Entirely jointed with blind mortise and Tenon. The Top is hinged with butts at the back and held steady at the front with locating dowels. Just like a pipe organ keyboard. Easy access to induction top for cleaning. I vacuum out the fan's and ventilation ports regularly to avoid overheating and premature failure. Frame and panel sides. Interior carcass frames are all jointed too. The bottom drawer is mounted on ball type drawer slides( Hafele). Drawer is dovetailed with solid timber drawer bottom. Cast brass drawer pull. Fisher and Paykell oven and stove top. Timber is New Guinea Rosewood. Stable, oil and water resistant. Finished with Volvox hard wax oil. Simple, Free standing kitchen furniture that moves where and when you want it. Unlike that fitted crap. Maurice Chevalier over and out.
Kind of reminds me of the quartz heaters that are all over the TV here attempting to convince seniors that their ticket to financial stability lies in a wooden box with quartz heating bulbs.
Kind of reminds me of the quartz heaters that are all over the TV here attempting to convince seniors that their ticket to financial stability lies in a wooden box with quartz heating bulbs.
A friend had one of those. I did a test comparing it to a hair dryer I got from Goodwill for 99 cents. The hair dryer heated the room faster. They were both rated for 1200W, so they used the same amount of power and produce about 4095 BTU/hr. I wouldn't recommend this as the dryer isn't rated for continuous use, but the point is that when converting electricity to heat via resistance, putting a fancy box around it doesn't affect the heat output.
1200 W x 3.412141633 = 4094.57 BTU/hr
I think most free-standing stoves are rather ugly, especially if they aren't wedged into a space in the counter and one or more sides are exposed. New ones are made so cheaply they often put concrete blocks inside them to keep them from tipping forward when the oven door is opened.
Kind of reminds me of the quartz heaters that are all over the TV here attempting to convince seniors that their ticket to financial stability lies in a wooden box with quartz heating bulbs.
A friend had one of those. I did a test comparing it to a hair dryer I got from Goodwill for 99 cents. The hair dryer heated the room faster. They were both rated for 1200W, so they used the same amount of power and produce about 4095 BTU/hr. I wouldn't recommend this as the dryer isn't rated for continuous use, but the point is that when converting electricity to heat via resistance, putting a fancy box around it doesn't affect the heat output.
1200 W x 3.412141633 = 4094.57 BTU/hr
I think most free-standing stoves are rather ugly, especially if they aren't wedged into a space in the counter and one or more sides are exposed. New ones are made so cheaply they often put concrete blocks inside them to keep them from tipping forward when the oven door is opened.
How's that for decor. Long and mostly hidden tucked into an enormous fireplace space, though, and out of view.
The commercials for those quartz heaters were maybe humorous, but I thought they were unethical or bordering on it not because of the misleading claims about heating capability - but because of the type casting the folks. Tie the fear narrative (running out of money paying bills) in with clips showing people with white hair claiming they're heating enormous areas for $20 a month. there had to be a pretty big margin in the product itself as much as it was being shown during paid product TV space/time.
My office is cold - it's in a finished basement and there's no forced air heating. It doesn't get truly cold (does get stuff fingers and chills cold, though), but a 40 watt purpose made office chair heating pad does more than a single space heater ever did.
When it's moved to the new house it will nest next to the kitchen sink counter. As it stands now it's where it can work in a very small space. But your opinions are valued. Thanks for the feedback. We aim to please. Other times we aim to send a message.
In Europe where people don't indulge in huge overpriced houses, kitchen space is limited so unfitted kitchen's are making a comeback. It allows ordinary working class people to assemble a functioning kitchen without wasting money. The sink is often just a ceramic set up on bricks. In French country kitchens a similar approach is very common. A free standing stove, gas, wood, electric. And a kitchen bench. Free standing pantry or sideboard. When we move, the kitchen moves with us. Along with all the other free standing furniture I made for my wife's pleasure and convenience. Not my ego. The French double manual Harpsichord ? Well I get to indulge a bit there. The Italian single manual with extensive inlay in numerous exotic timbers ? Ok, it's a tad showy. But I earned the right. I didn't buy the kit and stick my name on it. But like I said. My instruments, made entirely by my hand ? That remains my private pleasure. I won't ever display pics for some fake to claim credit for. Now you guys have a beautiful day. Mkay ? Oh and by the way. The oven doesn't tip forward when opened with a huge roast on the tray. It's got two cast iron pigs from a pipe organ reservoir to counteract that danger. Firmly bolted to the base frame. In any even the shear weight of the baking trays in the drawer is enough to weight it firmly. That's why it was such a common feature on those old traditional free standing stoves. It lowers the the centre of gravity.
