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Project by bentlyj posted 33 days ago 650 views 2 times favorited 12 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Commissioned Desk
Zebra wood veneer. Top is 1” plywood. Edges are 2 layers of 1” x 3” stacked up to make overall thickness 3”.
Light color stain (mineral spirits, blo, tint), finished with pre-cat lacquer.
Bottom of desk is finished as well because you can see it from downstairs.

The drawer divider insert is removable as per client’s request. I normally make them fixed.

A 1/4” glass top (pattern cut) with a beveled edge was added afterward. I’m not a big fan of glass tops, but client wanted it.


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a1Jim

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posted 33 days ago

cool desk clean lines and cool wood well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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bentlyj

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posted 33 days ago

Thanks Jim!

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ken90712

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posted 33 days ago

Very nice! Love the thickness of it.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

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patron

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posted 32 days ago

well done ,
functional and elegant !

curves are cool .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

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Splinterman

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posted 32 days ago

Sweet design and finish…...nicely done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

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PeteMoss

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posted 32 days ago

Very cool desk!

-- PeteMoss

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kolwdwrkr

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posted 32 days ago

very nice Bently

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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NBeener

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posted 32 days ago

Leave it to a client to mess up perfection :-)

That’s a stunning desk. You did an amazing job of finding balance between simple, clean lines, elegant, and … “imposing—” that sense of executive power.

Really, really nice!

-- -- Neil

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Joe

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posted 32 days ago

Bravo Zulu, well done….

-- Senior Chief

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choppertoo

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posted 32 days ago

Very nice Bentlyj – How are the legs constructed and attatched? Is the bottom a cavity inside of the 1×3 edges?

I bet your client was thrilled.

-- The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it.. Michelangelo

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rozzi

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posted 32 days ago

Very nice clean looking project. You did a super job. Thanks for sharing.

-- Duane, Iowa

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bentlyj

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posted 32 days ago

Thanks to ALL of you.

Choppertoo,
Easier to just show you than try to explain it, besides I always like to practice sketchup. :)
Yes, it is a cavity underneath,

LEG CONSTRUCTION:

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