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This desk is made out of recycled pine. In my first house I took the pine wains-coating down from the walls in the dining room. I then surfaced planed the pine to remove the old finish and clean the lumber up. The previous owners had a dog and he had scratched (chewed) most of the wood. Other than the time I put in making the desk, the desk only cost the price of the knobs for the drawers (approx. $4). Everything else was just scrap from the wood pile. The legs are tapered on all sides (1.5 inches to 1 inch), the top has a bread board edge (measures 17.5 in x 34 in). The drawer fronts are pine, but the rest of the drawer parts are clear vertical grain fir from an old school cabinet that a school was throwing away during a remodel. Most of the cabinet can be seen in the first picture it is my main storage and bench (behind the unfinished desk). Stain was a Miniwax “Rosewood”. Top coat wipe on poly.































9 comments so far
FlWoodRat
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posted 466 days ago
Lboy, this is a beautiful desk. Nicely done. I am sure you daughter will get many years of use and enjoyment from it. Thanks for posting.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 466 days ago
A beautiful desk, & a fantastic finish.
It’s hard to tell that its made of pine.
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trifern
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posted 466 days ago
Very nicely done. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
CharlieM1958
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posted 466 days ago
Very classy desk. Nice work!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Lboy
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posted 466 days ago
Thank you for the nice comments. I was pleased with how I was able to get such a rich color.
jeanmarc
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posted 465 days ago
A beautiful desk
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Grumpy
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posted 460 days ago
Great job. Good luck in the contest.
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 43 days ago
Thats a beautiful desk.
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Lboy
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posted 42 days ago
Thanks