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I have been reading and enjoying this websites community long before I finally created an account. Since creating one nothing has really came to mind on what to post about so figured I'd start with a desk I made not long ago.
A customer was looking for a large desk to put in the office room of their new house. Requesting to keep it simple and plain I came up with this layout. Using 4/4 rough sawn for the top and 8/4 rough sawn Red Oak for the legs. As the years have gone by and interest in developing true craftsman style work. I challenged myself to not use any hardware, use hand tools for as much as I possibly could and try not to screw anything up.
To not go into a full blown story wood was planed to dimension and smooth with a Stanley #5 and #3. Cut to dimension with a few hand saws, with the exception of making the tapered rip cuts of the legs on a table saw (missed one goal). Joined the table together using wood glue, two bow tie keys (first ones ever done and a random idea that popped in my head during the build), wooden dowels with the holes drilled using a hand brace with auger bits and wooden z clips that I ended up using screws to secure. Finishing it off with tung oil.
It was a fun project to make and like every project learned some things on what not to do and what to continue improve on doing.
Also not sure why these photos rotated. Rookie I guess.
-Christian
A customer was looking for a large desk to put in the office room of their new house. Requesting to keep it simple and plain I came up with this layout. Using 4/4 rough sawn for the top and 8/4 rough sawn Red Oak for the legs. As the years have gone by and interest in developing true craftsman style work. I challenged myself to not use any hardware, use hand tools for as much as I possibly could and try not to screw anything up.
To not go into a full blown story wood was planed to dimension and smooth with a Stanley #5 and #3. Cut to dimension with a few hand saws, with the exception of making the tapered rip cuts of the legs on a table saw (missed one goal). Joined the table together using wood glue, two bow tie keys (first ones ever done and a random idea that popped in my head during the build), wooden dowels with the holes drilled using a hand brace with auger bits and wooden z clips that I ended up using screws to secure. Finishing it off with tung oil.
It was a fun project to make and like every project learned some things on what not to do and what to continue improve on doing.
Also not sure why these photos rotated. Rookie I guess.
-Christian
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