Here's a cherry computer desk that I built, nothing fancy but it's functional:
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Mortice and tenon with dowels. I had nice fitting joints and the dowels locked things together nicely.
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And the bookcase to go with the desk. My first design in SketchUp:
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One of the side panels before assembly:
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The nearly finished bookcase and one more shot with the bookcase in it's place:
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Dennis