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DaveHeinlein | Posted in Photo Gallery on September 28, 2003 09:32am

These are a few pics I took on my way out the door on Friday afternoon.
I have no idea what the counters will be, but I imagine they will be granite. Hope you like it.

I still have to get pics from two other kitchens I built this year, but niether one are finished yet. One, I will throttle the owner. The other, some last minute changes, but the HO is a very nice person, so it’s no biggee(she’s buying).

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  1. CaroleG4 | Sep 29, 2003 01:33am | #1

    Lookin good!!!  What is the wood for the cabinets?

    1. AXE | Sep 29, 2003 05:58am | #2

      Love those fully inset doors.  It looks like I see a bead next to the hinges - is that true?  I'm thinking about laying down something like this for my kitchen - your work is very inspiring.

  2. DougU | Sep 29, 2003 06:47am | #3

    Dave

    Great looking cabinets, if you got a close up of the details I'd like to see em, someone else mentioned it, is there a beading around the door, and what is the hinge?

    Thanks and looks great.

    Doug

    1. DaveHeinlein | Sep 29, 2003 11:50pm | #5

      Thanks for your compliments.

      The wood is Poplar with white acrylic laquer finish. The interiors are my standard pre-finished Maple plywood. Door panels and draw fronts are MDF. The hinges are Amerock non-moritse style in satin nickle, as are the knobs&pulls.

      The 3/16" bead in the openings was mitred in after the frames were built.

      1. DougU | Sep 30, 2003 01:57am | #6

        Dave

        Thanks for the detail, very nice indeed.

        Doug

      2. StanFoster | Sep 30, 2003 03:31am | #7

        Dave:     Most excellent display of craftsmanship...thanks for sharing

        1. DaveHeinlein | Sep 30, 2003 05:45am | #8

          Just doin' my job, Stan. Thanks.

      3. HeavyDuty | Sep 30, 2003 05:56am | #9

        "The 3/16" bead in the openings was mitred in after the frames were built."

        Isn't that kind of cheating a little bit?

        Great work.

        Tom

        1. DaveHeinlein | Sep 30, 2003 02:04pm | #11

          Cheating? I think not. This is a production job from a small(2-3 man) shop. Milling the bead on the frames ahead of time, then notching in the mitres during assembly would be way too time consuming, with inconsistant results being a definite possibilty.

          The end result is more important to me than tradition or procedure, and the method I used gave me the best results in the least amount of time.

          1. HeavyDuty | Sep 30, 2003 08:25pm | #13

            "The end result is more important to me than tradition or procedure, and the method I used gave me the best results in the least amount of time."

            Can't agree more. Dave, just teasing. Keep up the good work.

            Tom

          2. DaveHeinlein | Sep 30, 2003 11:53pm | #14

            I knew that. ;^} Thanks.

            Edited 9/30/2003 4:55:21 PM ET by DAVEHEINLEIN

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            NannyGee | Oct 01, 2003 12:12am | #15

            Looks great! I especially like the little "3rd level" top cabinets with glass. I need to do something similar in my kitchen for the stuff you need to store, but rarely use. I'll probably flip the door styles, though - glass mid-level, solid up high. My wife has to use a step stool already to reach the stuff in the regular upper cabinets :-)

            Good work!

          4. marv | Oct 01, 2003 04:05pm | #16

            Great kitchen.  So am I out of line in asking what you charged?You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.

            Marv

          5. DaveHeinlein | Oct 01, 2003 10:04pm | #17

            Just under 20K

      4. Richie921 | Sep 30, 2003 08:06am | #10

        Again, beautiful job.  I assume you spray the finish.  What kind do you use and what recommendations would you have for someone doing it for the first time? Thanks.

        Richie

        1. DaveHeinlein | Sep 30, 2003 02:09pm | #12

          I used Oxford Matte White PSL, with a satin clear PSL(premium spray laquer) for a top finish coat. The primer used was Bin water base primes.

          Tips? 1. sand between coats with 320 grit wet/dry paper.

          2. be sure your gun is atomising the fluid properly(use plenty of pressure).

          3. I use the little rubber contoured sanding blocks(Tadpoles) found in ww stores.

  3. HeavyDuty | Sep 29, 2003 07:38am | #4

    Details, details, details. Look at the side panel and yes definitely the bead around the doors. Beautiful.

    Tom

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