Videos in the Series

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  Ep 1: Danish Modern Desk with Tim Rousseau – Intro

  July 9, 2019

  Tim Rousseau’s modern desk might look simple, but a lot goes into making such an elegant piece

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  Ep 2: Veneering the Writing Surface

  July 9, 2019

  Tim demonstrates how he uses thick, shopsawn veneer to create an attractive and durable writing surface

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  Ep 3a: Making the Routing Templates

  July 16, 2019

  Tim Rousseau's desk has a lot of curves in it, and just about all of them are routed off of a pattern. In this video, Tim demonstrates how he makes his perfect patterns.

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  Ep 3b: Pattern Routing the Sides

  July 16, 2019

  Using the three sleds made in the previous episode, Tim methodically pattern routes the sides in a way that guarantees perfect pieces with no tear out

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  Ep 3c: Routing Straight Grooves in Curved Parts

  July 16, 2019

  Tim tackles the groove that will accept the desk top using a router equipped with an edge guide. The difficulty is in finding a reference surface to use as a guide.

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  Ep 4: Mortises with a Horizontal Mortiser

  July 23, 2019

  Tim uses his horizontal mortiser to create the leg mortises at what could be a daunting 13º and 1.5º

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  Ep 5: Angled Tenons on the Tablesaw

  July 30, 2019

  Tim tackles the angled leg tenons using a fence-mounted tenoning jig and his new friend wedgie!

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  Ep 6: Tapering and Shaping the Legs

  August 6, 2019

  In this episode, Tim Rousseau heads over to the tablesaw to taper the legs. Then, it's back to more pattern routing

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  Ep 7: Mortising The Legs For Stetchers

  August 13, 2019

  In this episode, Tim creates the stretchers that connect the two side assemblies