Anyone making fitted kitchens?

**AdCNC** · 29-01-2013

Post some pics up Chas i may be able to help you.

**Chas** · 29-01-2013

There's a channel routed into the drawer/cupboard surface measuring 106mm long X 40mm wide.

Whatever happens, I don't want to be routing out a bigger hole. I have found similar & very,very close, but nothing that will cover these holes.

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The original plastic ones are simply glued in.

Picked up one of these today from one of the DIY sheds : £4.99 ea 'BARGAIN'. Sad thing is I've tracked down the importer from the label & they're only 5mls away from me. One quick phone call & they refuse to supply anyone not bona fide kitchen manu' or massive rip off DIY retail shed chain.

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It's not recessed so it would have to be surface mounted. There's 2x screw holes on the back, so I'd have to simply drill 2x holes in the draw & cabinet fronts & screw in from the back. It's totally unfinished & if it weren't from China I'd say it was Beech. Do they have Beech in China?

It's 115mm long X 50mm wide. At it's deepest it is 20mm. It looks to be made using 4 diff tools on 4 operations, the last of which would be the recess for the fingers which would also involve rotating the part.

I'm not fixated on this design, anything will do as long as it's aesthetically pleasing to the eye & it uses or hides the existing holes.

**Chas** · 29-01-2013

Just a thought, I've had a cheap'ish router & table on my list for years. Could something as simple as this handle be knocked up easily on one?

P.S. I have never worked with wood before.

**Tenson** · 29-01-2013

I don't think that would be at all easy on a router. I think even on CNC you'd have to make it in two parts as you can't cut the part where the fingertips go without a clever 4 or 5 axis machine.

I'm sure someone here who is a pro kitchen fitter will order them for you.... or knock up a website offering your kitchen fitting services with some googled photos; ta-da you're a pro!

**Chas** · 29-01-2013

Originally Posted by Tenson

I don't think that would be at all easy on a router. I think even on CNC you'd have to make it in two parts as you can't cut the part where the fingertips go without a clever 4 or 5 axis machine.

That's a strange thing to say, it's quite clearly a single piece of wood.

By "two parts" do you mean it would have to be rotated?