My Carvewright Kitchen

[daverod59]

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All carvings are from the Carvewright Patterns library. I carved them into hard maple and used a 4 step finishing process of a sanding lacquer, tinted lacquer with "linen" paint, van dyke wiping glaze, and topcoat of satin lacquer. The carving times varied between 47 minutes to over 90 for the large carving of the vineyard scene on the back of my island. All carving were used on the optimal setting.

Dave Hebert

[mtylerfl]

Dave,

That is outstanding! I love the glazing - yields a very nice "high-end" look to your cabinets!

[easybuilt]

Those are beautiful Dave and I love your finish!

[TerryT]

Beautiful, nice antiquing.

[rcdages]

Dave,

That is a Kitchen to be proud of.

Love the way you finished the cabinets with the glaze.
As Michael stateded "High-End"

[Chay]

Great work, Like me you like a little wine.:)

Chay

[CNC Carver]

Very nice work. The professional custom touch.

[daverod59]

Thanks for all the compliments. As you can probably tell, there was a lot of work that went into the construction of the kitchen. I mainly built it for my wife who has been begging for a custom kitchen for years. It was her idea to go for the Tuscan theme. Just like the cobblers kids that went without shoes, took 10 years of building others kitchens before I got around to ours.
Thanks again,
Dave Hebert

[CNC Carver]

I would like to here more about your 4 step finishing process. It is beautiful. I'm sure your wife is very happy with the finished product 10 years in the making!

[SharonB]

You can come re-do my kitchen anytime. Your finishing technique really makes the designs pop out....a five star award is due you.

[RogerB]

Wow very nice work would like more info on the finish did you spray and wipe .

[lawrence]

love the effect and the finish- great job adding some visual and tactile nuance to your cabinets.

Lawrence

[badbert]

Excellent work! I would be proud!

[bergerud]

That is very nice. Something we have all thought of but you have actually done. (How many spousal points is that worth?)

[daverod59]

Hey Roger, the sanding sealer, paint and topcoat were all sprayed. The glaze has to be done by hand which is very time consuming but the visual effects are pretty interesting.

[radman5506]

Fantastic with a capital "F"!!!

[RogerB]

Very nice .It is a big job but looks well worth the extra work. Thanks for the info.