Pippy oak Kitchen (sort of WIP)

[superunknown]

Thought I would share some photos from the latest project I am working on. A pippy oak kitchen. Not finished, but I feel looking good so far and worth sharing some pics

Hope interesting to all

 

[Dodge]

That is looking very nice indeed - What finish are you planning on using?

Rog

 

[superunknown]

The finish will be a hand applied Osmo polyx. I am very impressed with Osmo products, its a lovely finish and very hard wearing. I'm not a fan of spraying PU or whatever, although I do have to sometimes.

 

[Mcluma]

The finish will be a hand applied Osmo polyx. I am very impressed with Osmo products, its a lovely finish and very hard wearing. I'm not a fan of spraying PU or whatever, although I do have to sometimes.

That looks nice =D>

I just bought a tin of that osmo polyx, I need to apply it on some oak, I'm really keen to see how good that stuff is.

 

[goldeneyedmonkey]

Looks great mate, the Oak on those panels looks beautiful. I've never bought Pippy Oak before. Can you tell me how much you spent on the Oak for this job please?

Cheers _Dan.

 

[superunknown]

I have no idea of the cost of the oak my client bought it all and supplied it to me.

 

[[email protected]]

Loving the pippy oak, cant wait to see it with the finish! Any ideas which supplier it came from.

Thanks for posting

Will

 

[superunknown]

The oak came from Tudor Oak in Kent.

 

[TheTiddles]

I have no idea of the cost of the oak my client bought it all and supplied it to me.

The wastage must be huge, looks like firewood to me!

Lovely when it's made into things though

Aidan

 

[the_g_ster]

That looks very good indeed.

How was it to work?

Love to see some more pics on here too.

 

[RogerS]

Do you leave the 'open' pippy parts open or do you fill them?

 

[RogerM]

That's looking lovely. Never worked in pippy oak, and now I want to! Osmo PolyX is great stuff - and ought to make it bullet proof. Just to make sure I'm interpreting these pics correctly, is that top one a single drawer and door with a face frame? And same for picture 3? And are the two narrow pieces in the final photo end panels?

Also are you using the pippy oak in the solid, or is it veneered to a less exotic oak substrate?

This looks like a really interesting WIP - please keep us posted.

 

[Hudson Carpentry]

Pippy Oak from brooks bros (sheet in front of me as im pricing up some ash).

Per Cubic metre

26mm £1395
38mm £1650
51mm £1995

Its virtually the same price as European oak.

 

[superunknown]

The smaller pippy knots are left unfilled (clients wishes) but larger ones I fill with med oak Brummer. Any large holes, loose knots or barky bits I router and patch.

Its all solid oak. I have some pippy veneered MDF to use for a couple of open cabinets and extractor.

I have not posted or even taken photos of everything there is quite a lot in all. The first photo is a door for the dishwasher. The last photo is of doors and small drawers in a frame, these go on a tall thin cabinet each side of the extractor canopy over mantle. Picture 3 is wall unit doors in a frame.

All my joints and construction was done with the domino.

 

[Mr T]

Hi

Good looking kitchen. I have never worked in pippy oak, I've always thought it would not plane very well, what with the knots etc. How did you find it worked?

Chris

 

[superunknown]

Hi

Good looking kitchen. I have never worked in pippy oak, I've always thought it would not plane very well, what with the knots etc. How did you find it worked?

Chris

I find it all planes fine, you get the odd area where the grain is a challenge, but some sharp cutters and all is good.


Here are a couple more pics....

All delivered on site now and fitted to the carcasses. Looking smart, although my photography does not do it justice!

 

[Hudson Carpentry]

It will be one really nice kitchen

 

[woodnovice]

superunknown, when you router out the loose knots how do you go about patching them, i've seen some patches on a stair string once and wondered how they did it?
looks great!!
Regards

Mick

 

[superunknown]

Hi Mick,

I router them with a 1/4" bit then stick over some masking tape, shade over with a softish pencil. I then search for a suitable pippy area or knot from an offcut, stick on the tape, bandsaw it out the slightly taper the leading edge, glue and tap in with a hammer. .

Steve

 

[RogerM]

Hi Mick,

I router them with a 1/4" bit then stick over some masking tape, shade over with a softish pencil. I then search for a suitable pippy area or knot from an offcut, stick on the tape, bandsaw it out the slightly taper the leading edge, glue and tap in with a hammer. .

Steve

Brilliant - and so simple I'd never have thought of it. This is a great thread. Please keep the posts coming Steve.