serpentine bow front desk #3: almost there

That’s beautiful!.. Makes me want to go out and build one..hurry up and get it finished..I want to drool somemore..lol.

Thanks for posting!!

-- Randall Child

looks fantastic. is there a divider between the 2 drawers? or will that be added next?

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Really nice, looking forward to seeing this :)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

thanks for the comments everyone!!!

Purplev… the divider will be attached to the drawer frame

Looking Great, Denis!

That front is absolutely spectacular and the tapered legs really give the piece a look of elegance.

Lew

That is a great looking piece. You do some advanced work for your age!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Denis thats a cracking piece of furniture mate you should do how to blog

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Todd, that is advanced work for more than just his age group. lol.

Denis,

In your third photo I see plenty of glue squeeze out and am concerned about the metal pipe clamps coming in contact with the glue. I had that happen and it caused a black stain that was impossible to remove. Now I put some waxed paper under the clamps as a precaution. It’s also good to remove the squeeze out so the joint doesn’t absorb too much moisture. This can cause the wood near the joint to “sink” when it dries. Of course it is always possible that you weren’t looking for any tips and I hope you aren’t offended. It looks like I will have to search for your previous posts so I can see the beginning of this project. Keep up the good work.

-- Don, Pittsburgh

It’s coming together nicely. I look forward to seeing the completed desk.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

Don Newton, thanks for telling me. i usually do the wait an hour and then scrape it off thing but ive seen some people remove the squeeze out with a putty knife and i think that would work. also as for the clamps ive never had that happen before. i know its a possibility but i believe its on the tanniny woods. not sure if sapele is tanniny or not. but i am switching from the black iron to galvanized pipes as you can see that one of them it gray. my dad gets it pretty much for free in 10 foot lengths from his work and we have a big pipe threader. i think its the black stuff on the black iron that presents the problem so im hoping that that will eliminate the threat.

Denis – do you find the galvanized pipes to flake off material like Gary Fixler mentioned in one of the forum posts a while ago? or are they holding up fine?

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

no they hold up super. my pipe is not as shiny as that. its the stuff that you find right next to the black iron. i asked my dad and he said its called galvanized ridgid conduit.

the pipes in the picture are so shiny. i think that might be some sort of cheaper film galvanization or something. or a better galvanization???? i have no clue but mine arent shiny like that. it seems to me like that might be a film to protect if while the kind im using uses a chemical galvanization.

Great progress, Denis.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Looks great!! Can’t wait to see it finished!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Nice job TAWW. Good luck with the top. You’ll do fine. I am waiting for the grand finale.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Denis,

I’ve had trouble with pipe clamps using galvanized pipe. It seems the pawls would not grip on the galvanized coating. Then again, it could be because my clamp fittings were from Sears.

-- Don, Pittsburgh

hmm…. ive had no problem at all. im using the jorgensons but again no problem whatsoever

just amazing….

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Good progress

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon