My Latest Projects

[Josh Hulit]

Maple Kitchen/Hickory Kitchen/Maple Vanity

[Dan Hintz]

LOVE the vanity. Not so excited about the back of the cabinets in #2... the changing color pattern throws my eyes off, particularly against the wall. Good work overall, though

[Josh Hulit]

Thanks Dan. Yeah, looking back on it probably should have either book-matched all my panels or eliminated more of the sapwood. But the customers were happy. Was my first time using hickory, quite a challenge in itself.

[Mike Wilkins]

Love that vanity. I have seen a large kitchen done in Hickory, and it is a busy look. but like your clients, these homeowners were pleased.

[Mike McCann]

awesome vanity

[glenn bradley]

Another "Love the vanity" here. I also really like the hickory work.

[Josh Hulit]

Thanks everybody! Always nice to hear opinions from fellow woodworkers.

[Phil Thien]

I like it all. But you said the vanity is maple. I see maple drawers, was the rest of the vanity maple that was dyed/stained? What products did you employ to achieve that finish?

[alex grams]

I actually like the hickory kitchen the most. I think while hickory sap/heartwood can risk giving a busy look, it is actually well balanced and very unique in my opinion.

[Andy Cree]

All are very nice, but I have to give the nod to the vanity - it is excellent!

Andy

[Josh Hulit]

Yes Phil, the entire vanity is maple. The darker portions have GF Pre-Stain Conditioner, 1 coat GF Vintage Cherry Dye Stain, 1 coat MLC Krystal Sealer. I then top-coated the entire piece with 2 coats of MLC Krystal. Thanks again.

[Phil Thien]

Yes Phil, the entire vanity is maple. The darker portions have GF Pre-Stain Conditioner, 1 coat GF Vintage Cherry Dye Stain, 1 coat MLC Krystal Sealer. I then top-coated the entire piece with 2 coats of MLC Krystal. Thanks again.

It came out really nice. How close does it look to cherry in real life? Because from the pic it is indistinguishable.

[Josh Hulit]

It's close, but you can definitely tell the difference. If I had to do it over again, I would talk the client into using cherry. I also did their kitchen cabinets in maple with the same finish, very time consuming... They had seen a picture of a maple writing desk I built with the cherry dye stain so that was what persuaded them. They were very happy with the end result, so that's all that matters.