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A new desk for our bedroom

Project by Skip posted 512 days ago 534 views 4 times favorited 11 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I needed a new desk for the bedroom. The other was just too small. This table is fashioned after a dining table I built for my daughter. I will post pics of it later. The desk was built using Banak ( A mahogany substitute), purple heart for the inlay trim, and oak plywood. The most interesting part of this table is the bent laminations. They were created by slicing 11, 1/8” strips 30” long to create a 1 1/2×1 1/2 structure and gluing them together in a from using Unibond 800, a 2 part urea-formaldehyde glue. The glue is slightly tan colored so no glue lines show up.
The finish consists of 3 coats of water based Amber shellac and several coats of water based lacquer. These were applied with a HVLP spray gun.

-- Skip....


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sidestepmcgee

133 posts in 604 days


posted 512 days ago

very cool , the legs are very interesting.thanks for sharing

-- eric post, tallahassee FL

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CharlieM1958

7467 posts in 1097 days


posted 512 days ago

Otstanding piece of work!

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

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Jarrod Zion Murphree

347 posts in 602 days


posted 512 days ago

Very clean and nicely done. Superb craftsmanship.

Regards, JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

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teenagewoodworker

2470 posts in 647 days


posted 512 days ago

wonderful desk. i love the legs, the curves are just so smooth! great job!

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trifern

7890 posts in 646 days


posted 512 days ago

Very nice design and execution. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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Kipster

1072 posts in 632 days


posted 512 days ago

All I can say is , all that work paid off. I look forward to seeing your next projects. Thanks for the post.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

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BobR

137 posts in 863 days


posted 512 days ago

Interesting design. Well done.

-- Bob

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GaryK

9496 posts in 867 days


posted 512 days ago

Very nice. Those legs are cool!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Colin

185 posts in 799 days


posted 511 days ago

Every now and then a project comes along with the “Wow” factor, and this is one, I really like the legs design. Well done!

-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"

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jeanmarc

1750 posts in 595 days


posted 510 days ago

Very nice design and execution.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Woodhacker

1145 posts in 602 days


posted 510 days ago

Great job Skip! Very unique…your design works well. I like the inlay too, it sets off the top and frame well.

-- Martin, Kansas

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