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My youngest daughter needed a bigger desk, and she wanted one built by Dad. I had some Birch 3/4 plywood for a top, picked up a few 1X4 and there it was. I wanted to finish it with a light colored stain, and polyurethane to show off the great joinery and grain matching, etc. It took over 30 minutes to get the right 1×4 peices that matched up well, and the care taken to get it all just right.
The daughter had a different plan. I was lucky to get the top with Polyurethane. She wanted to paint it multiple colors, and all differnt types of flower and animal stencils, just like every other 6 year old little girl. As you can tell by the photos it was just what she wanted. The whole family had a part in the making and painting of this newly created family heirloom, and is being used every day for homework and masterpeices for our refridgerator.
Now she wants a new chair…..
-- James F., San Antonio TX.
































8 comments so far
Bureaucrat
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posted 323 days ago
These are the things that wonderful memories are made from. Good job Dad!
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
Tomcat1066
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posted 323 days ago
Now that’s a great project! Maybe, at some point down the road, the desk can be refinished to show off all that joinery ;)
-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!
FlWoodRat
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posted 323 days ago
As they say in the MasterCard commericals:
Materials: $25
Labor: Free
Family Heirloom: Priceless
Great job James. I am sure your daughter will enjoy it for ages. PS. She is a real cutie too.
-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....
blackcherry
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posted 322 days ago
Great family project and life lessons as well. Great post…Blkcherry
mtnwild
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Doesn’t get any better than that, congratulations and thanks for sharing.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
darryl
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posted 322 days ago
these are the best kind of projects.
nice work
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Karson
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Glad that you were able to share the creation with her. She’ll remember it forever.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
James Frederick
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Thanks for all the great comments, this is why we do what we do.
-- James F., San Antonio TX.