New Wave writing desk
Lacewood top coved on table saw. Wenge sides, African mahogany legs.
Lacewood top coved on table saw. Wenge sides, African mahogany legs.
lacewood finsihed with a French polish applied shellac, covered by 3/8" Starfire glass.
Wenge finished with a water based top coat to maintain the lighter brown tones. I've had trouble with oil based finishes greying out those lighter tones that I really like.
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Interesting top. How did you sculpt the waves?
The sculpted top is a circular cove cut on the table saw. To do this cut on a rectangular piece I built an upside down lazy susan like jig that allowed me to raise and lower the piece above the blade and rotate the piece from a stable pivot point.
This is really cool. The materials and the design are just terrific.
BTW: I'd like to see a photo of the jig you used to cove-carve the top.
Good work!
I searched for a picture of the jig, as I used to have one, but I can't find it. It is nothing fancy. I used a beefy telescoping pole from a paint roller set that was cobbled to a garage door wheel. This hung from a 2x4 that was hung a few feet above the table saw and aligned with the blade. I then tethered the telescoping pole in 4 directions to provide stability. After each cove, I would then slide the jig down the 2x4 and re-tether.
Extraordinary.
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