Grantman Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I have been promising my wife to build her a new desk for years. Last summer, her sister told her she had to have a demilune element for the edge of her desk based on a hall table we have. I was stumped. After Thanksgiving I was watching The Highland Woodworker and Charles was interviewing Gary Rogowski and scrolling through his portfolio. He had a neat table and I paused the video calling for my wife to take a look and see if that was what she (or rather her sister) was thinking of for the edge treatment. Not only did she say 'yes,' she also said she liked the whole table and that's what I should make for her. Design problem solved. Wanting to give Gary the courtesy of asking his permission to replicate his table, I wrote to him and he graciously complied. The table is cherry with ebony inlay. The top is 1 1/4" thick, the legs are 2" square (made from 10/4 stock), and the rest of the elements are all 1" thick. I overbuilt the frame just because I wanted to see if I could do sliding dovetails...and I did. I'll update the post when I get a picture of the frame. I have four coats of Waterlox on the top and three on the frame with some dark brown paste wax on top of that. I think I should have used my Micro Mesh pads to really smooth out the Waterlox but I can always do that later. The only negative is that it still has that 'new finish' smell and my wife can't work at it yet. We're still waiting for it to off gas. Waterlox said to bring it outside and let it sit in the sun for an afternoon. Overall, I am very happy with the result and my comfort level with inlays, my 62 low angle jack, and tightness of my mortises and tenons have increased. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Very nice work! That's a lot of ebony! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghmyn Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Those inlays are really nice and clean! I am digging the shape of the top, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Cindy Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Fantastic! Love the inlay...understated, elegant, tasteful. Perfect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhl.verona Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Very nice indeed. The inlay adds a nice touch too. Fits in very well with the flooring. A few days and the smell will go away. Methinks you've done this kind of thing before, right? John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_glasson Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 That look really good. Well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 You may credit Gary with the design, you certainly deserve credit for the execution! Very well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeBeaver Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Nice! Beautiful work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 I really like this! Very clean and not too flashy. Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great job. What are the dimensions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CessnaPilotBarry Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Great looking desk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baok Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Very niceSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChetlovesMer Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Good Heavens! Don't let my wife see that! Absolutely gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantman Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Very nice indeed. The inlay adds a nice touch too. Fits in very well with the flooring. A few days and the smell will go away. Methinks you've done this kind of thing before, right? John Actually, no, not really. I've made a bunch of stuff before but not of this caliber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantman Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Great job. What are the dimensions Net dimensions are 38" x 68" x 29 1/2". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantman Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks to all who have stopped by. It's very heartening to hear from fellow woodworkers with positive comments. Truly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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