Built in and Office

[rnt80]

I ended up working on this job over a few months in the winter/spring.  This is the largest job, in terms of size, that I've ever worked on.  It's hard to tell from the pictures but the built in is 16' wide and the ceilings are 12'.  The solution to mating the top of the built in to the coffered ceiling was to build a mini soffit with trim.  I couldn't align the pillars on the built in with the beams on the ceiling because of the wall bump out.  In an ideal world the beams and the pillars would have lined up.  The customer's daughter took some pictures for me and I'm more than thrilled with the results.  I think I could've nailed a pallet to the wall and she would've made it look good.

 

[Runhard]

That work looks amazing. What materials did you use? Did you also do the painting?

 

[AlexThePalex]

Great looking work.

 

[Woodkrafts]

Beautiful.
You have any work in progress pictures?

Regards Woodkrafts

 

[dltflt]

Beautiful work Russ.

 

[rnt80]

That work looks amazing. What materials did you use? Did you also do the painting?

Thanks. The vast majority of it is poplar and maple ply.  I did use mdf for some of the office but that made some of it so heavy I'll never do that again   I did do all the finish work.  My wife keeps pushing me to outsource it but I hesitant to do so.  This was the first job I used my Fuji MM3 on and it started out really well but I had some bumps along the way.  I used SW KA+ tinted to a custom color for both of the jobs.

 

[tiralie]

Russ:
Nice work!
I was just thinking today that I hadn't seen you post much work and this turned up.
Tim

This was the first job I used my Fuji MM3 on and it started out really well but I had some bumps along the way.

If you are referring to the "striping", I have figured out why I was getting it and will post on your other thread.

Hope it helps.
Tim
Tim

 

[Billedis]

Beautifully done Russell.  Thank you for sharing.  Bill

 

[overanalyze]

That looks fantastic!! Nice project. The details are spot on for that space.

 

[nclemmons]

Excellent - love the details.  Amazing work.

neil

 

[WoodWhisperer]

Nice work! Looks really good.
Sean

 

[Gary in Texas]

Awesome!  Love the details.  Outstanding job!

Gary

 

[Sparktrician]

Gorgeous, Russ!!!  [not worthy] 

 

[irishroey]

Great work

 

[eddomak]

That's inspiring work!

I think I could've nailed a pallet to the wall and she would've made it look good.

Maybe so, but from the quality of your work, I reckon the pallet you would have made, and how you nailed it would have been art as well. 

 

[rich024]

Top-notch work!

 

[rich024]

Top-notch work!

 

[rnt80]

Russ:
Nice work!
Tim, this was the reason why I wasn't posting much.  I've been swamped for months and this job was a big part of that.  I figured the striping was relating to temperature.  Unfortunately I'm headed into the worst time of the year for that down here.  I may have to finally break down and have someone else do some of my finishing.  There are times that it ends up being an absolute exercise in frustration.  I would love nothing more than to have an onsite, dedicated, temperature controlled spray environment.  I'm convinced in would cut my stress level in half

I was just thinking today that I hadn't seen you post much work and this turned up.
Tim

This was the first job I used my Fuji MM3 on and it started out really well but I had some bumps along the way.

If you are referring to the "striping", I have figured out why I was getting it and will post on your other thread.

Hope it helps.
Tim
Tim

 

[tiralie]

I've been swamped for months and this job was a big part of that.

Good to hear you are busy.
How's the hip holding up?

I figured the striping was relating to temperature.  Unfortunately I'm headed into the worst time of the year for that down here.

Yes, I was actually surprised how small the "temperature window" is with some WB coatings. Cooler is definitely better. I could add a little Floetrol to get it to level better but I hate to change the chemistry of these lacquers.

I may have to finally break down and have someone else do some of my finishing. 

I have found some in my area that do a lot of kitchens and their prices are reasonable. I haven't used them yet but if I get into a problem they are there. Scheduling and work flow are the biggest hurdles for me in outsourcing.

There are times that it ends up being an absolute exercise in frustration.  I would love nothing more than to have an onsite, dedicated, temperature controlled spray environment.  I'm convinced in would cut my stress level in half

Yes, I always think how nice it would be to have that as well, then I remember how much it costs (overhead) and how much finishing you have to pump through those areas to cover the cost.
I was just thinking today that I hadn't seen you post much work and this turned up.
Tim