my cherry kitchen

[Steve Clardy]

Looks nice!

[John Thompson]

I love it Steve. Sorry as I almost missed this getting behind in the shop and spotty here for several weeks. Your kitchen looks similar to ours. Is that ply in the panels or veneer? I have an upgrade in ours coming up in the next year and I really like the look.

Sarge..

[Martin Lutz]

Wow, nice kitchen Steve! Unfortunately the LOML was looking over my shoulder when we saw it. I'm in trouble now.

Please check your private messages.

[Sam Layton]

Steve, that is an outstanding kitchen. What finish did you use?

Sam

[gary Zimmel]

Nice job Steve. Very nice job....

[GERALD HARGROVE]

Great looking figure in that wood. Nice looking kitchen.

[Steve Jenkins]

Thanks for all the nice comments.
The panels are veneer on 1/4" mdf. I had them layed up special. All the upper panels are exactly the same. You can't really see it but there is a row of knots that goes all the way around the kitchen the same distance from the tops. The lower panels are done the same way.Drawer fronts were cut from one piece so they fall into the sequence too. The finish is a 10 sheen conversion varnish. It isn't dead flat but really close.

[Mike Vettori]

Nice job Steve. I'm in the process of building some cabinets myself for a basement wet bar and I was planning on using cherry too. I noticed in your finish that your not getting any blotching in the cherry finish. How did you tackle that problem?

Mike

[Dave Tinley]

Steve-
Kitchen looks great. I was going to call you next week to see if you had any pictures of your kitchen.
I have a client that wants a bathroom makeover and cherry seems to fit her style.
I believe you said you used some stain to even out the color???
Would you let me know what you used?
Im still hoping to get up to your shop one of these days.

Dave

[Steve Jenkins]

Typically I like to leave cherry natural and let it age but I had a pretty good range of color between the veneer and some of the solid. I used cherry watco and just slopped it on with a rag then immediately wiped it back off with paper towels. It evened things out really well but didn't change things too much. I think that the natural aging will take over and look really good in a few years. It may have blotched but there is so much figure in the wood that if it did it just blends in. Try some on some scrap and see what happens.
Dave, you know the door is always open. Anyone else too.

[Dave Tinley]

steve-
What grit sandpaper did you use prior to applying the Watco?
And did you use the same grit for the solid wood vs the veneered panels??

One more question-
How much did you charge the client for the beautiful work ??

Typically I like to leave cherry natural and let it age but I had a pretty good range of color between the veneer and some of the solid. I used cherry watco and just slopped it on with a rag then immediately wiped it back off with paper towels. It evened things out really well but didn't change things too much. I think that the natural aging will take over and look really good in a few years. It may have blotched but there is so much figure in the wood that if it did it just blends in. Try some on some scrap and see what happens.
Dave, you know the door is always open. Anyone else too.

[Roy Wall]

Steve-

That is some spectacular cabinetry! Beautiful work through and through.

WOW!!

[Gary Herrmann]

My wife stopped dead in her tracks behind me. "Wow. Just look at that."

High praise indeed.

[Steve Jenkins]

I sanded everything to 220. solid and veneer both.

As for the fee;
she decided since I am making progress she will let me live.
I figure that is payment enough.

[Jason Tuinstra]

Steve, awesome choice of wood! It looks simply fabulous.