Philip Richardson fine furniture maker and cabinet maker cumbria

		Philip Richardson Fine Furniture & Cabinet Maker		Newbiggin-on-Lune, Cumbria CA17 4NB Tel 015396 23422 Email philip@philiprichardson.co.uk

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Kitchens

This native oak kitchen was made for a client who supplied the tree to make the kitchen. The tree was felled and cut into specific lengths after the basic design was agreed.

Sections of the tree were carefully selected from the various cuts to make the panels, end boarding and construction rails used to build the kitchen.

The sections were first allowed to air dry for several months before being put through our kiln. The kiln heats the wood up to temperatures of around 50 degrees centigrade and fans extract the moisture expelled. For every cubic foot of fresh sawn oak a gallon of water can be extracted during the drying process during which the moisture content is reduced to below 10%. Reducing the moisture content minimizes shrinkage and movement in the finished product so that it is stable in a centrally heated house. It was nine months after felling before the wood was finally considered ready for use in the manufacturing process.

Our customers were involved throughout the construction process. As the kitchen materialized they selected colour shades and finishes before the final fitting of the kitchen at their home.

This interesting project resulted in a great deal of satisfaction for us and our clients.

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This native ash kitchen is a fine example of how we can be involved in all the processes from felling, sawing and kiln drying our hardwood trees to ultimately selecting the final pieces of timber to make the kitchen.

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This oak kitchen was constructed from slices of native oak dried in our kiln.

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