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My sister and her husband had me and my wife over for dinner and the subject of wood woorking came up. (Who would have thought!) She asked if I could make her a writing slope. I asked “What’s that?”
And after a little google search and some sawdust this was the result.
I took an marquetry class here in Anaheim Calif. by Paul Schurch. Awesome class. I highly recommend it!! The flower is the Dogwood and I made a sort-of diamond design with a inlay strip and had the branches weave around it. Made of mahogany veneer and solid wood with Holly for the petals, Mahogany for the stems and colored poplar for the leaves.
The hardware came from: Lee Valley – quadrant hinges, SOS hinges
Horton Brass – Lock, drawer knobs
The supplier for the leather writing surface was hard to find, having never worked with leather. But thanks to the folks here on LJ I was given several good leads (You guys rock!!)
Special thanks to Bob Durnell, who being a fellow LJ and lives around the corner from me, helped inlay the leather into the finished piece. Thanks Bob!!
Finished with Arm-R-Seal from General Finish
Just gave it to here tonight at a family get-together. Needless to say she loved it!!!
-- I'd like to believe Murphy's Law haunts my woodshop, because if it's Karma it would mean I had something to do with it. - K.R.
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shipwright
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#1 posted 248 days ago
Nice box. It’s always nice to see marquetry on LJ’s.
Yours is very nice.
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#2 posted 248 days ago
Very nice Kevin – great marquetry and great contrast.
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woodworm
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#3 posted 248 days ago
Very fine work on marquetry.
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dustynewt
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#4 posted 248 days ago
Beauty Job! Love the spalted maple till/gallery.
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JohnLee
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#5 posted 248 days ago
Bravo!
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BritBoxmaker
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#6 posted 248 days ago
Beautifully done, Kevin.
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#7 posted 248 days ago
Truly outstanding.
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blackcherry
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#8 posted 248 days ago
Wow! I just love the whole project the contrast in woods are wonderful and the S.Maple really set the inside off with a bang….great piece…Blkcherry
bobdurnell
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#9 posted 248 days ago
Hey Kevin- thanks for the credit. The desk looks great and I see a lot of good comments on it.
-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.
michelletwo
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#10 posted 248 days ago
wow! your sister is a lucky gal..that’s a nifty lapdesk/slope
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mafe
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#11 posted 247 days ago
Beautiful desk and work.
Best thoughts,
Mads
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Julian
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#12 posted 247 days ago
Looks great.
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#13 posted 247 days ago
Love it! Inside and out.
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#14 posted 247 days ago
A beautiful and skillful piece of work.
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nonickswood
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#15 posted 247 days ago
Beautiful! all-the-way Around.
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