curly maple desk

Very nice rentman. The grain pops out nice. What did you use for a finish?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

The curly maple and dovetailed drawers makes for a spectacular desk. You are a furniture making machine!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Great desk. I also really like the handle choice. Did you make them?

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

yes i made the handles,and finnish is oil-poly mix followed by wax thank a lot guys

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

Really nice job, rentman! The wood just pops! Can you talk about the joinery for the top and panels?

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

once again amazing!!! as all solid wood what was the approximate cost difference compared to going with plywood components?

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

Love your work, Rentman. Wow! This Maple really is special. I’d love to get my hands on some for box making. (Did I ever say, “I just love small wooden boxes”?) LOL

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Beautiful work Rent…I’m jealous of your dovetails. That maple is gorgeous. Nice job on the finish too!

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

WOW !!!! Absolutely amazing work. Way to go Rentman, you are true an artist of all things wood.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

your work is STUNNING.
This is a beautiful desk…. love every little inch of it.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Gorgeous! That maple is really beautiful. Looks like it was built to last a couple of lifetimes!

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

Just an outstanding job Rentman. All I can say is Wow!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

So nice – you really do thoughtful work…and all solid wood. Love that.

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Rentman -

Awesome work! I really like the detailing – especially the nice grain match on the feet.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

That is just beautiful Rentman! – Is that your design? did you use slides? how deep are the tounges on the breadboards? (sorry for all the questions, but – I have hopes of building a desk or two and yours is a great one to model after!)
Schroeder

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

no slide i wanted it to be all wood.the breadboard tenons are 1.5 in.peged and only glued about 3 in. in the middle.and the design is mine I put togather many styles to come up with somthing that I liked.sence i dont make furniture for a living when somone pays me to make somthing if i dont like it i will not make it.if some want a desk or a chair the get what i want to make.that makes it fun you know what im saying.

-- Phil, Chattanooga,TN

Great job Rentman. I can not imagine how much that wood must have cost, but it looks great.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Hey “neighbor”, that looks great!

That is RICH!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Thats a nice maple desk, Phil.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker