Blast from 2021 - A new desk

Glenn Thompson

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Blast from 2021 - A new desk

Here is a blast from the past. My design goal was to go after a modern industrial look. I was going to use 2x2 oak to build a frame and stain in black to give it the appearance of steel tubing with cherry as the natural element for the top and drawer fronts. Here are some pictures as I progress through the build.

Milling the wood for the top
Milling all done.
Dry fit of desk frame
Glue up - I am grateful for all my clamps
Staining the frame for the industrial look. I think it took 3 coats
Tapering the edges of the top
Initial fit into its new home
Working on drawers - dovetails of coarse
More dovetails
Final Location and setup (of course my tech has changed but the desk is still great!)