My First Kitchen

Nice looking kitchen Michael. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

nicely done! how would you compare the hardness of mesquite to other (local) lumber? what finish is on the wood? is it stained? or is that the original color of the mesquite?

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

My brother applied the finish when he go it back to AZ and I believe he did stain it (a darn shame). I believe he finished it in poly. As to the hardness, nothing in my experience comes close. I tried to plane it myself and could only take off 1/128 of an inch at a time and it still bogged down. A friend who owns a hardwood store said he would do it for $.10/db ft. I thought that was a bargain. When I picked up the wood his first comment was “THAT is some HARD wood”. Aside from the hardness it was great to work with. It cut and routed very nicely. You had to keep it moving to prevent burning. If you ever get the chance to work with Mesquite I highly reccomend it. Get it S2S.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

Gorgeous. I would love to try mesquite some day but getting a good selection of any hardwood except maybe maple up in Central and Northern Alberta Canada is not easy or cheep

-- WoodChucker, Sherwood Park, Alberta

Beautiful. I like slab doors when you use real wood.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Nicely done – and you didn’t have to do the finishing or installation :>)

-- Phil in British Columbia

Dennis, it is almost a crime to do anything else but slab doors with Mesquite, just because it looks so nice.
Stanley, no finishing or installation was kind of a bonus, however I don’t think he finished them the way I would have.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

Beautifulkitchen

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Hi Michael;

This is a fine looking project.

Are you sure your an electrician? (or are you just trying to throw us off)

Great job.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

No I really am…..it pays the bills.

-- Michael A. Brailsford