Cabinets, Furniture, Woodworks/Pickled Oak Cabinets

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Expert: - 3/31/2011


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Greg, I had received pickled oak cabinets (builders grade) from a relative and do not have enough to complete my kitchen.  I have searched high & low only to find out these pickled oak cabinets have been discontinued.  Is there anyway to find these cabinets somewhere?  Need just a few to fill in

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Hi Kathy...I'm afraid it would be almost impossible to find an exact match anyway...one makers 'pickled Oak' will be different from another's...a skilled finisher could likely match them, but there are so many cabinet makers and so many subtle differences in tooling and molding details and profiles from one cabinet style to another, there isn't an easy solution. Your best bet would be to find a kitchen cabinet shop willing to match your existing ones....cabinets and cabinet finishes can be quite different from one another...once closely compared....and to be able to get a perfect, (or even good) match is a tall order.......post back if need be- regards- Greg

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Questions on Woodworking, wood finishing and refinishing of all kinds, repairing furniture and wooden objects, Architectural details, Woodturning, carving, tool usage, product usage, some chemistry as it applies to woodworking and related interests,cabinet making and furniture construction/design, etc. I have experience with all manners of colorants, finishes, paints, stains, dyes, glazes, and coatings, wood species recognition and usage,tool recommendations, blade types and recommendation,techniques and methods for many Woodworking related issues, etc.

Experience

Fine furniture restorer and cabinet maker for over 30 years,serving high end Antique dealers, Interior designers, Collectors in the CT area. Consulting for area Painting/Decorating and Building contractors on non painting issues..(staining, wood prep.,clear finishing, floor restoration and architectural detail restoration and repair, etc.) Sold, built, serviced, setup Home, Industrial, and Commercial stationary woodworking tools for a major tool retailer in CT. for three years, sold hand and power tools , provided knowledge, parts replacement, service, and on site service, Trade show Demo, and training as well.

Publications
Published in Fine Woodworking Magazine (12/97), included on Fine Woodworkings first "Best of Fine Woodworking" CD-ROM (2002) ...("27 year compilation of expert know-how")

Education/Credentials
Art School at Silvermine Guild in Norwalk, CT., 9 year apprenticeship in a European run Cabinet and Restoration shop in CT., various classes on subjects having to do with the field. Seminars from major Tool manufacturers, Skil/Bosch, Delta, Powermatic, Ritter, Porter cable, Milwaukee, Dewalt/B&Decker, Performax.

Past/Present Clients
Many varied clients including work on Martha Stewarts' Westport, CT. show house, many fine Antique dealers and private collectors in and around Fairfield County and in Woodbury, CT. (the Antiques capital of CT.), Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Wilton Historical Society.

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