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Another task for my step-daughter. There was hardly a right-angle to be found in the kitchen so this was an interesting task. She and her husband opted for a range of free-standing cupboards as this suited their C18th cottage far better that the built-in look.
The second picture above shows one of the pieces of teak I’d recovered from the workbenches of a school laboratory. It planed up beautifully (after removing half a bucket of hard chewing gum. Yuk). I made the plate rack and one of the cupboards from it as well as the drainer / worktop.
Other projects in the kitchen include the yew chair, the butcher block and the oak dresser.
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.
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23 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 163 days ago
Whoever said you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear has never seen any of your reclaimed wood projects, Stewart.
Excellent work!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
rikkor
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posted 163 days ago
That is great work. Good job with the reclamation.
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TomFran
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posted 163 days ago
Beautiful work, Stewart! I really like the contrasting colors of the cabinets too.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
jcees
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posted 163 days ago
Nice, very nice execution. Eyebrow backsplash is a nice touch.
always,
J.C.
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GaryK
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posted 163 days ago
Fantastic Job! Great use of materials.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
rpmurphy509
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posted 163 days ago
Fits the cottage look very well!
Reclamation for the win!
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Tomcat1066
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posted 163 days ago
Your step daughter is one lucky woman! Beautiful work!
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
Les Hastings
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posted 163 days ago
Way to go Stewart, nice job!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
mrtrim
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posted 163 days ago
very nice work stewart ! cant believe you didnt find some way to recycle the chewing gum ! lol
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Thos. Angle
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posted 163 days ago
Great job, Stewart. I’ll bet the kids are really happy with it.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
dustynewt
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posted 163 days ago
Beautiful kitchen, Stewart. The gummed teak turned out rich and luxurious. I have always wondered if a sink drainboard in wood would hold up to the moisture. Do you have any prior experience with this or is this your first one? I am getting a plan together for my kitchen and have been curious about this. I know that teak is very resilient to moisture, but how about the daily use over years?
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Grumpy
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posted 163 days ago
Now Stew, did the chewing gum lose it’s flavour on the workbench over night. Great piece of wood & nice job.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
dennis mitchell
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posted 163 days ago
18 century cottage…nice touch with the cabinets.
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jockmike2
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posted 163 days ago
My what a beautiful kitchen Mr. Stewart. You not only make little novelties and cute little chairs but actually you’re a darn good carpenter, what? You are an amazing fellow Mr. Stewart. mike
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Scott Bryan
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posted 163 days ago
Very nice job. I am sure that your daughter appreciates having a father that is this talented.
Thanks for sharing.
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CedarFreakCarl
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posted 163 days ago
That teak looks simply wonderful against the painted white surroundings. This is certainly up to you usual standards. Excellent choice of motif!
-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC
clieb91
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posted 163 days ago
Stewart, Great looking project all around. Everything seems to fit so well into the kitchen and the era of which the kitchen once belonged. Nice save on that teak.
CtL
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 163 days ago
Beautiful, unique and reclaimed. A hat trick of woodworking again. Had to admit to a bit of head-scratching about your special tape measure appliance until I realized it was very likely your cap!
Now I want to know if the structure to the viewers left in the middle photo is a sawbuck, and if you and the Mrs. are part of the Gardentenders.com membership.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Blake
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posted 162 days ago
Great job, Stewart! Looks really nice. Very inviting, I’d say.
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snowdog
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posted 162 days ago
ABC gum yummo! I have to get a mettle detector.. and then learn how to make cabinets and the list goes on. Nice job on the cabinet
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
YorkshireStewart
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posted 162 days ago
Thanks again Gentlejocks, for your interest and comments.
Dustynewt – I treated the teak top with plenty of Danish oil and since installation, it’s been regularly rubbed over with the same. To be honest, she doesn’t do that much ‘draining’ on there, but I notice that any water splashes just ‘bead’ on the surface.
Douglas – Well spotted – it’s actually the French beret that I normally wear in the shop! And what you can see in the picture is the rack on the end of my trailer. (We don’t have the benefit of one of those lovely big pick-up trucks that seem so popular in the States) Not likely to with petrol / gas at $10 a gallon! We haven’t joined Gardentenders. I don’t get the same kick out of that activity, although we keep the place ‘tidy’.
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.
shaun
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posted 161 days ago
Not that I”m suprised but it’s perfect Stewart. It fits in with the kicthen as though it’s always been there. It’s easy to see why they come to you. Let me know if you’re ever interested in adopting a step son ;-)
-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!
MsDebbieP
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posted 161 days ago
perfect is a good word to use :)
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