Custom cabinetry, woodworking and woodturning by Keith Larrett
In my reading of Daily Stoic I learned a new word.
Poiesis – “the activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before”
What a great word and an amazing way to spend each day.
Now, like the word “Syzygy”, I know how to spell “poiesis” and what it means. If I could just figure out how to pronounce it and use it in a sentence!
This project, installed earlier this week, is special for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, the rolling library ladder makes it unique. Take any bookcase, add a rolling library ladder and you’re going to kick things up a couple of notches!
Secondly, the scale of the bookcase. Thirteen feet wide and nearly eleven feet tall, it is big. I swear it didn’t look that big when I drew it out!
A lot of engineering to get all the parts of this puzzle to fit, but I’m very please with how it all came together.
I’ve been very busy in the workshop and have fallen behind with posting images of completed projects. This is a laundry and utility cabinets that I built and installed the cabinets for last month. The cabinets are finished with pigmented lacquer tinted to match the trim work in the house, SW Classic Light Buff. They have solid maple raised panel door and drawer fronts, concealed under-mount drawer guides, solid maple drawer boxes, and pullouts with dovetail joints and self-closing hinges.
“It’s not a question of sitting by yourself and doing nothing, but instead asking, ‘How do you allocate the attention you have in more focused, intentional ways?’”
From an article, I read early this morning, something to think about as we close out the year.
Wishing everyone all the best for the New Year.
At the end of each year, I choose photographs from some of the projects I’ve done that year and compile a collage calendar. It’s a nice memory of the year. This year I discovered I had too many images for one calendar and had to make a second calendar. A very busy year. No wonder I’m so tired 😉
Thanks again to all my wonderful clients for trusting me with a project for their homes.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and all the very best for the New Year!
Fireplace surround with shiplap and stained knotty alder veneer and solid wood. 11 feet wide by ten feet tall.As is often the case, a couple of first for me.
My first project with shiplap, first time coping crown molding to existing crown, and definitely a first tiling the back of the kitchen island. It’s nice to be challenged by a project and satisfying when it comes together so nicely.
Fireplace provided by the good folk at Grill & Hearth
A pair of custom speakers built from 1″ thick baltic birch plywood veneered with book-matched flat cut European white oak.
Some detailed shots of the kitchen I posted a couple of days ago. These shots were taken both during and after the installation of the cabinets.
I recently finished a kitchen remodel, a project which has kept me busy in the workshop for quite a while.
I’ve been very fortunate to work with some wonderful clients over the years and this project was no exception. It was a joy to work with my client and help to bring her vision to reality.
The remodel completely transformed the kitchen, dining, and living room space with the removal of a wall and subsequent relocation of both plumbing and electrical. My role started with help on the design stage as well as building and installing all the cabinetry.
The large island features painted white cabinetry. The panels behind the barstools are actually doors with push-to-open hardware and hide some large storage cabinets.
The perimeter cabinets are built from book-matched wenge veneer. All the veneer was cut and joined by hand.
I’ll post some detailed shots separately but the kitchen featured the following:
This was a large and challenging project for me. I learned a lot during the build and really feel that I improved as a craftsman. My client is thrilled with her new kitchen and I’m very proud of the project.
Last week I wrapped up the installation of the cabinetry for this bathroom remodel. The cabinets were supplied by my friend, Mike at Quality Cabinet Services
I installed them and modified the drawer boxes on “her” side to fit around the plumbing and sink. Other features included a laundry hamper and a docking drawer with electric outlets.
