Cherry Kitchen with hand carvings

Awesome again. Can I come be your shop sweep?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Absolutely beautiful work!

-- North Texas

Wow those are some wonderful cabinets,I applaud such fantastic work!

So about those curved doors…. :)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Ditto Tom’s comment above. The carvings are great, great deisgn and great execution. Do you do your own finishing too?

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

Superb workmanship, bravo!

always,
J.C.

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

Well i am certainly blown away by this one. magnificent detail work. I would have loved to been a fly on the wall watching this be built. WOW!

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

New Lumberjock motto: Les is more!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

That’s one of the most beautiful kitchens I’ve ever seen! Awesome work. What did you use as a finish? Did you use a stain/dye, or has it darkened that much naturally?

Great looking cabinets and carving!

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

wow! this is great and neatly, i like the finishes.

-- Bong

Ummm…just Wow. I’m still waiting to see some aspect of woodworking you suck at. Somehow though, I think I’ll be waiting a long, long time ;)

-- "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!

unbelievable!!
the baskets are gorgeous and amazing
the overall room…............. stunning

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

Les, that is absolutely beautiful! I really like the carving you did on it. Well worth spending my 3000th post on!

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

holy smokes! Now that is sweet. Incredible work Les.

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

Les,

You really know how to hurt a guy. I happened to looking at this and my wife wandered by. Unfortunately I didn’t minimize the screen quick enough and she immediately wanted to know why we couldn’t build something like this. (Sometimes I question her judgment but not where she can hear me). We are planning a kitchen remodel this year and I really wish she hadn’t seen this (she has no qualms about spending money and, trust me, is a very high maintenance woman). Now you have given her a wealth of ideas.

Surely there has to be some balance in life as Tomcat suggests. How about posting a picture of a mis-cut piece or something just to show us that you are capable of making a mistake.

Seriously this project is absolutely gorgeous. I can see why it is one of your favorites and the carvings add such rich detail to the overall project. You should do more of these. You are one talented woodworker.

Thanks for sharing. You made my day with this one.

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

Les each time I see a kitchen post from you I get all excited to see what amazing thing you’ve done this time. Another incredible kitchen and the carvings…I’m loss for words. I wish I had just a little of your skill so I could be great too…LOL I guess if you post more I’m going to have to go to the dictionary for adjectives because I’m just out. All what everyone above says and more. You truly are the king of cabinets, never seen anyone who can touch such fantastic work. Keep them coming we just can’t see enough of this kind of “ULTIMATE MASTER” craftsmanship.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

I’m just a guy trying to make a living though doing what I love to do.

Scott,

I have a new wife, gonna be designing our kitchen soon. So I know where your coming from. I might be doing another one of these carvings soon.

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

This is absolutely stunning! The detail is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your work.

-- Home of the Reaching Down Project: www.kepomroy.com

SWEET

beautiful and excellent craftsmanship!!!!

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

What wonderful craftsmanship – I think I’ll wait a few weeks before posting my kitchen project to let the memory of this exquisite work fade a little. If you build a kitchen like this for your wife let us know how you keep her patient about how long it takes.

-- Phil in British Columbia

I want to go work for Les!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Les, you know how I feel about this kitchen. It is absolutely beautiful!!!

-- Being nice gets you stuff!

bows down

Man, this leaves me speechless.

-- Maplewood, MN

There are no adjectives left … they’ve all been used. I used to do a lot of leather tooling, saddles, billfolds, custom gun cases, etc. But never thought about woodcarving until I saw the cabinets. The flower baskets are beautiful, you want to reach out and touch them. Your work is masterful.

-- Teri, Kokomo, IN

Ditto! Is all I can say.

-- Dave Herron, Boise, ID -- “That which does not crash the browser, makes it stronger”

Les I think I want to come work with you.. Amazing work

Those are nice looking cabinets.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker