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Lesli's Kitchen

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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


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CharlieM1958

3989 posts in 670 days


posted 209 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"

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GaryK

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posted 209 days ago

Very nice Job!

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

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Tomcat1066

556 posts in 247 days


posted 209 days ago

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!

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MsDebbieP

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posted 209 days ago

Lesli is very lucky
This is beautiful AND very functional.. Let’s get cookin.

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

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cajunpen

5352 posts in 517 days


posted 209 days ago

Great looking kitchen. How did you do the columns by the sink and cook top? Did you use a Legacy Mill?

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

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DAN

2916 posts in 434 days


posted 209 days ago

great work !

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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mtnbikecrash

24 posts in 219 days


posted 209 days ago

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

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dennis mitchell

2914 posts in 766 days


posted 209 days ago

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.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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mtnbikecrash

24 posts in 219 days


posted 209 days ago

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

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Scott Bryan

8584 posts in 273 days


posted 209 days ago

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.

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

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MtnManMEP

26 posts in 212 days


posted 209 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?

-- Mike, Meridian, ID, www.fishfinridge.com

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trifern

3418 posts in 219 days


posted 209 days ago

WOW!

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Critterman

457 posts in 262 days


posted 209 days ago

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.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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mtnbikecrash

24 posts in 219 days


posted 208 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

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shaun

360 posts in 357 days


posted 208 days ago

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.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

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griff

422 posts in 213 days


posted 207 days ago

Great looking cabinets Jason, I really like the finish.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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rikkor

7201 posts in 326 days


posted 207 days ago

That is mighty impressive. Great workmanship.

-- Maplewood, MN

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mtnbikecrash

24 posts in 219 days


posted 207 days ago

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

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lechevaldebois

54 posts in 207 days


posted 206 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!

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Karson

12736 posts in 852 days


posted 170 days ago

A great set of cabinets, nice job on them.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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