All made from my white pine lumber except the panels, which are from Ecuador
Perry - you do nice work!
KS
Absolutely stunning and beautiful work, Perry!! :good:
From house building to syrup making, you are da man!! 😀
Remind me...this is a rental your building, or is it for one of your kids?
What are you doing for the counter top?
JRL
You'd think granite?
Looks good, Perry.
> Remind me...this is a rental your building, or is it for one of your kids?
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> What are you doing for the counter top?
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> JRL
Bird's eye Maple would be nice.
Good job!
I once posted a picture of me standing beside a pile of firewood I had stacked. I think that you may have accomplished more:-)
Don
Nice work.
I like 7 1/2 foot ceilings in a cold climate. I like kitchen wall cabinets that go to the ceiling. I also like a refrigerator. Where is that going?
This is something I'm building in my spare time from trees I cut down and milled on my bandsaw. I will either sell it or rent it depending on the market.
I will probably not go granite, as it is pricey. I got a price of $1300 for laminate countertops, but i think I can do it myself for about 200-300 in materials.
Fridge is going on the far left. Sink under the window and dishwasher just to the left of the sink.
If I may make a suggestion. Gather up some 3"x1-1/2" strips of pine. Run them through a planer to make them true, dowel/glue/clamp them into the largest width your planer will handle, again run though planer, then dowel and glue. Hand plane and sand true. Then wrap trim around the edges, leaving it sticking up 1/8" above finished counter top. Next pour a two part self leveling laquer? like you would see on a regular bar counter. Might have to do a leveling course, sand, then final application. It will end up looking like glass over wood and be nearly as durable. Parents did this for their kitchen table and it is holding up very well. Trick was keeping the top from warping by placing bracing to prevent warping, as that causes big problems when you pour on the finish. It has to be Level within half the finish thickness. It did take several weeks per application to cure. Well worth the effort. If your interested I can find out what product they used. Ends up with a really warm feeling look.
try looking into precast concrete countertops. taunton press has a book by fu tung cheng, very good read. i have three tops at the hacienda, all concrete, all solo construction. and dirt cheap
They made some bar tops at the local ski area using that method and I know the carpenter. I may consider the idea. thanks for the suggestion.
I thought it would have the tendency to get scratched up or chipped. However the finish is VERY durable and cleans up easily. My dad built the top out of cedar I believe, with the wide face exposed (to show the knots and grain), he used 5/8" plywood as a backer and ran boards below that as stiffeners. I do recall the finish was fairly expensive.
He made some bar stools that have a similiar finish. Something happened on them where the finish did not set off correctly and it took months for it to harden. JRL
That is good work. Well done so far.
