Cherry Writing Desk

Extremely handsome piece. Great looking finish and I really like the leg details! To borrow from Don, I don’t think it’s a small wooden box, but I love it.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

A very beautiful desk. I really like the legs and the inlay. I must have missed the InLace epoxy deal. What is it and where do you get the stuff to use?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

I like it. I’ve done epoxy inlay before, but never “inlace” epoxy. what is it ?

Table design is well balanced. Looks like it stepped off the showroom floor.

-- keeping myself entertained

Extremely nice writing desk. I too do not own a lathe, so I really like the leg ideas. I have thought of making a hallway table for nik-naks, and was searching for ideas for the legs. Guess it is time to bust out the cove bit!

-- Sgt_Lobo -- Aurora, CO

great looking desk charlie. i was just browsing thru your projects and i think your headed for the lumber jocks hall of fame !

Charlie.

A very nice looking table. I do like the legs. Great job.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Graet looking desk, I like the inlay.

-- Andy Stark

Very nice proportions. I like it. Do you actually write things on it?

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Thanks, everyboby!

InLace is a brand name of epoxy inlay that comes in a bunch of different colors and textures. Different additives are available to give it a variety of looks. When Cajunpen mentioned it, I googled it and found several places that sell it online. I also have some in turquoise I’m just holding on to until the right project comes along.

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

Oh, I forgot to mention… the finish is Danish oil followed by 5 coats of wipe-on satin poly.

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

Nice work, Charlie. Why can’t you get Cherry there?

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

Thomas, anything besides yellow pine, fir, and oak was hard to find in New Orleans before Katrina. The couple of places I know of that did handle hardwoods are out of business. But maybe I just haven’t run across the right place yet. Now that I think about it, I’ll ask my neighbor Cajunpen if he has any sources.

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

After I asked , I looked to see where you are. It occured to me that the storm had something to do with it. It should be getting better pretty soon. We can only pray.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

Steve, it is called a cherry writing desk because it is used by monks who inscribe bible verses on cherries with teeny-tiny pens. :-)

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

well maybe YOU should be in the hardwood business charlie ! my supplier can get ya about anything you want
look up weiss hardwoods on the net.