The Woodworker's Kitchen

307 Pages·2016·17.5 MB·English

by  Hamler

THE
Woodworker’s
Kitchen
24 Projects You Can Make
A.J. HAMLER
CINCINNATI, OHIO
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Special Offers
KITCHEN STORAGE
1 Modular Spice Rack
2 Knife Block Tablet Holder
3 Silverware Organizer
4 K-Cup Center
5 Utility Holders
6 Vintage Recipe Box
MEAL PREP
7 Sink Board
8 Rolling Pin
9 Vegetable or Pastry Scraper
10 Oven Peel
11 Utensils
12 Trivet
SERVING
13 Cheese Board
14 Bread Knife
15 Bread Board Combo
16 Spring Tongs
17 Cruet Server
18 Napkin Rings
ACCESSORIES
19 Bottle Opener
20 Paper Towel Holder
21 Kitchen Island
22 Kitchen Stool
23 Grill Cart
24 Lazy Susan
INTRODUCTION
MOST WOODWORKERS WILL tell you that their shop is their favorite
place in the world, and rightly so. But imagine a woodworker with two shops.
Say what? Two shops? What woodworker has two shops?
Well, I do.
My first shop is a converted extra-large two-car garage attached to my house,
and it has just about everything I need to build just about anything I want. But
the best part is that because the shop is attached to the house, all I have to do is
walk through a door and I’m in my second workshop: my kitchen.
I’ve been cooking almost as long as I’ve been woodworking – or is that the
other way around? There’s nothing I like better than wrapping up a great project
my first workshop, and then capping off a perfect day by spending time in my
second.
As woodworkers, we love making things for our homes. And, while all the
woodworking magazines run projects for the kitchen from time to time, it
occurred to me that a collection of these projects would appeal to those of us
who enjoy creating things at both the table saw and the stove.
PROJECTS
Coming up with projects was easy – I think my initial list had about a hundred
possibilities – but selecting two dozen proved a bit more difficult. So I looked at
what we do and use in the kitchen, and decided to break it down into four
categories.
The first three fall in a logical order. Before cooking everything we need is
The first three fall in a logical order. Before cooking everything we need is
put away, so the first section of the book covers kitchen items related to storage.
After that are projects relating to the actual preparation and cooking process,
followed by a section devoted to serving a meal.
Throughout this process, though, are a number of kitchen and cooking items
that could fall into more than one section – the Kitchen Island and Paper Towel
Holder would be at home in all of them – so I thought a category for general
accessories was a good match for those in the fourth section.
The one thing that ties every project together is that they’re all intended to
complement and work with things you already have in your own kitchen. Others
are designed around specific types of hardware or other non-wood materials
you’ll need to purchase.
As such, every one of the projects is intended to be customized for your
space, how you work, and with availability of hardware and other items in mind.
So even though I give exact measurements for everything, these dimensions are
intended to be fluid.
Sometimes the included measurements are optimal for best usage, such as the
Silverware Organizer being sized to fit a standard kitchen drawer. Other times,
though, hardware or other items determined the size. For example, the Spice
Rack accommodates the particular bottles I got for it, while the slots in the Knife
Block were positioned and sized to accept the knives I already own.
For that reason, begin every project with your tape measure or rule.
I’ve sized the projects to match my needs and space, as well as the objects
being used with them, but yours may be different. Cabinet clearances, countertop
shapes and areas, drawer sizes and locations, sink and even utensil dimensions
could all make a difference, so measure first then tweak project dimensions and
details for a perfect fit.