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Walnut Desk

comments (4) October 5th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

na_nelson na_nelson, member
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Walnut Desk

Air-dried Walnut, White Oak

30" H x 47.5" W x 22" D

Desk inspired by a particular plank and a general love of Walnut and desks heh.

The subtle curves made the drawer box a challenge. Though simple enough looking this project utilized a number of construction methods: solid wood, veneer, bent lamination, lumber-core...


Design or Plan used: My own design - Nicholas Nelson
posted in: Reader's Gallery, dovetails, desk, veneer, bent lamination


Comments (4)

na_nelson na_nelson writes: Thanks folks!
The side aprons are veneer constructed bent lams, The back apron is veneered lumber-core, the side stretchers are normal bent lams, the drawer fronts are solid wood. The drawers just fit into pockets, no guides, "old school"? The top was one "big" plank that I veneered. The legs are integrated in such a way that a solid wood top would not work. That and the plank for the top was just a tad narrow so I used a slip match or two in the veneer to achieve a wider top.
There are a couple of small details that I may tweak if doing something like it again, but hey I'm happy with it!
Posted: 8:54 am on November 4th

thehorseofcourse thehorseofcourse writes: Beautiful work! really like the intergrated pulls.
Posted: 2:11 pm on October 27th

lumbermonkey lumbermonkey writes: Beautiful. Are the aprons and drawer fronts bent laminations?
What guides the drawers?
Is the top a slab or veneer?
Posted: 3:36 am on October 8th

mrossk mrossk writes: Very sweet. Nicely done.
Posted: 11:38 am on October 7th

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