Sawdust
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Well I finally got it finished so here are a few pics
The worktops are solid oak with the addition of about 10,000 coats of Danish oil.
It's not quite finished in this picture as the pan rack at the left now has a shelf underneath and racks for the lids
Internally all the cupboards are made of beech veneered MDF, the carcasses are all 19mm with 12mm backs so are pretty solid. The shelves are all 19mm veneered MDF edged with solid beech lipping. The plate rack was fun to make. It's mostly solid beech but with beech veneered MDF for the sides and back. All of the curved plate supports are solid beech and fit in routed grooves in the shelves. The door with the silver catch opens down and houses the dishwasher and the door to the right houses a built in fridge.
All the doors are on Hettich Sensys soft close hinges and all the drawers are on Blum Blumotion full extension, 50kg load, soft close runners. The thin 'door' in the right corner is a pull out rack for bottles.
All the face frames and door frames are tulip wood which I found very easy to work and took the paint very well.
This project was a first for me in many ways:
The design is based on the Chalon kitchens which we felt went well with the type of house we have. Out of curiosity we went into the Chalon shop in Harrogate and were told it would be between £35,000 and £70,000 to do the full kitchen depending on fittings and worktops. Ours came in at just over £2,000 which includes £750 for the oak worktops.
I didn't take as many WIP pics as I should have but here a few showing it under construction. It was a bit of a squeeze to build it in the 20ft x 20ft garage!
Thanks for looking and any comments are very welcome.
Cheers
Mike
The worktops are solid oak with the addition of about 10,000 coats of Danish oil.
It's not quite finished in this picture as the pan rack at the left now has a shelf underneath and racks for the lids
Internally all the cupboards are made of beech veneered MDF, the carcasses are all 19mm with 12mm backs so are pretty solid. The shelves are all 19mm veneered MDF edged with solid beech lipping. The plate rack was fun to make. It's mostly solid beech but with beech veneered MDF for the sides and back. All of the curved plate supports are solid beech and fit in routed grooves in the shelves. The door with the silver catch opens down and houses the dishwasher and the door to the right houses a built in fridge.
All the doors are on Hettich Sensys soft close hinges and all the drawers are on Blum Blumotion full extension, 50kg load, soft close runners. The thin 'door' in the right corner is a pull out rack for bottles.
All the face frames and door frames are tulip wood which I found very easy to work and took the paint very well.
This project was a first for me in many ways:
- I'd never used solid wood worktops before so the first surprise was the weight! The long worktop is 4m long and 700mm wide and was not exactly easy to move around. It was also the first routed sink cut out I'd ever done so making that initial cut in £350 of oak was a bit daunting to say the least!
I'd never used tulip wood before. I found it a joy to work with; it cuts and joints very easily and is easy on the tools. It also takes paint very well.
I'd never sprayed before so I bought and Earlex HVLP set up and gave it a go. I have to say it's one of the best tools I've ever bought. It's produced the best painted finish I've ever managed.
The design is based on the Chalon kitchens which we felt went well with the type of house we have. Out of curiosity we went into the Chalon shop in Harrogate and were told it would be between £35,000 and £70,000 to do the full kitchen depending on fittings and worktops. Ours came in at just over £2,000 which includes £750 for the oak worktops.
I didn't take as many WIP pics as I should have but here a few showing it under construction. It was a bit of a squeeze to build it in the 20ft x 20ft garage!
Thanks for looking and any comments are very welcome.
Cheers
Mike
