Projects that are done!
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jinman
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Forgeblast, it looks to me like you have the art of cabinet making down pat. You must have a lot of satisfaction and pride in that job. Well deserved!
There is a cabinet shop about 3 miles from my house, and everytime I drive by I want to stop and ask them if I can come in and just watch and learn.
There is a cabinet shop about 3 miles from my house, and everytime I drive by I want to stop and ask them if I can come in and just watch and learn.
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forgeblast
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Thank you all for the great comments.
Jinman setting up the router was the hardest part. but rockler has jigs, etc to do it fast and easy and right every time. That being said would i do it again....prob not. It was a lot of work, a lot of sanding, staining, poly, etc. When the baby was sleeping and my wife was working inside i would sneak out and glue up panels, and stain, I had an assembly line going. It really makes the kitchen look so nice, we had oak faced on the cabinets itself but the white doors were just not doing it.
I had not used a router ever before. I watched some videos on how not to do it on utube, and just search for sites on setting up and raising the panels. I used a lot of pine for test pieces and honestly the jigs and bits made it a fairly easy project to do. I would say spend the extra money and buy the better bits, it makes all the difference in the world.
This summer should be a bit slower, just need to finish the fieldstone garden shed, Plant 170 trees and shrubs for the crp program, start the chicken coop, and start putting fieldstone on the house. If the snow holds out for a bit i may be able to organize more of my supplies.
Jinman setting up the router was the hardest part. but rockler has jigs, etc to do it fast and easy and right every time. That being said would i do it again....prob not. It was a lot of work, a lot of sanding, staining, poly, etc. When the baby was sleeping and my wife was working inside i would sneak out and glue up panels, and stain, I had an assembly line going. It really makes the kitchen look so nice, we had oak faced on the cabinets itself but the white doors were just not doing it.
I had not used a router ever before. I watched some videos on how not to do it on utube, and just search for sites on setting up and raising the panels. I used a lot of pine for test pieces and honestly the jigs and bits made it a fairly easy project to do. I would say spend the extra money and buy the better bits, it makes all the difference in the world.
This summer should be a bit slower, just need to finish the fieldstone garden shed, Plant 170 trees and shrubs for the crp program, start the chicken coop, and start putting fieldstone on the house. If the snow holds out for a bit i may be able to organize more of my supplies.
Countrygirl10
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I like the pit. Keep up the good work!
