A cottage kitchen

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"

That is great work. Good job with the reclamation.

-- Maplewood, MN

Beautiful work, Stewart! I really like the contrasting colors of the cabinets too.

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

Nice, very nice execution. Eyebrow backsplash is a nice touch.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Fantastic Job! Great use of materials.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Fits the cottage look very well!

Reclamation for the win!

-- Still learning everything

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!

Way to go Stewart, nice job!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

very nice work stewart ! cant believe you didnt find some way to recycle the chewing gum ! lol

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Great job, Stewart. I’ll bet the kids are really happy with it.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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?

-- http://dustynewt.webs.com/

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

18 century cottage…nice touch with the cabinets.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Very nice job. I am sure that your daughter appreciates having a father that is this talented.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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

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

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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.

Great job, Stewart! Looks really nice. Very inviting, I’d say.

-- Dust collectors suck.

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"..

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.

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!

perfect is a good word to use :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)