A customer recently asked me if I could fit a worktop upstand to his curved kitchen walls, this was the first time in 29 years of kitchen fitting that I had been asked to do this, I wasn`t sure it would work. The upstand is made from high pressure laminate and usually would prefer to break rather than bend. I used the same method as the customers carpenter had used to bend skirting boards around the curved walls. This involves making a number of cuts in the back of the board (kerfing) to make it flexible. It did work and looked far better than cutting and joining small pieces together to follow the curve. The top edge of the upstand would be filled with a worktop sealant (Colorfil) to disguise the cuts.
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Would the lady from Compton Dundon please call me again, you phoned me on Monday 15th July, I have a new mobile phone and rather than save your number I deleted it!
I was given this old Stanley plane its quite rare and only has Bedrock stamped on it. I was also given this old Record vice
This is a counter I made for the Westbury-Sub-Mendip village shop. It was made for the display of cakes and bread, the shop till sits on top. Mostly made in Ash (from a friends tree which had to be felled) with Iroko shelving, the shops owner wanted shelving that could be "scrubbed clean". Toughened safety glass to the front and top. The rear of the counter has two sliding doors with a storage area below for bags. Some pictures of the making process
A box to hold A5 stationary (envelopes & paper), made in Black Walnut, Padauk and Ebony. the curled veneer is used as a handle to open the box. It will be on display at the Court House Gallery, Somerton, Somerset unitil 9th June 2012
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