This kitchen island is made almost entirely from reclaimed lumber. Wormy chestnut, salvaged from barn sheathing, makes up the body of the island. The lower shelf is made from unconditioned white pine which served as rails for a horse stall for over 100 years. Poplar is used for the drawers.
As for joinery, the large chamfers “reveal” the joinery. The drawer dovetails are hand cut. Oh yeah, the countertop is granite, just like Jack Lambert.
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I like the design. The size of the legs and how the joinery is chamfered off makes it look stout, but not chunky. Well done!
I really like the use of old wood like that. I like the appearence of it and the small black dots. What are they? Old nail holes?
The black dots you see are worm holes. A chestnut blithe destroyed all the American Chestnut around the turn of the 20th century. These "wormy" dead trees were then used.
Nice island! I'm jealous you found old reclaimed chestnut to work with. Nice find!
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