MisterDrow Posted September 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Dknapp34 said: Just catching up on this one. Looking good so far! How are you planning on doing the M&Ts for the legs? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Drill press and hand chisel for the mortises, table saw for the tenons. The legs will be 3x3 poplar with a taper down the two inside faces. The aprons will be 3" poplar, about 15/16" thick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Gah! Been a while since I updated. My friend finally had some time to come over today and helped me get more of my shop space organized and we worked on the desk some more. Forgot to take pictures until we were done with the glue-ups but we got the legs all glued up. We realized we didn't have enough poplar to also make the aprons... oops... but we're picking that up on Wednesday when I snag some wormy maple and cherry for a couple other projects. After we get the rest of the poplar we'll mill the legs to final size, taper them, and make the mortise and tenon joints for the aprons. Getting close to being done with this thing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Also, I normally would have tried to match the grain on the legs a bit more when glueing them up but they're going to be painted so I didn't worry too much about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MisterDrow Posted December 5, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Worked some more on this today, as well. Hand planed one edge of these legs square for the thickness planer. That's a lot of work!! Planed them to thickness (about 2 3/4") and then cut them to length. My saw BARELY cut through them! Now to mark the tapers and make a jig to cut them. But that will be for another day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Any progress is good progress. Keep it going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 It will all be worth it in the end. Looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 On 7/16/2016 at 11:43 PM, MisterDrow said: Probably buttons or z-clips... Accounting for wood movement and all You might consider figure 8's, they are designed for wood movement. A good source for them is woodworker.com their's are cast, not pressed steel like some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Already bought the clips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 49 minutes ago, MisterDrow said: Worked some more on this today, as well. Hand planed one edge of these legs square for the thickness planer. That's a lot of work!! Planed them to thickness (about 2 3/4") and then cut them to length. My saw BARELY cut through them! Now to mark the tapers and make a jig to cut them. But that will be for another day. Paul Sellers has an easy way to make tapers if you like hand work. Look up paulsellers.com...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Great work so far! Can't wait to make my walnut desk one of these days! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Ermahgerd! Erts bern ser lerng! This project has been my bane for a while now. Finally going to be done and have it delivered in a couple days! Sorry if there's any overlap in pictures... didn't look back to see what I last posted. Made a tapering jig a few months ago and tapered the legs. Had to recut the tenons about four different times (which meant four sets of aprons)... yeah... that was fun. On the plus side I'm much better at cutting tenons now! Got the side legs glued up. Yes, my shop is messy... but I've been very productive the last week or so... as if that's an okay excuse for a mess. I'll sweep it up before I paint the frame. Also got the long aprons glued up after the side pieces dried... thought I had a picture but I don't. I'm too tired to go back downstairs and take one, too. I'll post another before I paint it. Tomorrow is paint and a coat of poly to seal it. Then I'll attach the top and deliver it Friday. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Ah, the year-long one week project. I'm familiar with these. Are you guys still buddies? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Ah, the year-long one week project. I'm familiar with these. Are you guys still buddies? Yeah, we are. He's been super patient... more so than he ever needed to be. Will be happy to see this piece in his home... I'm sure he will be, too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Has he been with you for all the work? I know I wanted to strangle my buddy by the end of the Double Secret Blanket Chest nightmare. But we're all good now...he moved to Chicago LOL. Just too much time spent with one homie in a two car garage. By the end of it we were arguing about everything. It was almost like a marriage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 He was there for about half of it. He actually ended up finally telling me that he didn't think it was fair that I was working on his desk for this long without any sort of payment. He finally made me a proposal that if I can get this desk and his done by the end of July, he would pay me for it. I told him that wasn't necessary and that it was largely my fault that it's dragged out this long, but he insisted so here I am scrambling to get it all done. Honestly, I probably will not except the check when he hands it to me because I entered into this project to help a friend and again, it's not his fault that I let other things get in the way. I was really hoping to have this one wrapped up and delivered to his house so that when he and his wife return from LA tonight it was there for her. In order to allow the paint on the legs and aprons the proper amount of time to dry though, pretty sure that's not going to happen. But my hope is that I can drop it off tomorrow before I leave to Athena, Oregon. Here's the base as I woke up to it this morning. First coat of shellac primer goes on as soon as I get home at 4 o'clock today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Also, it's supposed to be 104° today at about the time I get home. I have a small portable air conditioner in the garage but it doesn't do much when I gets that hot. Not looking forward to that at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, MisterDrow said: I probably will not except the check when he hands it to me Just mention, "Boy...my drill press sure is a POS." wink wink 104* in Idaho? I didn't think you guys broke 70 up there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Eric. said: Just mention, "Boy...my drill press sure is a POS." wink wink 104* in Idaho? I didn't think you guys broke 70 up there. LOL I want a jointer or bigger band saw (and maybe a lathe) before a new drill press. That one may be a POS but it's got the job done up to now. If we DO accept the payment, it's going straight onto the credit card. Our recent trip to the Oregon Coast bumped that balance up higher than we're comfortable. And, yeah... it's not uncommon for us to have several weeks of triple-digit temps in SW Idaho... it IS a high desert here, after all. That was one of the things we loved about the coast... as we drove through Medford, OR it was 103... when we got to the coast it was 72. Seriously considering a move to Western Oregon a couple years from now... it's beautiful there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 13 minutes ago, MisterDrow said: LOL I want a jointer or bigger band saw (and maybe a lathe) before a new drill press. That one may be a POS but it's got the job done up to now. If we DO accept the payment, it's going straight onto the credit card. Our recent trip to the Oregon Coast bumped that balance up higher than we're comfortable. And, yeah... it's not uncommon for us to have several weeks of triple-digit temps in SW Idaho... it IS a high desert here, after all. That was one of the things we loved about the coast... as we drove through Medford, OR it was 103... when we got to the coast it was 72. Seriously considering a move to Western Oregon a couple years from now... it's beautiful there. I forget that Idaho isn't all mountains and spruce trees. Unfortunately I've never been able to travel northwest...it's on the vacation short list once the kids get old enough to appreciate it. The wife and I have talked about a month-long Pacific Northwest adventure one of these summers in the near future. Think I'll steer clear of your area if we go in July. We get enough of that crap in St. Louis. But I guess yours is a "dry heat." Better than swamp heat like we have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris208 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Drow - I'm in West, West Boise (Eagle and McMillan). We should get together sometime. Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, Eric. said: I guess yours is a "dry heat." Yeah, I'm not sure that's better... uncomfortable heat is uncomfortable heat. it's supposed to be triple digits here until Sunday and then back into the 90s on Monday. We might see another week or so of triple digits in August but hopefully that will be the end of it. On the plus side, we have lots of really good local breweries around here with air-conditioned buildings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, MisterDrow said: Yeah, I'm not sure that's better... uncomfortable heat is uncomfortable heat Spend a summer in St. Louis and I bet you change your mind. Your heat is hot, but ours is oppressive. It's like trying to breathe boiled marshmallows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Chris208 said: Drow - I'm in West, West Boise (Eagle and McMillan). We should get together sometime. Chris Cool! I'm in the exact same area, actually. I'll message you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterDrow Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 ... that moment when you realize someone you run into on a forum graduated high school with you... LOL small world! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MisterDrow Posted July 10, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Just got back from throwing in another highland games and as sore as I was I had to dig in and finish this thing. Put a coat of paint on the frame the other day and put another on today. Wasn't super concerned with the inside since it's not visible but it got some paint anyways. After the new coat was dry to the touch I realized I forgot to cut the slots for the z-clips so I broke out the biscuit joiner and got that done. Then it was time to attach the top. Got it all centered and fastened. Then I applied a coat of paste wax to finish it off before delivery. And here it is in my friend's home. His wife was thrilled to finally have it and had started emptying her old desk right away! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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