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Well, my son is 13 and will be doing online school this semester at least, so he needed a proper desk. I just so happened to have finished my drying shed to kiln dry lumber from my mill. We picked a nice walnut slab and cut it in half and then chose a layout for the river. He liked this way so he could have the little pond at the end too. Doing the epoxy was a challenge and made a mess, but turned out really well. I had to put together a router planer to surface the top. The legs are more live edge slabs that were from a short log that I had. The legs are just put together with screws and glue. The back panel is a live edge slab about 12" wide. Finish is satin oil based poly. I considered things like Odies oil and other oils, but ultimately decided it need a much more impervious finish to protect from the terrible things he will do to the desk over the years. He helped with it a lot and we enjoyed the build. It is 58" long and 24" deep. Thanks for looking.

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Awesome dad. Very well done. It's wonderful that you included him in the project.
 

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AMAZING! What a great gift for a young man. Beautiful!
 

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Great job Bill! That is pretty sharp. Cool that he wanted to help and learn on his own desk.
 

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Bill - Awesome job on the desk. It looks great and I love how it flows. And your son appears to be quite proud of it as well. It's great he could work on it with you. He will have many cherished memories each time he sits down at it.
 

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Nice work on a beautiful desk.
 

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He's sure to treasure this. Really nice.
 

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Sure he will find some inspiration looking down on this work of art! Well done!
 

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Excellent looking table, awesome colour. The whole package looks astonish!
 

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Super job. looks really Great.
 

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It turned out really nice Bill. You did a great job as usual. Your son is sure to enjoy it for many years to come.
 

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beauatiful desk he looks like he approves.and with the home schooling it's gonna get plenty of use.nice work.
 

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Another great looking piece. Glad you are still making sawdust.
Thanks for sharing your skills.
Jack
 

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I might have to come see that in person…
 

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That looks great. I've been putting off building a full-sized kiln, but that project alone probably made the cost and effort worthwhile.
 

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Beautiful desk that you both can be proud of! Love the color of the epoxy. It's gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
 

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Fantastic job Bill. Congrats on Top 3.
 

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Great work Bill. Sure that will remain a treasured family piece for generations. Thanks for sharing!
 

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Very cool layout.

Can you give a few specific on the epoxy and colors used? Brands, cost, how much?
 
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