

If it is cold out I turn the furnace off while spraying, then I open the windows and doors to cross-ventilate the room and get fresh air in. I shut it all up and then turn the furnace back on.

If it is warm out, the doors and windows are open any way without fear that the furnace will kick on. Besides that I turn the power switch off for the season anyway.

I finish my projects but I am not spraying a lot of finish such as trim packages for a house or spraying everyday, so this has worked so far. With the fast dry times of lacquer or conversion varnish I do not have contamination issues.

The re-sawn material will tentatively be used in a project coming up soon for the same clients. I just hated to plane that lumber down and waste all of that great curly maple. I was able to chase the line freehand and I had great results. I love my Grizzly bandsaw.

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

WOW….now that is some nice re-sawing. I thought my old Rockwell did a good job…makes mine look like a butchers saw.

-- Don S.E. OK

I only have been using the cheap blades from Grizzly for my re-saw projects. I am planning on getting a high-end re-saw blade in the future so it will only get better.

The Grizzly blades work but they do not stay sharp for a terribly long time. As long as they are sharp they track consistently and do a nice job.

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

Todd,
What size bandsaw is that ?

-- Don S.E. OK

It is a 17” bandsaw with 12” resaw capacity.

You can see it here: http://grizzly.com/products/G0513

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

I bought the resaw fence at the same time but I have never used it. I have been able to freehand everything to date.

It cuts that good out of the crate.

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

Great looking project Todd. We use a lot of ML Campbell products in our shop. Great product. I sure wish I had not sold my Grizzly Bandsaw. I had the 14” model.

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

Very nice unit Todd. You did a beautiful job on this piece. I plan to put a unit like this in my new kitchen. Thanks for the inspiration.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa