| Project by bigbuddha | posted 31 days ago | 537 views | 2 times favorited | 12 comments |  |
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This is the first project in 1.5 years since getting pregnant and having daughter. Hubby was nice enough to babysit after work and on weekends so I can crank this little play kitchen out for our nephew over the course of the last couple months!
I designed the kitchen around the IKEA trivet that is the oven rack. The oven has a little LED puck light so nephew can turn the oven light on or off. There is a stainless steel “sink” which is actually a bread pan from a kitchen supply store. I was trying to save time so I ended up using wooden toy wheels as part of the knobs. The stove top ranges are IKEA coasters. The faucet is my first attempt at bent lamination, I had to bandsaw out the pieces to about 1/16” thick and soak them before bending them into the form. Knobs were modeled after shop-made knobs for jigs :). All the knobs and faucet turn. I wanted to try a no VOC paint, so went with Mythic Paint, definitely takes some time to dry. It’s been over a week and the glossy paint is still a little bit tacky here and there. I was a little worried the gray would look too dark, but I think it makes the unit look more masculine for a little boy :). Hope my nephew likes playing with it! I’ll probably need to make another one when my daughter is a little older hehe. Lots of mistakes but hope he won’t notice. Good practice back into woodworking in the very little spare time we have.
12 comments so far
Hacksaw007
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posted 31 days ago
Outstanding! Looks good enough to cook on.
-- Hacksaw007
firecaster
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posted 31 days ago
Wow, this will get lots of use. Was that an oven light I saw? You don’t do things half way!
Can’t wait to see what you build for your little one.
-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.
DaytonB
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posted 31 days ago
very fun, I need to get one of these started
thanks for sharing it
dayton
RexMcKinnon
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posted 31 days ago
Cool, my daughter would love this.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
Joanne
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posted 31 days ago
Very nice job, any child would be happy to have something so realistic looking.
-- Joanne, New York, www.creationhollow.com
nmkidd
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posted 31 days ago
Super job. Sure beats the cheap plastic one I got my daughter when she was a wee tyke.
-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!
a1Jim
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posted 31 days ago
Great job
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
stefang
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posted 31 days ago
Beautiful job! Lucky nephew. Any kid would love it (heck, any adult would love it too). Loved all the realistic details and the good workwomanship.
-- Mike, American in Norway
bigbuddha
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posted 31 days ago
Thank you for all the kind words!! I almost wanted to keep this for myself hehe :)
MrsN
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posted 31 days ago
Oven light and timer, I think your stove is nicer then the one I cook on. Great work!
MrsN
huff
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posted 30 days ago
That is so cool! Great job.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
mythicsam
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posted 30 days ago
Hey BigBuddha – this is an amazing play kitchen! Also, I work with Mythic Paint and wanted to thank you for using our product. One thought with the drying though – Mythic was really created for walls and incidental trim, and although it works well on wood, you may want to use a polyurethane finish to protect it! Thanks again and hope that this was helpful.