Shop Work...Progress on Bases

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Just a quick photo for one of our clients to see
progress on a small section of cabinet bases
for his mancave....

Here we used a mortise and tenoned maple
1 and 3/4 face frame, glued and brad nailed
with corner braces for added rigidity and
to take countertop weight. Once
sprayed and clear coated, a nice result
will be obtained. We also custom-built
a spray rack for the large single pieces
of bar top which were hot sprayed with
a custom high gloss finish over a
provincial non-grain raising stain.
The hot spray (product warmed to 120F)
enables successive coats to "melt" into
each other, reducing dry spray and creating
a super-smooth final finish that beads water
and resists marring.

Now that winter is here, we have a little more
time to work on in-shop projects for clients.
Some of our cabinet base work is remarkably
inexpensive, the ones above are $400.00
each, custom sized and installed and includes
shop time finishing. All cabinet bases are solid
stock maple (NO PARTICLE BOARD like
Kraft Maid or Schuler).

Shutter Spraying in Shop

Knocking out some production shutter work
in shop with quick drying flash waterborne
non yellowing lacquer. No dust or overspray
in your house...ever !

4 shutters : Price $150.00
Turnaround Time: 2 days

Dining Room Colours: Misty Evening (ICI)
                                   Opal Mist (SW)
Living Room Crown and Baseboard: Cloud White OC-130
Colonial Wainscot on Two Walls (Cloud White)

Price: $655.00

Cost of new Eclipse Shutters : $675.00

Great thanks to Pam for the fill-in project before Christmas break !

Happy Holidays to All !

Hardware Suggestions....

Since we generally recommend cabinet hardware replacement
while refinishing, the following links below are usually the
best place to look.

Check out the new Caramel Bronze by Amerock for 2013 !



http://www.thehardwarehut.com
http://www.richelieu.com/
http://www.amerock.com/new-finishes/

Current Transformation....Shop Finishing

We are currently assisting a homeowner with a cabinet

transformation from aged cherry varnish circa 1970's

to a Modern Waterborne lacquer finish in

OC-130 Cloud White. Notice how the new

white expands the visual space of the kitchen

and makes the face framing look newly installed !

This was a hand built and joined kitchen when

first built and has held up nicely over time - no need

for new carcass boxes or face framing. Once

the new hardware is installed it will look very

modern and will fit well with the homeowners

other renovations and projects. :)

We have included some photos from shop

finishing to show some of the steps involved

in finish work of cabinetry. Alot of the work is

prep sanding, filling, razor skimming with fill

and recoating until a nice result is achieved.

Note the smoothness of the sheen on the clear

finishing bench...

We also spray finished some crown mould for

the client at no extra charge :)

Great thanks to Anita and Ryan G. for the project !