Custom Work With
PLASTIC
LAMINATES
This practical product is most attractive when not trying to
imitate
other materials.
by Joshua Markel
When I first became a cabinetmaker 11
years ago, I would become queasy when
someone asked for wood-grain plastic
laminate. At that time, "plastics" symbolized
the phoniness of an era that
many of us were trying to get away from.
In time, however, I came to realize
that plastic laminate, when it wasn't
trying to imitate something else, could
be a valid and useful material for certain
applications. In kitchens, its water resistance
and durability made it a logical
choice. And it even began to dawn on
me that the dense and uniform colors of
its surface presented