Shaker writing desk

Beautiful, elegant table with gorgeous wood. A+ work.

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Wow..that is spectacular! The top is awesome. Great job poping the curl. I bet it sold quickly, that is a beautiful piece!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

Very nice work! Shaker is my favorite style. If you don’t mind me asking, how much did it sell for?

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

A beautiful piece of work, & art.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Hello schwingding;
—-your table has the aesthetically wood properties, that makes Shaker furniture such a wonder-full tradition for workers of wood and fine addition to any home!

I also see that you do much//most of all your work ’’using hand tools’’ after the initial truing of the wood. And then when I read about the smoothing with hand planes and scrapers I am truly impressed. Yeah….yeah,yeah, I know about the dye thing there but thats the dye. Your use of the curly maple for the top is very pleasing to the eye and adds a ’wow’ factor to your work.

Now I noticed you didn’t mention much about the legs, but again I must add splendiferous legs that you have also mated to the table top. If I may ask; what is the wood species on the legs….?

Great finish and yes to the shellac and wax….what a great wood project and piece of ‘wood art’!

Thank you for sharing this one with us here at LJ….
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

Thank you all for the VERY nice comments! Frank I was remiss in adding that the base was made from curly cherry. Damned expensive, too. I had hoped to make this table from a stock of curly maple that I had on hand, until I realized it called for thicker wood. I think I paid $8/ft for that cherry. In the end I’m glad I did because I think the cherry and maple contrast really add to the table’s overall appeal.

-- Just another woodworker

elegant is a good word for this. It’s beautiful.

I have to smile at the “I cheated and used plans” and then the: but I didn’t do this and I changed that …

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

—-thank you schwingding;
....for your prompt reply….and yes, when I was looking//comparing the top to the legs I noticed the contrast which I believe only adds, as you say to the ’’table’s overall appeal’.

I also have noticed your other postings of projects, which I will get back to later….but for know I’m heading outside to work.

Have a good day and….,

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

Very nice table, schwing! Sorry to hear about the kickback…been there, done that, got the scar. The table was worth the hoopla!

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

Very very nice.
Schwingding (love the name) welcome to LJs. Love your work and look forward to see more.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Great piece of work!

I’d really like to sneak into your shop and pilfer your stock of wood. You seem to get a hold of some great material.

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

Easily one of the best pieces I’ve seen. I admired it yesterday in a post about planes. It really is exceptional. The last flame cherry I priced was over $14/BF.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

Stunning!

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

Dorje said it best, stunning. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Love it Schwingding. Classic design done with great craftsmanship. Welcome to LJs.

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

Great looking desk Schwingding. Wonderful combinations of wood.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Beautiful piece!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Wow, beautiful craftsmanship and beautiful wood. The design is so pleasing. What a beautiful addition to any room (or museum).

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I’ve just been notified that this piece will be featured in one of the big woodworking mags this coming Spring. Cool!

-- Just another woodworker

Nice delicate looking piece. Congrats on the publication!

-- Maplewood, MN

This popped up on the home page, schwingding. Fabulous table. It’s great to hear it was done with hand tools for the most part. I’m glad you managed to avoid injury when making the first top. Ouch!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Thanks all. I’ve been notified that this will appear in an upcoming Woodcraft Magazine, and I have a commission to build two more just like it. Anyone see any room for improvements? Now is the time to speak up! Constructive criticism encouraged as always.

-- Just another woodworker