Blast from 2014 - Desks for Xander and Mitchell

Glenn Thompson

21 Jul 2014 • 3 min read

Here is another Blast from the Past. Xander and Mitchell had gotten to the age where we thought it would be ok to have computers in their bedrooms so I figured I would make matching desks for them. The top is cherry - easily my favorite wood. The base and drawer are maple.

Raw wood for the project

Layout of boards for the top

Making joints tight for glue up

Actual glue up

Flattening top

Prepping material for base

Legs ready for some tapering

Taper cut done, still need some cleanup

Clean up of the tapers

Aprons

Working on front apron

Creating tenons for aprons

Tenons are done

Creating matching mortises

Desk frame or cage?

Cross members for drawer support (yes, those are pocket holes)

Drawer runners

Working on drawer parts

Groove for bottoms in drawers

Half blind dovetails

After glue up, added pins because they are boys

Drawers are installed

Tapering underside of top

Loosely fitted

Showing Mitchell some woodworking

Fixing a crack with a dovetail inlay

Sanding

Mitchell's desk (since donated to the next user)

Xander's desk - still in active use