Walnut Desk

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I completed this walnut desk while in my last semester at college.  The inlay on top is walnut, holly and bubinga and the drawer fronts are veneered in bubinga and holly stringing.  The finish is tung oil, and then built lacquer over shellac, hand rubbed to high gloss on the top and drawers, and satin on the sides.  I used spalted maple for the interior casework and for the drawer parts, the joints of which are through dovetails all around.  The top is solid walnut harvested from the backyard of one of my professors.  Overall dimensions are 54 inches long, 31 inches high and 24 inches deep. 

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fpd writes: Beautiful desk. I have a question. I am trying to build a desk of similar design. It is a stickley 2272 executive desk. My question is how do you structurally support this desk to prevent sagging with only 4 legs? I am planning on using solid wood everywhere (no plywood) and frame and panel sides with floating panels. This desk will be 72 in. wide. I'm not opposed to using screws but can't seem to get a sound design. Please reply to fpdege@gmail.com Thanks.
Posted: 8:01 pm on September 21st

fpd writes: Beautiful desk. I have a question. I am trying to build a desk of similar design. It is a stickley 2272 executive desk. My question is how do you structurally support this desk to prevent sagging with only 4 legs? I am planning on using solid wood everywhere (no plywood) and frame and panel sides with floating panels. This desk will be 72 in. wide. I'm not opposed to using screws but can't seem to get a sound design. Please reply to fpdege@gmail.com Thanks.
Posted: 8:01 pm on September 21st

40heder writes: Beautiful work -- beautiful design. Keep it up.
Posted: 8:57 am on August 19th

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