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My Little Kitchen

Project by Thuan posted 710 days ago 905 views 1 time favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I remodeled the kitchen from the cork board floor to the birch plywood with poplar cabinets to the concrete counter top. I didn’t have much tools back then, so most the cuts were done by hand with my Japanese hand tools. I did use some power tools and the local retailer ripped the plywood to 2×8’ planks so they will fit in my hatchback. I recently started blogging, you can see more at www.cabinetguy.blogspot.com

-- Thuan


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gizmodyne

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posted 710 days ago

Excellent use of space. Sharp!

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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Dorje

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posted 710 days ago

Fun stuff – your blog included – keep it coming!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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MsDebbieP

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posted 709 days ago

I really love this kitchen area. I hate wasted spaces and I don’t think you have any!!!! AND it’s beautiful to look at, as well.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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dustynewt

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posted 709 days ago

Fantastic job, Thuan. I too, checked out your blogspot and am fascinated with what you can do with so little. Keep up the great work. Here is the link for other Lumberjocks to see. http://cabinetguy.blogspot.com

-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com

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CharlieM1958

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posted 709 days ago

Nice job!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Thos. Angle

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posted 709 days ago

Looks to me like you do just fine in the living room with hand tools. Very nice.

-- Thos. Angle

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dennis mitchell

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posted 709 days ago

Nice use of color. I liked you blog also. You are more than welcome to start blogging here…hint, hint!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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waynet

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posted 709 days ago

You did a great job on the kitchen Thaun. I’m in the process of doing the initial design and idea stage of redoing a kitchen that is 35 years old and what you did is very similar to what I was thinking of doing. I like what you did with the wood combinations.

Did you start from scratch with the cabinets or did you use the original cabinets? My cabinets are old but they are all 3/4 inch ply and the shelves are solid wood. They are in reasonably good shape so I hate to waste the wood. I’m trying to get some ideas as to what to do, rebuild or veneer?

-- Wayne, Tennessee Mallard Design

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oscorner

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posted 709 days ago

Nice work!

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Blake

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posted 709 days ago

Great looking kitchen! Beautiful work.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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RobS

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posted 709 days ago

Cork baord floor? hmm, I’ll check the blog for more details, like was it sealed?

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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niki

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posted 709 days ago

Subarashii…Totemo Kirei…

Very nice work…only one comment, I would make the bottles drawer fences a little bit higher if I know my wife…and I know her…

I can see that you have the Rice cooker and the Hot-pot…before we left Japan and moved to Poland, we bought 2 rice cookers and 2 hot-pots…so convenient…(we have 100V circuits in the house)

Regards
niki

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Jeff

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posted 709 days ago

This is fantastic execution, Thuan. Great blogspot too. As other’s have noted, we’d all love to see more blogging from you here. :)

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

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TomFran

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posted 709 days ago

Great job – and with so few tools. That’s what’s so great about this woodworking – you really can DO a lot of woodwork without all the expensive stuff and still have a lot of FUN.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Karson

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posted 709 days ago

Great Job. Welcome.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Thuan

203 posts in 710 days


posted 708 days ago

This is a great community, I’d like to thank everyone for the warm welcome and for contributing to the wealth of experienced shared. I hope I can give back to this woodworking community. Your questions and comments really give me new lights in woodworking as well as topics for Blogs, so I will start with my fellow North Texan’s query about the cork flooring stay tuned, the question of re-facing kitchen cabinet will be next.

-- Thuan

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 7 days ago

You did a great job on the kitchen.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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a1Jim

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posted 7 days ago

These cabinets are super with very nice details

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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