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.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson 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

-- Stevethepeeve -- 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

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

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.

That is beautiful Charlie! – I like the inlay and must do some research on it -truly an heirloom!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Wow, very nice table. I like the proportions, design, colors and especially the workmanship. I’m just finishing up my latest project (which I’ll post tomorrow) and I’ve been looking for a design like this for a new TV for some relatives. The legs are a great idea and look good. Is a lathe in your future? I buy lots of wood on ebay and have found some pretty good deals including a couple guys who will sell 50+ bd ft at a time for great price.
Overall, congrats on a nice project. BTW, thats a lot of work for only a couple weekends.

-- Bob A in NJ

Great table Charlie. I’ve used inlace in turnings before but have’nt been able to make it look that good. Did you grind it up super fine? mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I’ve wanted to make a desk for my grandchild and had a drawing from one of the mags I read but this looks better and easier to make. I love working with cherry and it finishs great. Thanks for a great Idea. I like the walnut draws against the cherry. Nice project.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Thanks.

Mike, I used the inlace straight out the jar. I did have to go back after it cured and fill in a few spots where voids had formed. And when smoothing it out, I was surprised to find that a cabinet scraper works pretty well on the stuff.

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

Beautiful work as always Charlie. Hope all is well and thanks for posting this.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Thanks, Chip!

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

The legs are inspirational!

I owe my mother-in-law a new kitchen table, and I know I could probably pull off those legs. I think she will dig them.

There is a story here of course so i will keep it brief. I already built her a kitchen table but let her pick out something to use as legs at the local HD. She selected these oak staircase spindles that looked a little weak to me, but she really liked them. I should have spoken up; the resultant table racks around something fierce.

Thanks,
Bill.

Nice job Charlie, proving once again that you can make nice stuff without a $1500.00 Unisaw… thanks for the tip on the inlay – you just gave me a great idea.

-- --Chuck

I like your desk. I had to go look at your other projects, nice. Nice music also.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Charlie, this is fabulous. So much fine detail. I like the coves on the legs, and the inlays on the top. Good job.

Chuck, the stuff smells just like Bondo, so be sure to have good ventilation.

rikkor and Ron, thanks for the kind words.

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

Charlie…
I really like this desk. Very well done! How did you join the table skirts to the legs, mortise & tennon?

Tom

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

Thanks, Tom.

I know m/t joints would be the conventional wisdom, but I’m a big fan of my doweling jig whenever I can get by with it, and that is what I used here here.

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

Charlie…
Doweling is one of the few joints I have never tried on a project. You make it work very well.

Tom

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsman can hide his mistakes.

This is a fantastic desk! I really like the contrast of the drawer faces, and the lines in the top… very cool.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Thanks Steve. It’s now in my son’s room under a computer and who knows how much dust. lol!

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