Made this for my son. All white oak. Dark walnut and wipe on poly.
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Made this for my son. All white oak. Dark walnut and wipe on poly.
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Bill, this is a great example of simple, clean lines well executed looking beautiful together! Well done Sir!
Last edited by Ken Fitzgerald; 02-27-2019 at 11:12 AM.
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Eye catching Bill! The smooth arches going up the legs to the front rail contrast beautifully with the rectilinear elements.
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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.
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Very nice Bill. What are the dimensions of the top?
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Lining up the ray direction on the legs and the arches is a really nice touch. Nicely done.
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Love that look! Well done sir.
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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.
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Nicely executed, Bill!
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Very nice Bill. I like it. You can ship it to me!
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Very well done.
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Nicely done, sir. Very clean, crisp lines. I really like the contrast of the through tenon on the stretcher/foot rail.
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Nice lines with all the pieces. Thanks for sharing!
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You nailed it again Bill. Did you use that new mortiser? Beautiful piece!
Marty
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@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!
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