David Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Just finished my first raised-panel cabinet. All done from rough-sawn 1.8" poplar, using jointer, planer, router, mitre saw, table saw, and sander. It took me about 16 hours (and I haven't finished it yet). At this rate I'll be in the Guiness Book of Records for the wrong things. Still, it's very satisfying to me. I'm really enjoying the process and diversion. Link to comment
Matts_12GS Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 You taking orders yet? I have a whole kitchen to redo. And at this rate, by the time you're done with them, I'll actually be able to pay for them! Looks really nice David Link to comment
ShovelStrokeEd Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Nicely done that, particularly the fit of the door to the frame. I just priced cabinets for my kitchen and I think I'm just gonna buy a bunch of Lista cabinets and stick a butcher block top on 'em. No more expensive and far more useful. Link to comment
David Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Custom cabinets are CRAZY expensive. I've seen people spend $100k just on the cabinets. And the build quality isn't all that good. Pocket screws and dowel joins. Egads. Link to comment
Joel Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 It took me about 16 hours (and I haven't finished it yet). At this rate I'll be in the Guiness Book of Records for the wrong things. This is precisely why I could never turn woodworking from a hobby into a vocation -- even Bill Gates couldn't afford my work if I paid myself minimum wage, and since I don't have Bill Gates' money, I'd need to pay myself much more than minimum wage. Despite that conundrum, I still love turning lumber into sawdust. Link to comment
David Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 Have you had much chance to do it on your farm, Joel? Link to comment
John Ranalletta Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 The next time you're in Indy, let's tour my client's shop. The Corsi shop is custom and the Greenfield, WVA shop is very nice quality but not custom. Nice work. Link to comment
EddyQ Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 At this rate I'll be in the Guiness Book of Records for the wrong things. You must be near professional, cause I can't see a thing wrong with that beautiful piece. Link to comment
Shaman97 Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 You have all those tools, or do you have a friend that has them? (and a good vacuum system) Link to comment
David Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 You have all those tools, or do you have a friend that has them? (and a good vacuum system) I have everything but the jointer, which I borrowed from a shop. I'm using mainly Festool products, and I have their CT 22 dust extractor. Link to comment
tallman Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Looks great. But it must be a BMW cabinet, it seems to pull to the right. Link to comment
Joel Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Have you had much chance to do it on your farm, Joel? Only a little so far, but there's plenty of opportunity. I've refaced the panels in our kitchen cabinets with new beadboard veneers, made new drawer fronts, customized a base cabinet to fit in a new trash compactor, and turned some sheets of 1/4 ply into underlayment with lots of cut-outs for plumbing penetrations to install new resilient flooring in a bathroom. Still on the project list are building some custom moldings for casing the doors and windows, new custom baseboards, crown molding for the kitchen, new steps and handrails for the decks, and I might take a stab at the cabinetry for the master bath and built-ins for my study when we get to that stage of our refurb/remodel (which seems like it could take the rest of my life to complete). Link to comment
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