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This is an office workstation I built for our office. It was constructed from African Mahogany and top coated with about 4 coats of pre-cat lacquer. The top was covered in laminate to help eliminate pen and pencil marks.
The first picture is a general overview and shows the island plan storage
The second picture shows a modified file cabinet that also doubles as a half size plans holder
The third picture shows the near invisible edge of the Burgess Edge edge banding system I used.
Some of the more enjoyable aspects of this project included turning the pedestal for the island and bending the mahogany for the island radius:)
Here’s a link to more photos of this project and couple others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8563298@N03/































26 comments so far
mot
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posted 885 days ago
Oooooooooooo. Now that’s a classy piece. I love the simple lines, abundance of workspace and openess of the design. That’s a really nice piece, RJ!
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RJones
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posted 885 days ago
Thanks:) The aspect that always seems to be lacking in an engineering/architectural workstation is a place to organize and stash plans and project reference materail. So far this has worked out pretty well and yes I think you can get about 4 full size plans set out if needed or two with plenty of room to work:)
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Dr_Unix
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posted 885 days ago
I’m very impressed! Your workmanship is amazing. The file cabinets are so simple, yet the dovetail joints make them special.
How did you do the edging around the radius?
CapnRon
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posted 885 days ago
Beautiful piece, what is a Burgess edge banding system?
-- ~Capn Ron, workin wood is a way of life...
WayneC
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posted 885 days ago
Great workstation. Very functional.
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RonR
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posted 885 days ago
I’d love to have a workstation like that. The mahogany and finish are exceptional. How long did it take you build? Very nice!
-- RonR, Massachusetts
RJones
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posted 885 days ago
Thanks again for the kind words:) The edging around the radius is actually a bent up lamination. Just 1/8” pieces glued and clamp and a form to match the raduis:) Here’s a link to the edge banding system I used http://www.burgessedge.com/. There are now other’s on the market that are considerably cheaper but I purchased my set 6 years or so ago so… I think I have about 50 hours in it maybe a couple more with design and misc stuff. I think I probably spent the most time on fitting the file cabinet doors. I had never done that before so…
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oscorner
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posted 885 days ago
Very nice and plenty of surface area to work with.
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Bob Babcock
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posted 885 days ago
Very nice…as a designer myself I can appreciate the large plan space. You can never have too much.
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PanamaJack
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posted 885 days ago
This is a WOW project. Great job done!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 885 days ago
beautiful indeed.
What a treasure!!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 885 days ago
This is a great project. Well done!
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JerryL
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posted 885 days ago
I looked at your Flickr page and saw that really nice roll around workstation. I hope you post the plans over here (or at least let us know when they are avaialble). I already have a sketch in my notebook. I need something exactly like that for my “shop”.
Excellent work BTW.
-- Jerry L.
RJones
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posted 885 days ago
I hope to have the workstation and plans complete by the end of the weekend or first part of next week at the latest:) As soon as it’s all ready to go I will be sure to post here:)
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jockmike2
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posted 885 days ago
Very nice office work area, wish mine was like that when I was working. Beautiful woodworking you should be proud. jockmike.
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Mario
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posted 885 days ago
It has a very Warm look to it. Very nice work.
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cconway
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posted 884 days ago
I hope to start a project for my home office soon. This is quality work and look really nice.
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fred
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posted 881 days ago
You have a lot of desk space to open plans on. Great job. I also like the view.
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 880 days ago
very nice work.
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TomFran
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posted 865 days ago
Ron, Super job. That has to make it more fun to do work in that setting ;^D
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RJones
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posted 865 days ago
This has been one of those projects that I don’t know how I got along without for so long!! It just seems so much easier to do everything it’s crazy.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 857 days ago
Hi Ron;
You are afflicted. I am afflicted. Nothing like being organized!
I just checked out your projects. You do very nice work!
Lee
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ChrisBabayco
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posted 803 days ago
That is a phenomenal workstation- I would almost want to be out of the shop if that were my desk.
RJones
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posted 803 days ago
Thanks Chris! Yeah it works pretty well. I have been using it now for a couple months with no complaints:)
RJ
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grovemadman
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posted 632 days ago
That is awesome work, I almost feel ashamed of myself for posting my ‘in progress’ corner desk and prototype shelves.
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RJones
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posted 632 days ago
grovemadman thank you:) it’s really more basic than it looks though. I bet you could build this in your sleep!! Probably the most advanced portions were the half round end and pedistal turning but other than that… it was just some dados and dovetails:)
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