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Love your perspective. I single-handedly, completely remodeled our kitchen while tending to my 50 hour/week day job. I gutted the whole space down to studs and concrete. I made 16 lowers (including 33 drawers), 11 uppers, an L-shape island, TV corner cabinet, pantry cabinet, laid flooring, re-routed water and electric, installed backsplash, drywall, etc., etc. It turned out great with lots of one-of-a-kind custom touches. But, it took me a whole year to complete and I lost 40 pounds in the process from overworking and lack of eating. To this day, I can’t say it was worth it. Thx.
Wow! You were very, very fast. I’m impressed. “Bet your friends are too. Congratulations on the one hand, but you set the bar way too high for us normal humans. You, God Of Woodworking have mercy on us regular folks.
Do you have kids? Cuz that adds a difficulty factor too that I’ve experienced trying to get big projects done.
@richpeggyfranks490 I gutted our kitchen 3 years ago. First time making a king cabinets, banquette and range hood. I learned a lot.
Agreed about cabinet builds. Im finishing up making a couple things for the wife’s classroom and in hind site i wish we’d of just bought em. By the time ya add up the costs of all the materials and my time the cost is comparable, but more so i just dont enjoy these style builds. Maybe ill take my own advise next time and just buy. Room tirned out nice. I will say you definitely like the color orange.
Nice countertop. And you did make it. You didn’t cut down the tree for cutting board, you still made it.
I think you made a wise choice. Almost as wise as I when I first hit subscribe to this fantastic channel. Thank you.
I feel like this is watching Norm Abram in 2024. Great video.
I’ve thought of Dave as the New Age Norm Abram for quite a while now. I wonder if Dave ever met Norm? I did! 😀
@@ericdgood same
This is exactly what we go through in my house. Sometimes I want to make it and my wife finds something better and cheaper online and other times I have no will to make it even though it’s easy and cheaper. Great video. Really hit home for me.
I recently renovated my mom’s kitchen. I refreshed the carcasses with paint, built new doors, then used floor boards (coincidentally from LL Floors) to clad the existing laminate counters.
David, you’re absolutely spot on. Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. A major kitchen reno is one of those projects I most certainly could do, but know it wouldn’t be enjoyable and would probably empty my motivation tank for weeks afterwards
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I am really enjoying your new approach to making videos. This new less frenetic style gives us time to breathe and appreciate your commentary.
I’ve enjoyed your content for years and watched with interest your evolution in woodworking and video creation. Thank you for letting us come along on your journey.
GREAT project David. My wife is full Dutch and we like the “homeland” color! !! !!!
Im really enjoying the shift in your content. Its refreshingly calm and easy to watch. I appreciate you taking the risk and really hope the analytics are reflecting a reward for the shift.
You already had a great cutting board when you cut the sink hole! And it would have matched! 😂
Seams like I haven’t seen a vid from you in awhile, but thanks for this one! Top notch!
@@yamahaxt652 ha I thought the same thing
Great video Dave! Remember when you HAD to make things because you couldn’t afford to buy it? You’ve come a long way!
Ha! Yep! ❤️
Kitchen-gadget collectors, such as yourself (and I as well) will never have enough countertop space! It’s simply more room for more gadgets! Great build my friend, and love the video as always! 😀 🍻🪚
the overhead shot with paper templates was beautifully shot and extremely effective at showing your decisions. greta video!
In the process of renovating our laundry room. Decided to to do the same. Bough the cabinets and installed them. Currently applying the finish to the butcher block, purchased from Lowes. Just wasn’t “feeling” the cabinet build process. Good to know I’m not the only one that felt the guilt.
Great perspective!
I’ve wanted to make a kitchen island for years, but the thought of making cabinets bores the crap out of me! I ended up getting some under desk cabinets from the Swedish flat pack store, and a butcher block blank from the big orange store. I used some creativity to get it to counter height, and my wife absolutely loves it. I got into woodworking for the enjoyment, not to add stress to my life.
Great video as always😮.
I am glad that you build what you want and not what the YouTube people say. I love your off the wall designs, they inspire me to get super creative in things that I build to sell at my farmers market. Thanks for the inspiration.
Absolutely. Make what gives you satisfaction, so that life does not become drudgery. Of course that’s not always an affordable strategy… for 35 years we lived with 2nd-hand, recycled kitchen cabinets I cobbled together to make cabinets for our bathrooms. But when life and economics allow, it’s really sweet to be able to work on pieces that provide pleasure and satisfaction every day, instead of the grudging necessity of “good-enough” functionality and compromised aesthetics. I’m with you, David.
Great perspective on buying verse building. We all know we can build it, but for me it always comes down to time and/or money. I dig the mash up of voice over and screen chat video style. As always…keep up the good work.