Thanks for all the tips in making these joints guys! I decided to 1st make a bench using this style out of baltic birch ply and it turned out great so I made another one out of walnut.
All the joints are just dominos and glue...it was quite the pain clamping up everything as I had to make some angled clamping blocks and have my wife help. I learned from the plywood mockup that even though the dry-fit went smoothly that once I got glue in the mortises clamping up everything with the angles it became incredibly difficult to get the tenons fully seated. I ended up aborting the 1st ply glue-up and recutting the mortises...decided to lightly sand the dominos before the next attempt and it went a lot better! The bench is incredibly strong and by sanding the dominos a bit I was able to get them all positioned correctly.
I learned a lot on this build and if I decide to do a desk in this style I'll definitely be doing it with detachable legs!
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All the joints are just dominos and glue...it was quite the pain clamping up everything as I had to make some angled clamping blocks and have my wife help. I learned from the plywood mockup that even though the dry-fit went smoothly that once I got glue in the mortises clamping up everything with the angles it became incredibly difficult to get the tenons fully seated. I ended up aborting the 1st ply glue-up and recutting the mortises...decided to lightly sand the dominos before the next attempt and it went a lot better! The bench is incredibly strong and by sanding the dominos a bit I was able to get them all positioned correctly.
I learned a lot on this build and if I decide to do a desk in this style I'll definitely be doing it with detachable legs!
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