What I'm Working On Now! / merged topic

[OneWithWood]

Coming right along.  It is looking good and I can't wait to see the finished product.

[SwampDonkey]

Well last night I got the bread boarding done on the table top. Ever try to slide them dovetails on with glue applied?         : :

I just about  .... 

Well, she was close.....phew!  ;D :D :D

Here are some pics of the top. I see I need to touch up some sanding on the edge of the bread boarding. I see minute banding from the jointer blade. This was after sanding and rubbing with water moistened sponge all day, on the top and bottom sides mostly. Guess I never sanded enough on the edges.  :
I was covered in dust from head to foot as fine as wheat flour. Just call me the sandman.   



Sanded and just laying on top, not fastened, not finished. I'm going to make and install the drawers first as I don't wanna have to crawl in under a desk to measure and fit drawer slides.  : Remember that when building cabinets and desks.  :P



A little closer view. Four boards make the top and they are biscuit jointed and glued together.



Dovetailing of bread boarding.

Text book description of butternut grain:

Gray phase



Gray/brown phase




Cheers 

[sprucebunny]

That's looking really good  8) 8)

[Paschale]

Looking great, Donk!   8)  She's gonna be a beaut!

[SwampDonkey]

Ok, part of this morning was spent moving and stacking over some lumber so I could get down at some more butternut. The tape finally calved after having 'ticked' it on the spinning table saw blade during a measurement last week.  : Had that dang tape for years. So off to the hardware store. Came back and bucked (yes with the chain saw) some more butternut to run through the planer. I hate running really long boards through the planer, so that's my reasoning. ;) I spend the afternoon cutting to length and sanding end grain. I have a few more pieces to cut out, then it's time to fit this puzzle together with all the dowels/biscuit joints.

That's all for now.  ;D

[SwampDonkey]

I just came from the shop now and finished gluing and clamping the shelfing and petitions together on my desk. Drawers and doors will be made when everything else is in place, jointed and glued. Tomorrow will be spent sanding and measuring for biscuit and dowel cutting if time permits. Sure is a jig saw puzzle, and I have to assemble things in sequence or she won't go together. :D :D You wouldn't believe the amount of wood into that top.  :

I didn't take any pictures because it just looks like a pile of very wide boards.

I set a straight piece of steal on top of the desk top surface at different angles and it ain't out a bit. I've got a couple more coats of finish to go on.

[SwampDonkey]

Top half of upper section to desk. Entirely biscuit jointed.

[SwampDonkey]

Finished jointing and gluing the bottom half of the upper section. Tomorrow morning I will glue to two sections and clamp in place. Then make the doors and the drawers for the top.

[Burlkraft]

It's lookin' good SD.... ;D ;D ;D

[SwampDonkey]

I ain't looking forward to lugging that Dang thing up from the shop. Back, don't fail me now.  : :D :D :D

Coon!!! Where is that boy when ya need'm.  :D :D

She's all glued up and clamped together. Going to let the glue set and harden a couple days. It doesn't dry fast when in between layers with clearance as thin as a hair or less. :D :D :D It really was a jigsaw puzzle, but it was ok when I figured that an end piece was the 'key' to making it come together.  8) 8) 8)

[SwampDonkey]

                                

Assembled top to desk. Still needs little drawers in the 4 pigeon holes, as well as a hanging drawer underneath them. Also, the doors for the cupboard on top.

[metalspinner]

 8)
You sure do stick to it!  It would have taken me weeks to get that far. Then I would put off finishing the doors and drawers. :

Good Job!

[SwampDonkey]

Drawers for desk, top section.

-Hanging drawer below pigeon hole drawers.



That piece of wood protruding out the back of the drawer is one of the glides to be mounted on the sidewall.

-Pigeon hole drawer. There are four, two more to glue up and clamp.

[pigman]

That piece of wood protruding out the back of the drawer is one of the glides to be mounted on the sidewall.

My question is why is it protruding out of the back?

[SwampDonkey]

Bob  :D It's just sitting there loose posing for the picture until I get around to mounting it. It runs in that slot and flush with the drawer sides. The width of the drawer is slightly narrower than the space it will sit, so it don't bind from side to side. ;D I intend to rub some wax on the glide as a finishing touch to cut down on friction and wear. ;D I have one like it here on this cedar desk I'm typing at and it's been there for 30 years.   ;)

[pigman]

Now that makes sense. I was looking at the drawer wrong. I thought the dado was in the back of the drawer. :  You are supposed to write in large letters on the drawer, side, back, so I won't get confused. ;D

Bob

[SwampDonkey]

I think I know what confused you a bit. The two slots above the 4 pigeon holes will be for loose papers or printer paper. No drawers.  ;D I often print 1 or 2 page documents from the internet and like to get my hands on them in close proximity. Only thing is, I usually have to rifle through the whole Dang stack to find the one I want. :D

[4woody]

SwampDonkey what are you gone use for a finish it looks great so far

[SwampDonkey]

Varathane® Diamond Water-Based Wood Finish (interior)

It's a hard finish, butternut is rather soft so I wanted a finish to protect the wood from marking.

[SwampDonkey]

All that is left to cut is my doors for the top section. I have the main drawers of the desk cut out, but not glued up yet. Those drawers are heavy with ash face and sides.  I have to do that, and spend some time sanding tomorrow.

[SwampDonkey]

Desk drawers made of white ash (face,sides), yellow birch (ply) and red oak (ply).

[chet]

Time constraints have kept me out of my shop this winter.  :'(  But I'm sure da rest of ya have been busy.

[metalspinner]

I finally caught up on all my woodworking projects, so I started some shop organization stuff.  A planer stand with drawers and mobile base, some cabinets for above the lathe.  Things like that.  It's feels great to finally get things out of boxes and into drawers and onto shelves.

[Radar67]

Still working on my cabin...getting close though.

Stew

[Left Coast Chris]

Im in the trap of three things at once: 

1)  Im trying to finish pruning the walnut and fruit trees when its not raining and the wind isn't howling  (making big cuts in the tops of the walnuts that are weak so the wind makes it dangerous).

2)  Making a 10' x 10' hay storage shed almost entirely out of two large digger pine logs.  Framing is done.  Roof sheathing boards are next.  I do this when its not raining but windy and can't prune.

3)  Making a computer corner desk out of english walnut when it is raining.  Im about 30% complete.  The wood is beautiful.

Having fun..............should have 1 & 2 done in three weeks or so.  #3 is more of a long range project.  Hoping for 8 weeks or so on the desk.