The Butler's Desk - Closing The Case.

[Brian Holcombe]

Good morning! The cabinet back panels are now completed and installed into the Butler's desk. If any were wondering my reasoning behind having fully blind dados to hold the web frames, it should now be apparent, at least, in terms of aesthetics. Having the web frames installed into blind dados allowed me to retain full thickness of the outside carcass in the view from the back of the case.


https://brianholcombewoodworker.com/2016/06/23/the-butlers-desk-cabinet-back/

^^Click the above link for the full essay :D


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c181/SpeedyGoomba/CAEA8EDD-4E91-4899-9E76-ACA46E39CDC6_zpseyvbzbsb.jpg


http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c181/SpeedyGoomba/D9459D3C-E99E-4CE6-B51E-652F4864ABCC_zpspxlrcylm.jpg

[ken hatch]

Brian,

Just a congrats on beautiful work,

ken

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks Ken!

[Jerry Olexa]

Beautiful wood and beautiful work... Nicely done...

[Pat Barry]

Hi Brian, I like the care you took to make the continuous grain on the back of this unit even though it is likely something that won't be seen. Its distinctive of high end furniture that things like the back get treated with equal regard as a show face.

Now, unconfuse me as to how the back fit into the assembled case. Do the panels slip in from the bottom and then the bottom is fastened into position?

[Brian Holcombe]

Thank you both!

Pat, my post is a bit vague on how it installs, sorry about that, sometimes I'm way too 'in the zone' and forget to photograph.

The panel fits into a groove, then the bottom retainer bar is fitted into place. It is also grooved but has stub tenons to retain it in place. Finally it is captured between the case and frame.

I'll take some photos when i separate the case and frame again.

[James Pallas]

Desk is looking good. It is good to have the option of a finished back. Some pieces just don't need it, like a large hutch the will most likely never be away from a wall. This desk may well find itself set out from a wall. You are gifted in that design matters thing. The curse is it can keep you up all night. You wifi have to make one leg hollow for the wires when set out from the wall, ha ha as you say.
Jim

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks James! I agree, having the finished back leaves a lot of options for use later on, even if it's just to set it out from a wall and not up against.

True, it certainly does keep me up at night, I've luckily been using Sketchup so that I can draw to scale, helps a lot with theory vs reality.

I kicked around the idea of cutting a trench into one of the legs, but it's a bit too complicated to conceal entirely. On my own desk I ran the wire down the leg on the least visible spot and then the cord to the wall.