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Wormy Chestnut Kitchen island

comments (4) January 20th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery     

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This kitchen island is made almost entirely from reclaimed lumber.  Wormy chestnut, salvaged from barn sheathing, makes up the body of the island.  The lower shelf is   made from unconditioned white pine which served as rails for a horse stall for over 100 years. Poplar is used for the drawers. 

 As for joinery, the large chamfers "reveal" the joinery.  The drawer dovetails are hand cut.  Oh yeah,  the countertop is granite, just like Jack Lambert.

Design or Plan used: My Own Design - not saved, it is in my head. will gladly send dimentions on request.

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Comments (4)

mvflaim writes: Nice island! I'm jealous you found old reclaimed chestnut to work with. Nice find!
Posted: 3:20 pm on January 21st

Cubby writes: The black dots you see are worm holes. A chestnut blithe destroyed all the American Chestnut around the turn of the 20th century. These "wormy" dead trees were then used.
Posted: 2:57 pm on January 21st

simple1 writes: I really like the use of old wood like that. I like the appearence of it and the small black dots. What are they? Old nail holes?
Posted: 12:01 pm on January 21st

JasonT writes: I like the design. The size of the legs and how the joinery is chamfered off makes it look stout, but not chunky. Well done!
Posted: 9:30 pm on January 20th

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