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Cherry desk for my daughter - Curlycherry - 11-13-2016
It took me about 6 months but I finished a cherry desk for my daughter. The center drawer section comes out for disassembly as does the bridge panel. So it can be broken down into two managable boxes for moving. That helps a lot because it is all solid wood and is a heavy sucker. My 13 year old is a happy girl tonight. Oh and in the top right it has a typewriter pullout. Not sure why she wanted one but she got it. You can see it as the ~3/4" wide strip above the small top right drawer.
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RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - Phil Thien - 11-13-2016
Very nice work. I'm sure it will be cherished.
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - Bob10 - 11-13-2016
Nice looking desk. You usually see those in Oak. I have a fondness for them that is lost on my wife.
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - titanxt - 11-13-2016
That is really nice! Very well done!
Andy
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - Joel H. - 11-14-2016
That's very nice. Can you provide the finishing process? (well I know you can, but will you? )
I'm making a smaller cherry desk for my 9 yo granddaughter and I really like the color of yours. (I'll post it in a few weeks - will be a Christmas present).
Thanks for showing,
Joel
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - Curlycherry - 11-14-2016
I just use wipe on Polyurethane. 2 Coats with good drying between coats, the lightly sand with 400 or finger abrasive and then 2-3 more coats. The top of the desk gets 10+ coats and I used 600 grit abrasive on my ROS between coats. I like using hand finishing because if something gets scratched I can sand it out and fix it in the field. I don't have to bring it back to my shop.
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - jamesglenn - 11-14-2016
Great looking desk. It will be cherished for a long, long time.
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - Strokes77 - 11-14-2016
Would you mind elaborating how you made the drawer and bridge panel removeable? Also, how is the top attached once in place?
I'm curious on how to build one of these, can't quite work it out in my head.
Thank you, it looks incredible.
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - Herb G - 11-14-2016
Very nice desk. I'm sure she will be thrilled with it for many years.
RE: Cherry desk for my daughter - jteneyck - 11-14-2016
Something seems screwy with the response button. Earlier today all I got was a blank page; now I'm getting the quote + respond result even though I only hit the repond button.
Anyway, that's a very nice desk you've made there. Well done.
John