No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

All my orders are filled, just taking cnc projects from now on. I might
take on a vanity or something challenging.

Then I am going to try my hand at some of these designs...damn they make
beautiful things:

http://www.greendesigns.com/index.html

"Robatoy" wrote

Then I am going to try my hand at some of these designs...damn they make
beautiful things:

http://www.greendesigns.com/index.html

Nice. That Series 2 stuff reminds me of Bhutanese architecture.

Max

On Sep 22, 5:38*pm, "Max" wrote:
"Robatoy" wrote

Then I am going to try my hand at some of these designs...damn they make
beautiful things:

http://www.greendesigns.com/index.html

Nice. *That Series 2 stuff reminds me of Bhutanese architecture.

Max

Thankee, Max!

I love that style. Nicest look I have seen in a long time. It can even
co-exist with Mission/Metropolitan styles, imho.

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:38:34 -0600, "Max"
wrote:

"Robatoy" wrote

Then I am going to try my hand at some of these designs...damn they make
beautiful things:

http://www.greendesigns.com/index.html

Nice. That Series 2 stuff reminds me of Bhutanese architecture.

Or a New Age meets Craftsman.

One of my favorites: http://www.furnituremaker.com/

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Others have no imagination whatsoever.

On Sep 23, 8:57*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:38:34 -0600, "Max"
wrote:

"Robatoy" wrote

Then I am going to try my hand at some of these designs...damn they make
beautiful things:

http://www.greendesigns.com/index.html

Nice. *That Series 2 stuff reminds me of Bhutanese architecture.

Or a New Age meets Craftsman.

One of my favorites:http://www.furnituremaker.com/

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

He is amazing. A little bizzy for my tastes, but beautiful stuff
still.

Maybe he's related to Neil. (who was in town, yes Sarnia, recently and
proceeded to blow 22,000 people away.)

He is amazing. A little bizzy for my tastes, but beautiful stuff
still.

Really nice guy too. Offers lots of classes at other peoples
facilities and shares all of his knowledge and secrets.

He is amazing. A little bizzy for my tastes, but beautiful stuff
still.

Can also buy plans of some of his designs from that guy who sells
plans and has a contest every year with a Griz TS as the grand prize.

On 9/22/10 3:59 PM, Robatoy wrote:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg


If someone told me they were going to make a black kitchen island, I
would make a very funny face. Having seen yours, my preconception
goes right down that drain in its corner.

Beautiful work, my friend.



--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com

---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply

If someone told me they were going to make a black kitchen island, I
would make a very funny face. *Having seen yours, my preconception
goes right down that drain in its corner.

I've been in the planning stages for an island in my little kitchen
and have been keeping an eye on designs. I have noticed it is almost
the rule lately that the island contrasts the cabinetry. Natural wood
island with painted cabs, white painted island with cherry cabs, etc.
Even many\most with different types of doors and details than the
cabinets.

I have maple cabs and think I'll go with a white island. It will
compliment my white built-ins and fireplace surround in the adjoining
living room and baseboards throughout.

On Sep 22, 6:18*pm, -MIKE- wrote:
On 9/22/10 3:59 PM, Robatoy wrote:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

If someone told me they were going to make a black kitchen island, I
would make a very funny face. *Having seen yours, my preconception
goes right down that drain in its corner.

Beautiful work, my friend.

Thank you, Mike. But rest assured that your apprehension is very valid
as one needs the right space to pull it off. Read: LOTS of room.

On 9/22/10 7:51 PM, Robatoy wrote:
On Sep 22, 6:18 pm, wrote:
On 9/22/10 3:59 PM, Robatoy wrote:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

If someone told me they were going to make a black kitchen island, I
would make a very funny face. Having seen yours, my preconception
goes right down that drain in its corner.

Beautiful work, my friend.

Thank you, Mike. But rest assured that your apprehension is very valid
as one needs the right space to pull it off. Read: LOTS of room.


All that sunlight helps, too.


--

-MIKE-

"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com

---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply

On 9/22/2010 3:59 PM, Robatoy wrote:
No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

That is, indeed, a helluva cantilever!

Exceptionally well done! ... did you do the cabinets also?

.... and face frame cabinets, with a Euro look!!

I'm getting sick of preaching to designers/clients that you _can_ get
that "Euro" look with face frame cabinets ( ... I _hate_ frameless,
everything to do with them!)

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlC@ (the obvious)

On Sep 22, 6:40*pm, Swingman wrote:
On 9/22/2010 3:59 PM, Robatoy wrote:

No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

That is, indeed, a helluva cantilever!

That particular type of granite (Ice Brown) has a wild pattern to it
and is therefore very fissure prone. The stonecutter that I have used
for years, now lays up an aramid fibre web underneath the whole slab
which gives it excellent strength, but in one direction only, like a
flat tambour. You could pick up the slab at four corners and have
somebody jump on the middle without a problem. Take the corbels away,
and it could just flop over without a whole lot of help...maybe. It's
that maybe we try to stave off.

Exceptionally well done! ... did you do the cabinets also?

Why thank you, kind sir.

Yes and no. My spec, my methods, all 32 mm, in my old, old shop. I
NGR'd the island bits and nitro/cat lacquered it. I subbed out the
white.
Others assembled and I supervised the install.

... and face frame cabinets, with a Euro look!!

I sure like that combo too, and I will get you some detail pics on how
we did some of that. Faceframe is furniture.


I'm getting sick of preaching to designers/clients that you _can_ get
that "Euro" look with face frame cabinets ( ... I _hate_ frameless,
everything to do with them!)

Frameless has its place. Cheap and dirty and fast. Front-end
capitalization to do it competitively is a bit steep, stuff like edge-
banders and all that frickin trimming. And, unless you used pvc pre-
coloured, you still need to finish all those edges. The **** has no
class.


--www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlC@ (the obvious)

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg


Beautiful.

On Sep 22, 7:53*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

Beautiful.

Thank you.

"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg



Very Nice! I especially appreciate the island. My wife and I just got the
ball rolling for our new home, she gets the sewing studio in the loft, I get
the 3 car shop.

But back to the island, our kitchen and bathrooms will have the same dark
almost black cabinets and a salt and pepper granite counter top in the
kitchen.

Now I know how that is going to look. ;~)

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:59:19 -0400, Robatoy
wrote:

No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

All my orders are filled, just taking cnc projects from now on. I might
take on a vanity or something challenging.

Congrats on your re'tarment.

What are you doing in the CNC realm so far, Toy?

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

On Sep 23, 9:00*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:59:19 -0400, Robatoy

wrote:
No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

All my orders are filled, just taking cnc projects from now on. I might
take on a vanity or something challenging.

Congrats on your re'tarment.

Thank you.

What are you doing in the CNC realm so far, Toy?


A few hundred round plastic discs with holes and numbers for some
farmer who is going to hang them off a bunch of cattle's ears.

Then a 4' x 8' image of a cartoon-like bee for a honey place and a
64' (feet) sign for same out of plexi.
Then a bunch of 32 mm panels. Tomorrow a coat of arms in 3D. Then
build another one of these plasma stands:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/TuToneAV.jpg

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:29:06 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Sep 23, 9:00*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:59:19 -0400, Robatoy

wrote:
No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

All my orders are filled, just taking cnc projects from now on. I might
take on a vanity or something challenging.

Congrats on your re'tarment.

Thank you.

What are you doing in the CNC realm so far, Toy?


A few hundred round plastic discs with holes and numbers for some
farmer who is going to hang them off a bunch of cattle's ears.

Faskinatin', wot?


Then a 4' x 8' image of a cartoon-like bee for a honey place and a
64' (feet) sign for same out of plexi.
Then a bunch of 32 mm panels. Tomorrow a coat of arms in 3D.

OK, now we're getting into the fun stuff.


Then
build another one of these plasma stands:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/TuToneAV.jpg

What materials are those made from? Wood and black solid surface?

--
Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.

On Sep 23, 7:28*pm, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:29:06 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy





wrote:
On Sep 23, 9:00*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:59:19 -0400, Robatoy

wrote:
No more after this.
As a favour to Angela's bestest friend (and here I thought that was me)
I got involved with this project and saw it to its completion.
Monday I installed the corbels in the island as I was going over my
limit of granite overhang.
Today I stuck in the 525 pound granite island, mounted the sinks and
seamed the quartz on the L-shape.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...astKitchen.jpg

All my orders are filled, just taking cnc projects from now on. I might
take on a vanity or something challenging.

Congrats on your re'tarment.

Thank you.

What are you doing in the CNC realm so far, Toy?

A few hundred round plastic discs with holes and numbers for some
farmer who is going to hang them off a bunch of cattle's ears.

Faskinatin', wot?

Then a 4' x 8' image of a cartoon-like bee for a honey place and a
64' (feet) sign for same out of plexi.
Then a bunch of 32 mm panels. Tomorrow a coat of arms in 3D.

OK, now we're getting into the fun stuff.

Then
build another one of these plasma stands:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/TuToneAV.jpg

What materials are those made from? *Wood and black solid surface?


*bowing my head in shame*
..
..
..
..
..
..
UniBoard melamine and laminate.
It was an exercise in material usage and adaptability. The key issue
was to hide all them frickin' wires. This one will take 60" up to 300#
and still slide comfortable away from the wall. Some options include
powerbars and surge protectors. One comes with genuine Variac power
conditioning. I _can_ make them from quality veneers and solid surface/
quartz but I keep trying to bring these in under $2K. All the tool-
pathing has been done. One bit change, and 3 sheets of whatever. All
the cut-offs turn into ribbing which are all set up for wire chases.

On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:16:06 -0700 (PDT), Robatoy
wrote:

On Sep 23, 7:28*pm, Larry Jaques
wrote:
What materials are those made from? *Wood and black solid surface?

*bowing my head in shame*
.
.
.
.
.
.
UniBoard melamine and laminate.

OMFG!


It was an exercise in material usage and adaptability. The key issue
was to hide all them frickin' wires. This one will take 60" up to 300#
and still slide comfortable away from the wall. Some options include
powerbars and surge protectors. One comes with genuine Variac power
conditioning. I _can_ make them from quality veneers and solid surface/
quartz but I keep trying to bring these in under $2K.

WHAT? You're getting a couple grand for glorified melamine MDF board?
I'm in the wrong freakin' business. (I thought that looked something
like a SketchUp grain rather than real woodgrain.)


All the tool-
pathing has been done. One bit change, and 3 sheets of whatever. All
the cut-offs turn into ribbing which are all set up for wire chases.

Cool.


What's your CNC setup, again?

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Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people.
Others have no imagination whatsoever.