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RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - gboot - 02-01-2020
Excellent work !!!
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - Halfathumb - 02-01-2020
(01-31-2020, 01:41 AM)rick4212 Wrote: It took 6 months but I finally completed this 18th century secretary desk. My first project with all hand cut dovetails. It was a fun but challenging project. Thanks for looking.
Rick
6 months? I started the same thing over 6 years ago. I have the lower section in the house but hate the desk, so have to redo that. I have almost finished the upper book case, but, it's to narrow.
I didn't realize it until I made the doors to plan size and they didn't fit. Oh @#%^#(@^ Oh well! I'm only 72 and figure I have another 6 years to finish it.Nice work by the way
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - dvanvleet - 02-01-2020
Amazing work! A real labor of love I'm sure
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - rick4212 - 02-02-2020
Thanks again for all the wonderful comments
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - Martin S. - 02-02-2020
Outstanding!!!
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RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - Superglide - 02-02-2020
Absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - tablesawtom - 02-02-2020
That is absolutely gorgeous. And I know for a fact that you had a lot of sleepless nights working out the detail in your head of how to make them even if you had blue prints. If you are retired I can understand 6 months. If working and trying to build it and juggle work, home life and building, I would think it would take much longer.
I mean just finding the wood with the particular grain patterns takes a lot of learned skill.
WELL DONE.
Tom
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - rick4212 - 02-03-2020
Not retired but have a very understanding wife
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - Woodshop - 02-03-2020
Outstanding
very nice walnut 
RE: Walnut secretary desk completed - Scoony - 02-04-2020
Beautiful!
I completed a slant front desk several years ago. The outside looks very similar to yours, but my gallery is different. Not as nice as yours.
The trickiest part for me, was getting the front angle positioned correctly, and fitting the front lid, getting the hinge placement just right. I had to fill in screw holes before I got it right.
The funnest part was building and fitting the Prospect Box.