simple desk

[Bill Carey]

Made this for my son. All white oak. Dark walnut and wipe on poly.
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[Ken Fitzgerald]

Bill, this is a great example of simple, clean lines well executed looking beautiful together! Well done Sir!

[Mark Rainey]

Eye catching Bill! The smooth arches going up the legs to the front rail contrast beautifully with the rectilinear elements.

[Yonak Hawkins]

Beautiful Stickley-inspired desk, Bill. ..Not so simple, as getting such pleasing proportions is not a science.

I'm sure your son is appreciative and impressed and will be more and more so as the years go by. I love the color. Beautiful work.

[Stan Calow]

Very nice Bill. What are the dimensions of the top?

[Michael Todrin]

Lining up the ray direction on the legs and the arches is a really nice touch. Nicely done.

[Gordon Stump]

Love that look! Well done sir.

[Bill Carey]

thanks for the kind words. It started as a drop front desk, and as I was milling some of the parts I began to know that a drop front desk just wasn't "him" ya know? So, as usual, I just started making it with no particular plan other than the ht and the top dimensions (24 x 34). And I got lucky in finding the ray pattern for the legs and the arches in the front. I really like the look of that - ray patterns chasing each other, kinda.

[Jim Becker]

Nicely executed, Bill!

[Lee Schierer]

Very nice Bill. I like it. You can ship it to me!

[Mike Wilkins]

Very well done.

[Richard Jones]

Nicely done, sir. Very clean, crisp lines. I really like the contrast of the through tenon on the stretcher/foot rail.

[David Utterback]

Nice lines with all the pieces. Thanks for sharing!

[marty fretheim]

You nailed it again Bill. Did you use that new mortiser? Beautiful piece!

Marty

[Bill Carey]

@Lee - sorry Lee, lost your address.

@Richard - wasn't sure if the thru mortise would work, but it adds just a little somethin to it.

@Marty - Thanks Marty. And yes that Baleigh mortiser works like a champ. The x-y table is a dream to use: smooth and steady. I'm in the middle of a billiard chair build with about 60 mortises. Bring em on - the more the merrier!

[Ron Citerone]

Really nice table. Elegant!

[Charlie Jones]

Nice craftsmanship Bill. A good design to. I like the figure.