The Kahler Kitchen Project

Here is the progress of a beautiful Striated Fir and Mahogany Kitchen

We think that Mahogany (compared to Cherry) is much more compatible with the beautiful Striated Fir

we also had the opportunity to match the panels much better ...... this should be a spectacular kitchen

it's just not worth doing ....... if you can't do it right



Here is on of the 2 sink cabinets with the "tilt-out" trays and drawer front	tilted out !! Notice the matching panels	Here is the framing (upside down) for the lighting ..... yet to be installed	Here is one of the several bookmatched Mahogany drawer fronts


Here are some of the tall doors and glass doors, at glue up	after spaying each door and drawer front ....... the finish has to cure for 4-5 days	These doors are 49" tall and beautiful	Here is some of the casework ready for delivery ...... and the man who made them.



Here are some of the "door panel planks" to be resawn	one face if joined straight	The the planks are resawn to 1/2"+	The book matches are then stacked, stickered, and allowed to "settle down" before being glued together and then surface sanded

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This is a "raw" unsanded and unfinished bookmatched pair that will be used for panels in Mahogany frames	Here is a close-up of the panel and the amazing Striated Fir grain	This is a "raw" unsanded and unfinished bookmatched pair that will be used for panels in Mahogany frames	panel pair


close-up	Here is a close-up of the panel and the amazing Striated Fir grain	This is a "raw" unsanded and unfinished bookmatched pair that will be used for panels in Mahogany frames	close-up

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Each set of panels are clamped side to side and kept flat on an u-beam	3 bookmatched panels setting in clamps for at least a day	sets of panels	a pair of glued up panels


the panels will "rest" and settle down soon to be surface sanded and machines	here the Mahogany drawer fronts are "ruff" cut and allowed to "settle down"	Here the larger plank drawer front (which are bookmatches) are glued up	Here ..... all the pieces for the door style and rails are precut and allowed to relax !

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Here the styles and rails are bored for dowels	Here the rails are "coped" to mate with the styles	Here the rails and styles are coped with the chamfered detail that will frame the panels	Here you see the male and female shaped detail


Here ..... the bookmatched Striated panels are pre-spayed with vinyl sanding sealer before	Here is the first batch of doors ..... glued up ..... and allowed to cure for 72 hrs	The kick faces are sealed separately with conversion varnish for durability and a long life	Here is a front view of the detail


Mahogany Frames w/ Striated Fir bookmatched panels			The Door and panel detail
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