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It's really simple if you have a table saw. I'm sort of half-heartedly working on a video to show how to build that way (I don't use the conventional method).
A bigger pic is at:
http://www.user29344qw.jymes.com/images/00Cab.JPG
(The set of three drawers on the left are skewed because they'd just been slipped in to check clearances and the shell wasn't properly supported. Now that I've built and installed the drawer that set of drawers sits on, everything's square, and the spacings and alignments are right.)
I'm really, really jealous of artists. The designs you people do freehand amazes me. It is so far from what I can conceive of doing that it seems like I'm seeing products of an alien civilization.
A little off-topic, but the artistry that really blows me away is this:
Can you imagine doing something so beautiful, knowing it'll all be gone in an instant?
Oh, oh, oh, an opening to tell my favorite canning story . . .
I love to garden, and I seem to have a knack with peppers. The first year I planted habanaros, the crop was huge. After I filled the dehydrator, I still had a pile of them left over so I thought I'd try pickling them. I used a standard brine (salt, vinegar, etc.), got it boiling, added the peppers, let them simmer, cooled them, then packed them in jars. I had to do it in batches because I had a small pot, but eventually wound up with two full quart jars. I'd heard they're really hot, and I didn't know what they'd be like pickled (which usually adds a kick of its own), but thought they'd probably be great, if nothing else, as garnishes or in chili.
As I was wiping down the jars before putting them away, I noticed black flecks. I knew I'd washed them well, and there wasn't any kind of black paper around, so I was really stumped.
Then I happened to look at the pot. It had been teflon-lined. All of the coating was gone up to the level of the simmering peppers.
I threw them away. Maybe I could have washed them off and repacked them, but I figured anything strong enough to eat teflon was something I didn't want in my stomach.
Oh, oh, oh, an opening to tell my favorite canning story . . .
I love to garden, and I seem to have a knack with peppers. The first year I planted habanaros, the crop was huge. After I filled the dehydrator, I still had a pile of them left over so I thought I'd try pickling them. I used a standard brine (salt, vinegar, etc.), got it boiling, added the peppers, let them simmer, cooled them, then packed them in jars. I had to do it in batches because I had a small pot, but eventually wound up with two full quart jars. I'd heard they're really hot, and I didn't know what they'd be like pickled (which usually adds a kick of its own), but thought they'd probably be great, if nothing else, as garnishes or in chili.
As I was wiping down the jars before putting them away, I noticed black flecks. I knew I'd washed them well, and there wasn't any kind of black paper around, so I was really stumped.
Then I happened to look at the pot. It had been teflon-lined. All of the coating was gone up to the level of the simmering peppers.
I threw them away. Maybe I could have washed them off and repacked them, but I figured anything strong enough to eat teflon was something I didn't want in my stomach.
OMG!!!! Just....WOW! I like spicy, but habaneros really scare me. Jalapenos are about as far as I go into the hot pepper realm.
That's kind of what I'm starting to think about all those juices that can melt tanks!
Oh oh... just came across a pic of this one. I don't remember what kind of wood it is, but I used inks on it and the leaves are 'metal'... sort of. haha It didn't photograph very well because it has such a glassy surface, but right in the middle you can see how the colors really look.
your bowls are gorgeous Kayte!
I like your polymer PV holders Fant and the canning is great Wallelf. Cooking of any sort is a very important talent.
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Canning it a wonderful talent!!! My grandmother and mom were 'canners'. I know the work and the artistry that goes into it! The canning gene isn't one I got.
The cabinet is even more gorgeous now that I can really see it.
I hope you get your video done... I would enjoy watching it. I built a tv hutch/cabinet once and it was super easy... and nothing like yours. lol I used cedar fencing. Love that stuff! No sanding. Just cut the pieces (or not) and screw it all together. I was so proud of myself!
We used cedar fencing for all the trim work in our house (baseboards, windowsills, kitchen shelves, etc.) and it's perfect for me. Dings and dirt only add to the rustic look. lol I'll have to see if I can find a photo that shows it nicely.That video was so fun to watch and yeah... to have it all gone in an instant! There is so much art that's like that. I don't think I could be a cake decorator as a profession. All that work and they hack it up and eat it in way less time than it took to make!
Or how about the amazing ice sculptures and sand castle type art?!
Me too! I really like cinnamon roll juice, but hmm.. not too sure cinnamon oil is very good for the lungs if it can burn skin.That's kind of what I'm starting to think about all those juices that can melt tanks!
And I do know a man that ate jalapeno's every day... loved them... and he ended up in the ER thinking he was having a heart attack or something. Turns out the jalapenos had eaten holes inside him. Yikes! No more spicy food for him.
Thanks CES!your bowls are gorgeous Kayte!
I like your polymer PV holders Fant and the canning is great Wallelf. Cooking of any sort is a very important talent.
Good morning
Okay... so this isn't art... it's my kitchen. But, it shows the cedar fencing baseboards and shelves (painted black.)
About this room: see the weird line across the ceiling? There used to be a wall there. I got rid of it. And on the left, that doorway? Yeah.. put that in (had to rip out the previous wall and put the doorway where I wanted it.) I tiled the kitchen counter and the floor around the wood stove. (Doug trimmed the counter with strips of oak.) I laid the pine floor, helped Doug hang the sheetrock, then I textured and painted it. I painted the kitchen table white and the chairs now have black cushions on them.
Better pic of my cedar fencing shelves (just have to vacuum them now and then.) Oh.. the coffee cup sitting on the counter is one I painted. lol)
This pic is to show the crown molding because I hand painted every stupid grape and leaf on it. (There are now curtains hanging on the window... long black curtains. I painted white and silver maple leaves on the valance and tie-backs. They're fun. ) There's a wooden stool at the work table.. I painted it white with black and silver leaves to go with the curtains. I'm thinking I should paint leaves on the kitchen table. )
Oh.. and you can see hinges on the left side of the hutch... that's my cedar fencing gate .. in my kitchen. That doorway leads down steps to the living room area (and other places.) We put in the gate to keep certain pets in the kitchen at night and it's just been really handy so we left it. These days it keeps grandbabies from rolling down the stairs.
So.. pull up a chair. What can I fix for ya? (Keep in mind that you'll have to do the dishes... and there is no dishwasher.
)
But, it shows the cedar fencing baseboards and shelves (painted black.) About this room: see the weird line across the ceiling? There used to be a wall there. I got rid of it.
And on the left, that doorway? Yeah.. put that in (had to rip out the previous wall and put the doorway where I wanted it.) I tiled the kitchen counter and the floor around the wood stove. (Doug trimmed the counter with strips of oak.) I laid the pine floor, helped Doug hang the sheetrock, then I textured and painted it. I painted the kitchen table white and the chairs now have black cushions on them. 
Better pic of my cedar fencing shelves (just have to vacuum them now and then.
) Oh.. the coffee cup sitting on the counter is one I painted. lol)
This pic is to show the crown molding because I hand painted every stupid grape and leaf on it.
(There are now curtains hanging on the window... long black curtains. I painted white and silver maple leaves on the valance and tie-backs. They're fun. ) There's a wooden stool at the work table.. I painted it white with black and silver leaves to go with the curtains. I'm thinking I should paint leaves on the kitchen table. )Oh.. and you can see hinges on the left side of the hutch... that's my cedar fencing gate .. in my kitchen.
That doorway leads down steps to the living room area (and other places.) We put in the gate to keep certain pets in the kitchen at night and it's just been really handy so we left it. These days it keeps grandbabies from rolling down the stairs. 
So.. pull up a chair. What can I fix for ya? (Keep in mind that you'll have to do the dishes... and there is no dishwasher.
)
Wouldn't that be fun?! And if it's just a cup, I'll wash it.Super nice Kayte! Wish I was there, even if I do have to wash my own cup
This pic is to show the crown molding because I hand painted every stupid grape and leaf on it.
Wow! I lack the talent, patience, and skill to do anything like that. It makes me so envious, I think I hate you.
I have a minor talent at cooking, but that's not something you can show in a forum unless you're also a skilled photographer and are willing to let your food get cold while you're staging it (I'm neither).
As my username suggest (or is supposed to suggest), I'm a writer, and there are people who claim I have a talent for it. Pointing to my published works would reveal my name (and are nearly impossible to find since I write short stories), so a bit of my unpublished/unpublishable work:
Consider the twenty-third snowflake.
It is not as surprising as the first.
It does not show the companionship of the second.
It isn't even a remarkable milestone, like the hundredth or the thousandth.
But it contains a promise, a hope the others lack.
It says those who have gone before were not renegades escaping a peaceful cloud, and that others, many, many others, will follow.
It also speaks of sacrifice. It falls knowing it will melt as soon as it lands. But its death will cool the blade of grass or spot of earth it touches, chilling its killer so the next flake, or the next, or the one after that, may find a life-giving coldness.
The twenty-third is not the intrepid explorer the first one was, nor is it a glimmer in the blanket formed by the countless millions to come. But it is necessary, for none would dare fall if they knew they would not be followed, and the way must be made safe so those who come after might linger.
That is a stunning piece of work. When one can make the reader "see" what is being described...now, that's talent.
Here's a bit of mine:
There once was a man from Nantucket
oh, wait......
Here's a bit of mine:
There once was a man from Nantucket
oh, wait......
Thanks for the nice words. It's useless, of course, but it was a bit of fun to structure.
There was a girl from Kalamazoo
Whose limericks ended on line two
There was a girl from Verdun
(There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who can extrapolate from incomplete data . . . )
There was a girl from Kalamazoo
Whose limericks ended on line two
There was a girl from Verdun
(There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who can extrapolate from incomplete data . . . )
Thanks for the nice words. It's useless, of course, but it was a bit of fun to structure.
There was a girl from Kalamazoo
Whose limericks ended on line two
There was a girl from Verdun
(There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who can extrapolate from incomplete data . . . )
Useless?? Useless??? No... well written words are never useless! I really enjoyed it and am sad that I won't be able to read any of your short stories. Or maybe I already have and just don't know it!
I'm so glad you shared it. I might sit on pins and needles waiting for you to share more.
Oh and by the way... yes.. you could paint the grapes and leaves. Well, if you had the patience you could. But it doesn't require talent unless you consider paint by numbers to be talent.
Seriously... it just like coloring in a coloring book. They carry the molding at lowes. The grapes and leaves are carved out so.... The patience part. Yeah. I doubt I'll EVER do that again.
Love the pics of your beautiful kitchen area......I'll lend you my daughter's built in dishwasher...........................me
Useless?? Useless??? No... well written words are never useless! I really enjoyed it and am sad that I won't be able to read any of your short stories. Or maybe I already have and just don't know it!
I might sit on pins and needles waiting for you to share more.
Its main use was that I was trying to figure out the proper progression of ideas for something, and choosing a subject unrelated to what I was working on allowed me the distance to see the structure I needed.
Its only use now is as a throwaway, something to show when people want to see what I write, and I don't want to waste a lot of time explaining science fiction or fantasy to them.
Oh and by the way... yes.. you could paint the grapes and leaves. Well, if you had the patience you could. But it doesn't require talent unless you consider paint by numbers to be talent.
The patience part. Yeah. I doubt I'll EVER do that again.
I do consider paint-by-number as talent! I was really, really poor at it. I've tried to decorate some of my ashtray-alternatives with just a few brushstrokes as accents, and it always turns out badly.
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Kayte, your kitchen is awesome! beautiful, yet comfortable and homey.
Fant, your story made me a smile, but also made me a wee bit sad. nicely done.
(i read LOTS of SF and fantasy)
Fant, your story made me a smile, but also made me a wee bit sad. nicely done.
(i read LOTS of SF and fantasy)
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