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I designed and built this kitchen for my family’s new home that we built. In addition to General Contracting the home and many other construction type activities, I also did all of the wood work, trim, and cabinets for this house.
As mostly a woodworking hobbyist, this was my first real cabinet project of any size. I had a lot of fun with this one. The cabinets are all soft maple, (got a good deal on some natural soft maple), and then finished with a 6 step process including a black glaze.
-- JD - Sand Springs, OK - "You can't steer a car that isn't moving..." Unknown































20 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 655 days ago
The workmanship looks fantastic!
I’m not personally a fan of the glazed look, but I know it is very popular right now
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
GaryK
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posted 655 days ago
Very nice Job!
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Tomcat1066
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It sure doesn’t look like a hobbyist did them! Nice job!
-- "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!
MsDebbieP
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posted 655 days ago
Lesli is very lucky
This is beautiful AND very functional.. Let’s get cookin.
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cajunpen
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Great looking kitchen. How did you do the columns by the sink and cook top? Did you use a Legacy Mill?
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DAN
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posted 655 days ago
great work !
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mtnbikecrash
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Thanks to all for the comments.
cajumpen – I hand carved them!! I WISH… I actually just spent the bucks and bought two columns already milled and just split them in half for each side of the sink and cooktop. I would have loved to have been able to say that I either milled them or carved them myself, but not this time. Maybe when I have a whole lot of time and a lot more skill.
-- JD - Sand Springs, OK - "You can't steer a car that isn't moving..." Unknown
dennis mitchell
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That is a lot of work just in design let alone building them. Why didn’t you put some of the columns in the island? That black glaze ties in the counter top real nice.
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mtnbikecrash
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dennis – thanks for the comments. I wanted to incorporate some of the furniture style feet and pendants into the design of the island to give it that furniture look, rather than that of a cabinet. Also, I didn’t want to over do it with the roped columns. If I would have gone with a little longer overhang for the island/bar side, I probably would have supported it with two matching columns.
-- JD - Sand Springs, OK - "You can't steer a car that isn't moving..." Unknown
Scott Bryan
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This is an outstanding job. The turnings, corbels and the onlay really adds details that you just done find in many kitchens today. I like the tile work as well. This is the type of kitchen that I like- it is more of a country kitchen.
Do you happen to know the room dimension?
Very nice job with all phases of the process.
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MtnManMEP
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posted 655 days ago
Great layout, workmanship and finishing. I’ll bet your wife is happy with that job.
About how long did it take you to build, finish and install the cabinets?
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trifern
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posted 655 days ago
WOW!
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Critterman
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A very interesting finish, don’t think I’ve seen that before…hummmm. Over all I have to say a very nicely done kitchen…and a very big kitchen too. Great work.
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mtnbikecrash
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posted 655 days ago
Again, all of your comments are appreciated.
Scott Bryan – The room dimensions are about 16×25 which includes the “eat-in” dining room. The kitchen also includes a full brick fireplace just out of the picture which is centered with the island.
MtnManMEP – I don’t even know that I could come up with a total hours count on this one. It was spread over such a long time it would be hard to even estimate it. I think I do remember that the initial design and box construction took me about a month. We actually finished the rest of the house and moved in with no drawers and no doors. I finally finished the doors and drawers including finishing process about 6 months after we moved in. My wife was pretty happy at that point…
-- JD - Sand Springs, OK - "You can't steer a car that isn't moving..." Unknown
shaun
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Awsome kitchen Jason. Love the glaze finish and the level of detail is great. There’s enough to keep your eyes moving and your interest up without looking like it’s overdone. Definitely worth the wait.
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griff
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posted 654 days ago
Great looking cabinets Jason, I really like the finish.
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rikkor
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posted 654 days ago
That is mighty impressive. Great workmanship.
mtnbikecrash
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Thanks guys, the finish is certainly a “labor of love”, it is a lengthy, labor intensive process, but it is what the wife wanted, and I like it too. I think it is worth the extra time as it gives the cabinets some depth and character.
-- JD - Sand Springs, OK - "You can't steer a car that isn't moving..." Unknown
lechevaldebois
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posted 653 days ago
I sure can appreciate your great work but honestly, I’m not too sure about combining stainless steel appliances and granite countertops to this type of darkish old looking glazed finish. Clash of styles. But this is just me. This is YOUR kitchen so enjoy it!
Karson
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posted 616 days ago
A great set of cabinets, nice job on them.
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