This is one of two desks that I have to make, I'm doing this one first as the other was ordered at a later date.
Onto the timber I selected for the top, this needs to finish at 1380 mm x 620 mm x 23 mm. This board measures 2.8 m x 305 mm, so should finish at about 600 mm. This means I need to glue a 20 mm piece in and hope to get a good grain match.
All machined up, I shoot the edges in by hand. Talking of shooting planes, an old record that i bought from ebay arrived today(forgot to take pic's but it seems a good-un).
Glue up the top, I've used titebond II for this, and left over-nite.
The grain match is good because I can't see which side it was now.
Onto the carcass sides, there are four to do, and they are to match the window seat I made a few weeks ago. I fielded these on my spindle moulder.
Carcase in dry fit, the gap at the top of the top rail is for a piece of poplar so I can glue the cove moulding to the carcass.
Both carcases glued up and backs fitted.
Glued up the two pedestals to make the kneehole, the eagle eyed among you may notice a small error?
Plinth fixed on, I'm still undecided weather to make bracket feet, think I will drawer some out and see how its looks.
Thats as far as I've got, thanks for looking.
Onto the timber I selected for the top, this needs to finish at 1380 mm x 620 mm x 23 mm. This board measures 2.8 m x 305 mm, so should finish at about 600 mm. This means I need to glue a 20 mm piece in and hope to get a good grain match.
All machined up, I shoot the edges in by hand. Talking of shooting planes, an old record that i bought from ebay arrived today(forgot to take pic's but it seems a good-un).
Glue up the top, I've used titebond II for this, and left over-nite.
The grain match is good because I can't see which side it was now.
Onto the carcass sides, there are four to do, and they are to match the window seat I made a few weeks ago. I fielded these on my spindle moulder.
Carcase in dry fit, the gap at the top of the top rail is for a piece of poplar so I can glue the cove moulding to the carcass.
Both carcases glued up and backs fitted.
Glued up the two pedestals to make the kneehole, the eagle eyed among you may notice a small error?
Plinth fixed on, I'm still undecided weather to make bracket feet, think I will drawer some out and see how its looks.
Thats as far as I've got, thanks for looking.
I'm with Dean, should the panels bee shorter in the knee space ?
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