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pugilato

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A friend asked me to build a kitchen for his downstairs apartment. Cement structure with tile floors. Measured and designed a kitchen to fit using Sketchup, which has made this project incredibly easy (accurate measurements). Used Cutlist with great success. All errors are mine. Here is a rendering of the kitchen with transparent interior walls.

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And here is my little green friend helping me clean up the mess from drilling for Tapcons.

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The right hand wall was 1/2" out of plumb within three feet of the floor (thank God for that sacrificial strip). Been working about six hours a day (sometimes less, depending on whether conditions are good for nap) for 12 days. Can anyone guess how much I'm charging for this?
 
Can't wait to see the finished product.  My guess is that because it is a friend you are doing this for free or a few bottle of Puerto Rican rum.

Peter
 
The next day... starting to take shape. The carcases for the bases were built using Joe Fusco's technique. I like the contrast between the wood (cedar with mahogany edgebanding - choices are limited here) and the black base, and was able to convince the client to go with a black Formica top.

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I have watched his videos many times... been spending some time working on a pull out pantry. The client decided not to buy the hardware that the cabinet was designed for (after all wood was cut), so I'm jury rigging a little something. It looks like it may work. If it does, I'll post some pix.
 
He had a chat on his website and we'd talk about different things. I got to know him.He was a very nice guy. Who shared his knowledge freely.
 
I should be done in the next couple of days... the wall behind the tall pantry is about an inch out of plumb at the top. Unreal...

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Thats looks real nice buddy.

Say did you use the LR 32 system for the shelves drawers and doors?

Just curious
 
Cidra, what's up? I'm in Rincon. I think there's a family there known for their furnituremaking.

Sancho, I did not use the LR 32... could not bring myself to spend that kind of cash. But I did find a nice gizmo to help me out though.
 
Kitchen done... well, except for the counter and the backsplash, but the fabrication of cabinets is done. This was a fun project, and the client good enough to not complain about my schedule (six hours on, nap, every day).

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Originally they wanted a pantry (tall and narrow) in which the hardware attaches to the door. When they found out the price of the hardware, it got complicated, but I figured it out.

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I love the look of wood and selected some panels to make continuous cuts so that the grain pattern on adjoining doors and drawers was continuous. I really like that look.

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For the next one, I will definitely look into the pre-glued edgebanding. Its expensive, but I think it will cut the time spent passing the iron over the material.
 
That's really nice work - please post a pic when the tops and back splashes are installed if you can.

Kev.
 
Peter Halle said:
Here is that image lightened so that you can see more.  Great job!

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Thanks Peter, but you forgot to add the tiles and the sink  [wink] [big grin]
 
Let me try posting these again...

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Grain matching
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