I finally got the kitchen hutch that my wife wanted for Christmas finished. She didn't expect it to be done for Xmas proper, she had me making too many other things instead, although she has got a little impatient as it gets closer to being done. The design is my own, with inspiration from an antique hutch we have. Styling is primary the call of SWMBO with some real wood mediation from me...it's beginning to grow on me
I took the pictures in my shop for several reasons. One, it wouldn't fit in my new photo box :eusa_doh::lol: Two, I will probably tear it up trying to get it into the house. And three, with in minutes of getting it in the kitchen it will be so full of the LOML's stuff that I wouldn't get a good picture.
This project had many firsts for me. First dado carcass construction, first making of practice doors :BangHead: :BangHead:, first time making my own molding stock (not the crown), and first time using crown molding. Thanks to everyone for the advice of cutting the crown. That was the most intimidating element of the whole project and also turned out to be the most frustrating. I took many suggestions and tips for cutting the crown, and ended up making this jig that made it fairly simple.
The frustration came when installing it and aligning the glue blocks and clamping everything. I didn't use any brads to install it, because I had pre-finished it prior to mitering to fit.
My wife is happy and so am I :-D
Thanks for looking :icon_thum
Dave![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![Kitchen_hutch_019.jpg](http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/181/medium/Kitchen_hutch_019.jpg)
![Kitchen_hutch_015.jpg](http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/181/medium/Kitchen_hutch_015.jpg)
I took the pictures in my shop for several reasons. One, it wouldn't fit in my new photo box :eusa_doh::lol: Two, I will probably tear it up trying to get it into the house. And three, with in minutes of getting it in the kitchen it will be so full of the LOML's stuff that I wouldn't get a good picture.
This project had many firsts for me. First dado carcass construction, first making of practice doors :BangHead: :BangHead:, first time making my own molding stock (not the crown), and first time using crown molding. Thanks to everyone for the advice of cutting the crown. That was the most intimidating element of the whole project and also turned out to be the most frustrating. I took many suggestions and tips for cutting the crown, and ended up making this jig that made it fairly simple.
![Kitchen_hutch_013.jpg](http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/data/181/medium/Kitchen_hutch_013.jpg)
The frustration came when installing it and aligning the glue blocks and clamping everything. I didn't use any brads to install it, because I had pre-finished it prior to mitering to fit.
My wife is happy and so am I :-D
Thanks for looking :icon_thum
Dave