Last night I completed fitting some oak cabinets. The customers were really pleased with the results and so was I!
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| The finished job |
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| The spaces to fill at the start |
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| The left hand-side space, pieps run down the one wall making fixing tricky |
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| They wanted a floating oak mantle piece like the one I fitted for myself last year |
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| the mantle piece with template behind |
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| Fitting the ply template to hold the bolts |
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| Using resin to fix the bolts and make sure they're stuck out the right distance |
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| Template and mantle on the front to make sure the bolts are aligned. |
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| Mantle piece fixed on |
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| The only fixing holes, to be filled with an oak plug later |
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| Building the cupboards |
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| The top of the left hand cupboard with extra support where the TV is to stand |
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| The pipe work at the back of the right hand cupboard to hide but leave accessible |
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| An oak back fitted in |
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| The cupboard ready for the door, this one is to store their firewood and the little shelf is to hold their stuff for lighting the fire |
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| All ready for the doors |
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| Simple panel doors fitted |
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| The smaller unit with a pair of doors |
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| All complete ready for some oil |
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| Oiled up |
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| The finished job. |
I was really pleased with how this job turned out.
I've put in some late nights planeing, gluing up boards and making doors. It can be tricky to fit in work around looking after the children full time but I think I manage to get a good balance and interesting jobs like this maek it really worth while.
The customers told me to put on my website that "It was worth every penny". Made me feel really pleased with the work I'd done.
The oak cabinets look excellent Kev. It must be great to have such a skill to make your living.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave, I was really pleased with this job.
DeleteNice job Kev. The shaker style doors are just right and keep things simple. A good solution for a tight little room.
ReplyDeleteIt works well in the room and I matched it to another unit they had. They wanted to keep things looking simple with clean lines so shaker style worked well.
DeleteIt looks brilliant, did you leave a hole for the wires to pass through so they could plug the television in?
ReplyDeleteOf course! but only a small one so he'll need to take the plug off first!
DeleteVery nice! What oil do you use?
ReplyDeletehttp://treatex.co.uk/hardwax-oil/ I've used it quite a bit and I really like it, easy to apply and gives a good finish.
DeleteI've looked Treatex up and the product looks really good, exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Varnishing here is murder unless you are an entomologist out to capture as many insects as you can! Pretty pricey though! How far does a litre go with two coats? Is this a UK product or am I going to find, like I did with my bikes, a sticker underneath saying Made in Cambodia?
DeleteNo idea where it's made and doesn't say on the website. The one litre pot was just enough to cover the units in the pictures twice. It's a hard wearing finish as it's the same as is on my floor (although I used the colour tones first on that) and although there is a few scratches it still looks good dispite two kids trying to wreck it. The other finish is osmo oil and loads use that as it's easy to use as well, not sure there's much in it to be honest.
DeleteI should imagine it was easier to to ship from the UK rather than Cambodia though?
Probably but as I have found out, the price in UK is three times that at the factory door and then the government slaps 20% on top of that! Do you want me to send you the prices I actually paid for my machines?
DeleteYeah, it would be interesting to see. I'm looking forward to you getting your shop set up, just sorry I couldn't be more help. So many hurdles put in our way! I did end up buying a planner from JMJ in the end though, if you're in England they're a great company!
DeleteA fantastic job as always Kev, it looks great and I'm not surprised the clients are so pleased with it. I was interested in the oil too, but you've answered that already. Does it need re-doing every now and then, or what sort of maintenance does it need?
ReplyDeleteAn oil finish is never finished! They will need to reapply and feed the wood when it needs it but it will build a better finish when they do.
DeleteTidy job Kev...
ReplyDeleteAs always....;b
Cheers Brian. It was a nice one to do for some nice customers.
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