On top of all the renovations I’m doing, I also work in the evenings an weekends on a furniture project. It’s going to be a long desk with six legs and drawers in the skirt of the table. Because the desk will also be visible from the bottom when you take the stairs in the client’s house it has to also look good from below.
The construction is quite difficult because of the length, the drawers and the nice underside so I’ve already spent way more time on it than previously thought (and budgeted.) And it’s not yet finished. But I learned a couple of new techniques, and bought a couple of new tools. The legs are made of dark hardwood and the stretchers of hard maple, even though it will get painted. But when the wood is harder the paint won’t chip off as easily.
The rest of the construction is a good quality plywood with maple edges against wear and tear.
Sep 15 2006
Desk
On top of all the renovations I’m doing, I also work in the evenings an weekends on a furniture project. It’s going to be a long desk with six legs and drawers in the skirt of the table. Because the desk will also be visible from the bottom when you take the stairs in the client’s house it has to also look good from below.
The construction is quite difficult because of the length, the drawers and the nice underside so I’ve already spent way more time on it than previously thought (and budgeted.) And it’s not yet finished. But I learned a couple of new techniques, and bought a couple of new tools. The legs are made of dark hardwood and the stretchers of hard maple, even though it will get painted. But when the wood is harder the paint won’t chip off as easily.
The rest of the construction is a good quality plywood with maple edges against wear and tear.
By mare • english •