Drawing desk

Very Nice. I have always wanted to build a drawing table. Thanks for sharing, it may motivate me.

-- John, Colorado's (Wooden Wizard)

Fantastic, well done.

-- If you can dream it, I can do it!

I could really use something like this, and I’m pretty sure my daughter would want one, too! Nice, simple design, and well crafted.

-- From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. Immanuel Kant

Very nice usable taable. She will love it!!...................Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

This is great. Our family needs something like this for the kids to use. Does the poly finish resist dried paint, or do you need to get it cleaned off while still wet? I’ve thought about making a melamine-topped art desk, but I’d much rather have the look of wood.

-- Pete in Wilmette, IL

Great work. I’m curious about how you attached the box to the legs – usually I’d expect to see mortise and tenon, but then the legs would have to be on the outside.

Great drawing table, I need to steal this idea for my daughter, :)

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Thanks for all the nice comments. My daughter hasn’t used it yet so I am not sure how well the poly will clean up from oil paints, but she does a lot of water colors so it should be good for that.

The legs are mortised from the bottom of the box to the top. The sides of the box are also mortised such that the legs are held in place and are very sturdy without glue or fasteners, although I did apply some glue where the bottom of the box rests on the shoulder of the legs and also where the legs fit into the sides of the box.

-- Robert in middle TN

That is a very cool table.

-- The works of evil people are not the problem. It is the "Good" people standing by and watching not speaking up. Dubsaloon

Very nice, Archie, and it’s also very useful. Nice work.

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