When I started woodworking, I didn't know squat. I have progressed in 30 years - now I do know squat.
Uh, respectfully, there are no similar functioning sanders on the market. If you are referring to the ceros....its on its own class, and its costs of production regarding power conversion may have something to do with it. Or it may be opportunity cost. Its way cheaper than a compressor, plumbing system, air dryer and pneumatic sander combined, and its portable. Ever drag a 2000# compressor to a job site on the back of a dump truck to sand on site?
"A good miter set up is like yoga pants: it makes everyone's butts look good." Prashun Patel
I love red oak...but you can thank the TV Shows on flipping houses. The remove hardwood finished cabinets and replace with white painted ones.
I am 54 and oak turns me off, in particular 'honey' oak.
I have been in trim carpentry/cabinets for the last 7 years, and I can count on one hand the number of new houses we have done in oak. Oh and the few houses we did do in red oak were all customs for clients over 50 who thought that oak is 'high quality.' We did trim one 1.4 million dollar house where the casework and interior passage doors were all rustic white oak. I thought it turned out well, but they paid a designer a lot of money to make it all come together. If you want to know what is selling in your area, go to the local parade of homes and look at the new houses similar to yours.
I've been out of town for a bit and was surprised how this thread took off. I didn't read everything in its entirety but I think the particular problem the realtor had with the "outdated oak", as she phrased it, was the design. The bathroom cabinets do have the cathedral panels, a big turnoff for most today, and she probably took one look at them and everything else in the bathroom went down with the ship. Guilt by association.
In our kitchen we had an even bigger sin - almond mica doors with red oak top and bottom trim.
This was the first day of the demo.I tossed the doors and drawer fronts and made new ones with Honduras mahogany and sapele. Then I sanded the oak frames down to bare wood, dyed it with ebony and finished everything with Endurovar in satin.
The HM stock is used up but I had a big slab of African mahogany that I ripped to size for the rails and stiles for both bathrooms and drawer fronts for one bathroom. I have a lot of sapele left over from the kitchen job and I'm using that for the door panels. I'll have to pick up some more AM for the remainder of the drawer fronts. I started this before I went out of town and am now back to it. I'm thinking I'll just finish it natural rather than dye it like I did the kitchen.
I agree that red oak can still be considered in style if done right. The realtor just raved about the kitchen but in 10-15 years someone might come along and turn their nose up at anything made of wood. I can't see ever losing an appreciation for the natural beauty of wood.
Wow! That's so beautiful. Nicely done. Are you sure you still want to move?
Huge difference! Well done.
Excellent remodel! Nicely done Lady!
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
Looks nice Julie.
I find real carpentry to be pardoned from the whims of fashion.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
Hey, I had the same cabs as Julie except they were white. I salvaged the lower boxes, added new drawers, end panels and doors. I eliminated the soffit, so I made new upper cabs. Went with Hickory with Bamboo flooring and I added Hickory crown molding. I like Brian's comment: "I find real carpentry to be pardoned from the whims of fashion."
NOW you tell me...
This is a huge inspiration...NICELY done...
Ole, that doesn't look like the same kitchen. Beautiful work!