Getting better

not a cabinet maker but it still looks great to me.

What type of wood did you use?

-- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

This is knotty alder and an unidentified exterior plywood I picked up from Lowes. If anyone ever figures out what it is I’d love to know. I just thought it looked really nice.

They look alright to me, but why did you build them all as single cabinets instead of building more of them as one unit? They look like standard box cabinets this way instead of true custom cabinets.

-- Julian, Park Forest, IL

not a cabinet maker either but I love it.

Keep up the good work and keep raising the price. If your not making money you will not be able to continue.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

I’m not a cabinetmaker (just a cabinetmakers helper these days), but my BF is one of the best cabinet makers in Southern California (seriously, you can see the website at www.kolwoodworks.com) ...so I’ve seen some pretty awesome kitchens in my day & consider myself to be an expert on the subject! (Okay….I’m TOTALLY joking about the expert part) ;-)

Out of curiosity…are these pics of the finished install job, or is there still more to be done? I mean…I know the countertops aren’t in, and appliances, but I mean cabinet wise? I’m just wondering if you’re planning on installing a moulding under the “toe kick” space to close it off, or are leaving it open like that? I’ve never seen a toe kick without a front piece in a kitchen before. Otherwise crumbs and dropped food is bound to roll underneath and it will be kind of inconvenient to clean down there in such a tight space underneath the cabinets. That open space just looks a little un-finished in my opinion, and drew my eye down to it right away. I think it’s because of the white melamine that you used for the sides…the white shows at the bottom so it drew my eye down because it was different then the honey colored wood of the faceframes and doors. With such a low budget for a kitchen, maybe there wasn’t and $ left over for the toe kick material? Maybe I’m just too nit-picky…lol! It was just something I noticed so I thought I’d ask (especially since you said no offence would be taken).

-- Life isn't about waiting for the woodchips to pass...it's about learning to dance in the sawdust : )

These pictures were taken half way through the install. The toe kick and some other things came on later. I just didn’t have the time to take more pictures later but I should have. I built them as single units because of how heavy these things are. I’ve been building them out of 3/4” melamine on all sides so they get really heavy and because they are much easier for me to install by myself. Thanks for the comments so far!

Good going Dustin

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

Okay…good! : )
I assumed it wasn’t the completed job…but sometimes you never can tell what people are gonna do these days….especially with $ being so tight. I hope I didn’t come across as rude! lol!

-- Life isn't about waiting for the woodchips to pass...it's about learning to dance in the sawdust : )

Nice, I wanna see your second kitchen though. You didn’t post it.

-- Professional kitchen designer, amature woodworker.

Dustin my friend you do great work. I’m not a cabinet maker either, but I wanna be! I would come work for you for free if you would lend me your knowledge for a few months…....(weekends only as I have a day job :) I try to be a big vaccume for knowledge in any form of wood working…..........\

runngt

-- It seem's I just make scrap wood and saw dust most of the time !

You designed this, did all the field measurements, bought all the materials, built them, finished them, delivered and installed them for $2,700 and made a profit? You’re good! Very nice kitchen. Well done.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

It turned out great

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Those are some great cabinets, Dustin.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I didn’t post the second one because I didn’t have a camera at the time :) But that won’t happen again ;) I’d show anyone how to build cabinets but I’ll warn you, I’ve NEVER had any type of training.

Dustin, for someone that has built a kitchen without any prior experience is a brave man.

I could do with someone like you in my workshop.

Looks fantastic.

Russ

great build ,
and a good addition to a somewhat ( for now ) drab room .

very well done !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

from what i can tell, looks like your doing great. Every cabinetmaker has to find his own niche. i read your getting your supplies from lowes, try a supplier like A&M supply corp. or a local cabinet material supplier. you’ll save a ton on material prices, and transfer that savings to your profit.

-- BlueMillWoodworking@gmail.com