I decided to make a Writing Desk. Lately I have become very reliant on my software and CNC equipment, and I found I had gotten very sloppy at a few tasks when I tried to do them by hand. I decided to use only basic machinery and hand tools for this project starting with a simple sketch. On a trip thru Stockholm I really like the look of the english oak flooring in the City Hall building. I had ordered some English Oak veneer with another order recently to try, and this seemed like a good project to try it on. All the joinery is traditional mortise and tenon, except between the legs and stretchers. The day I did those I opted to use the domino. I do kick myself for that. Next week after the finishes are fully cured I will rub out the table top finish and then take some better pictures.
This was the only drawing I did. I made a few modifications during the build. That is very little for me.
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Table Top with tools.
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Table base after glueup.
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Here is the completed desk.
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Hand chopped dovetails. These did not turn out nearly as well as I would have liked, but I decided not to re-make all of them.
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I thought I would share.