Project: Commissioned Kitchen "Continent"...you know...a very big island... :)

[Jim Becker]

Love the top. Well matched and beautiful color. But I fail to see how replacing brown cabinets with black cabinets and a continent makes "open and airy". Unless they had several old player pianos in there under a black tarp. Kitchen scientists need to come up with a concept beyond "dark woods are in now" and "light woods are in now".

Their design has the large island setup like a piece of furniture by design. It's also a different style than the new wall cabinets. Please believe me that this is a really major breath of fresh air compared to what it used to be with a low ceiling, poor lighting, cathedral-grain cheap oak cabinets, etc. It feels twice as large and should retain that once it's completed.

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Prashun, I worked this solo except for the delivery. The latter was easy getting it out of the shop because my friend/the client and I could carry it out the double doors of my shop flat to my trailer. At the other end, it had to come in via a normal 36" exterior door, but the cabinet guys were there and they helped carry it inside. They also just grabbed it and placed it on top of the island for me once I had the hardware installed to secure it. Wehrung's Specialty Woods in Ottsville PA got me the material. Tinsman along the Delaware river on the PA said specializes in it, too, but they tend toward beams. Both are within reasonable driving range for you. I can give you a contact at Wehung's privately if you want it.

Fred, the Centipedes worked perfectly for this. The only touchy thing with them is that one has to set things on them with a flat motion...they don't deal well with lateral stress in that respect. The carpenter was there, too, and they caught his eye big-time, especially when I told him the cost.

John, the d-fir is wonderful and yes, the EM8000cv sprayed out exactly like other Target products I've used. After all the struggles I had with the Kem Aqua Plus that we discussed, it was a heartwarming miracle! The VG d-fri was $7.75 bd ft rough, 8/4 x 6" x 16'. My order was filled within a day, too.

Brian, the Domino XL would have been perfect for this job...but was purchased after it was completed. Uncle Bob had a backorder, unfortunately.