My first Set of Kitchen Cabinets Complete

It looks pro bro

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

i think they came out mighty fine indeed !

Very nice!

-- Maplewood, MN

Good job man, that lookes awsome you did a great job. Someday I will give it a shot!

What inspiration you have provided me. I just bought a fixer upper and in the Spring this will be a project I will undertake.

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

Great job!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Looks like a seasoned cabinetmakers’ work! Beautiful job!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

great job on the kitchen. Did you paint the cabinets after installing them? (i see your other project they are mounted / unpainted) What kind of paint did you use?

Very nice – well done.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Very good!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Way to go Brandon!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Great job Brandon. Fill us in on the materials used.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Guys, I just wanted to go into alittle further detail about the cabinets. I was alitle rushed yesterday when I posted the project.

I built the carcass sides and shelves out of paint grade birch. The face frames were pine, ($1.00 a board foot what a deal). The frame of the doors are pine and the panel is MDF. I wanted to try the MDF because it is a low cost solution, and a time saver eliminating panel glue up. However; the sanding and painting of the MDF is a little more labor intensive than solid wood would have been. I used Blum Euro adjustable hinges and CompX slides. I ordered the internal hardware from woodworkers hardware on the internet. I found their prices to be she cheapest, if anybody can let me know where I could get the hardware cheaper, I am all ears.

I made a two piece crown for the uppers, it really dressed up the cabinets. My brother sprayed the cabinets on the wall with an airless sprayer using a varnish tip. He used one primer coat and one top coat. They came out superb.
I tell you what this was one of the most fullfilling projects I have ever done. Not bad for working out the garage, but I do want to tell you guys, the framing carpenters stood up all my shop walls yesterday, how exciting. The new job is going to be well appreciated, no more set up and tear down everyday, when mama calls for dinner time, I can shut the door and come back tomorrow. I am really looking forward to it.

-- With God all things are possible. Matt 20:26

Great work!, inspirational to me – how much time do you have in these?

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Very well done.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

nice job. those look even better than the one that you order from the big companies. and you have the pride of looking at them and knowing that you made them yourselves.

Brandon – super job! I am getting ready to do the same so its nice to look through your stuff. What type of hinges and drawer slides did you use??

Never mind, just read your last post ;-)

that is one beautiful kitchen !!! Congratulations on creating such a great project : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

You did a beautiful job on the kitchen cabinets.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Great looking case work!

You can try glue sizing on the MDF. It is just plain old carpenters glue diluted with water. I try to keep it at 8-10 parts of water to 1 part glue. Brush on and let dry. Lite sanding to knock the nibs off. Then off to priming coat. Be careful not to sand through the coat as the MDF will again become super absorbent.

This project is almost completely made out of MDF and I used glue sizing on it.

Before

After
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-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Hi Brandon,

I missed this post before.

You did an excellent job here.

I never would have guessed it was your first kitchen. Fifty maybe, but not one.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com