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Walnut desk valet

Project by zombeerose posted 277 days ago 356 views 2 times favorited 6 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I made this desk valet to help organize my devices and keep the cords hidden.

The sides are finger-jointed and pinned together. This was my first attempt at a greene & greene style, which was fun to do. The lids are book-matched maple with some figure that I tried to enhance with dye. However, I was not pleased with the result so I decided to stick with shellac. Like always, pictures don’t do justice to the figure.

The pins at the joints, handle, and small lid supports are all purple heart. The leather wraps a piece of mdf with an inset curve on each edge to allow a hidden area for the cords to squeeze by.

The finish is a coat of shellac, a coat of general finishes seal-a-cell, and a couple coats of general finishes arm-r-seal. I finished it off with some wax.

Completed 2-09

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mtnwild

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posted 277 days ago

Looks nice, great wood , cool details, nice lines. Great job.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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tinnman65

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posted 277 days ago

Very nice work.

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CharlieM1958

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posted 277 days ago

Interesting design…. well done!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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TopamaxSurvivor

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posted 276 days ago

Very unique. Does the leather writing surface have the rough side out?

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zombeerose

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posted 273 days ago

Yup – the rough side of the leather is exposed. I wanted a little “traction” for the devices that are sitting on it.

Thanks for all the comments :D

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Wingstress

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posted 268 days ago

Nice job, I like the handle design on the lids. I made a similar one…

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