Michael's kitchen

I'm not actually sure whether I updated the previous post about my friend Michael's kitchen.

I was updating the kitchen with new doors, plinth and cornice. As it is all now finished I thought I'd share it with you.

Just to remind you this is how it looked BEFORE I started work.




Then the consequences of my work....











I learnt a lot on this project. Namely that refitting doors, plinth and cornice can be almost as taxing as a new kitchen!
In all seriously I now know a lot more about the intricacies of kitchen fitting.

I have a way to go and a lot more to learn. But with the help of my new bench (see previous post) I can practice cutting and fixing cornice, scribing skirting and drilling hinge holes. I know you are jealous. It's ok. I'll share the photos so you can enjoy the carpentry chat!

Tom :)


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The workbench is complete!

It may not match the beautiful bench made by Gervase of @gsharptools, but it gives me a great space to work upon.

I have a few projects to practice on my new bench. So I'll update those as I go.





Tom :)


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Back to work

In the last week I have been busy working with Gervase of GSharp tools fitting a kitchen in Belsize Park.

We ripped out the old kitchen and fitted a new high gloss white kitchen. The worktop is to be provided by granit-ops, so the final finished pics will follow in future posts.

Check out our progress below



































Apologies for all the images. But a picture paints a thousand words. I could tell you about all the design issues we had to overcome. But it is easier to show you the progress we made and once the worktop is on I can show you how well it all came out. There may also be photos of the floor and tiling once complete, but we'll have to wait and see.

I learnt a huge amount on this job. Not just in carpentry techniques, but also in how my brain works. We had some long days and I struggled at times. But I found once I stopped over thinking and took a break I came back and "got it". Experience in any job doesn't come overnight, sometimes that's a lesson hard learnt.

I have a lot to learn and I love that. It's great to have a change and start my career all over, especially as I learn new skills with every job. I get a huge amount of satisfaction from carpentry and look forward to sharing the next project soon.

Tom

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