Office Desk is F I N I S H E D, whew!

to move to the other links with out having to click on them all.

Yep. I have a Flickr page, so I'm familiar with those buttoms.

Thanks. Sonny

Leon wrote in news:Jv-dnVv1A9ed snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

At first I was going to ask you how you got the 1/4" oak, but just for kicks googled 1/4" oak, and ended up at Rocklers (which gets too much of my money already).

Since I don't have a really good bandsaw, I must ask which Laguna you have, but I'm pretty sure my hobbyist needs won't warrant the investment. Nevertheless, what Laguna bandsaw do you have?

On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:58:06 -0500, Leon

Very nice. To me, the top of the unit appears to have a concave slope to it. Does it, or is it just the slope of the upper rail giving it the illusion of a concave top?

What are you planning on putting in that space above the upper drawers?

Thank you. The only curves are the rails.. The top is straight and flat. IPhone may be to blame. :-)

Perhaps books, catalogs, small framed pictures. Nothing cast in stone.

The expensive one. :-). Seriously., I has a Craftsman for many years and avoided using it because it had to be set up every time I used it. Replaced it with an 18" Rikon and still was not happy. I was especially not happy with the roller guides on the Rikon. While roller guides seem to make perfect sense they ended up being noisy and vibrated when dirty. Then I saw the Laguna and it's 10 point ceramic guides and I have been very happy with the saw.

It is the LT 16 HD with the 4.5 hp Baldor motor. There are much les expensive models available.

Leon wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.giganews.com:

I'm sure it makes sense for you, but those are Festool prices!!

His woodworking trophies, Grandpa's/Dad's favorite carving chisel, Grandson's/Granddaughter's first gifted project, ......

Sonny

Seems like it's just about the right size to put a Samurai sword on a rack. :)

It really did not make sense, however I use the saw much much more than the previous two. I wanted a saw that would perform when called on to do so vs. one that would need to be tweaked every time I needed to use it.

Grandson's/Granddaughter's first gifted project, ......

All good Ideas! I thought of putting the tool box that I was building when I cut half my thumb off. ;~)

Wow ... that is magnificent. I especially liked the way you carried the curve of the top rails across the piece.

Larry

Looks good . Lighting wise consider lighting pucks on the top facing up. They do nice reflective lighting.

Thank you.

Thank you. All 5 of the rail pieces that make up hat curve were from he same board and the grain matches from piece to piece. I had to pay close attention.

On Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:13:33 -0700 (PDT), "Gramp's shop"

of the top rails across the piece.

Yup. I'm sure that Ole' Leon could make a good living as a designer if he put his mind to it. In any event, it's a design aspect that I'm stealing and squirreling away for future use.

I like this piece a lot, especially the upper portion. The gentle curve formed by the door rails that continues into the face frame arch is my favorite feature.

Which leaves me with a quandary, because I don't have the time, the space, the tools or the skill to build something quite as nice as that. Should I just chuck it and take up knitting instead?

Nah. For one thing there'd still be people who kick my ass at that skill, and some of them would be ninety year-old ladies. But more importantly, I'm not (quite) dead yet; I can still learn a thing or two. I plan instead to steal as many ideas as I possibly can from guys like you, perhaps including an arch of my own. Now if I only had a band saw. :)

, the tools or the skill to build something quite as nice as that. Should I just chuck it and take up knitting instead? Nah.

Doesn't have to be as nice as that. Don't compete with Leon, except for ma ybe finishing a project within a time limit.

Despite your limited resources, what home application/project would you pos sibly want/need, that this design feature is applicable for? Build it with the resources you have. Doesn't matter that it wouldn't be absolutely per fect. You think Leon's, or anyone's, first project was perfect? He's alre ady mentioned possibly tweaking this project's design, so you learn by doin g and improving on your previous work.

Maybe do a scale model, by hand, without major tools, etc. See what there is (nuances?) to learn about making projects with curved features. Leon no tes he had to pay close attention to making the curve feature. Most of my custom chairs have curved features. I don't always get them exactly right, the first attempt (dry fit). Sometimes, parts have to be remade to better/ best fit.

Make a project that incorporates a curved feature(s), any project, with the resources you have, and don't forget to show us some pics.

Sonny

I'd like that! My kind of humor....

Anyway, Leon you do some really great work. That desk is no exception, and I am just as impressed with the design as the workmanship.

Very nicely done. I can't wait to see it in person.

Robert

My post, despite a lack of emoticons, was somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I'm old enough to realize that no matter how good I might get at something, there will always be someone ahead of me. I'm a beginner at woodworking, but the same holds even for things that I'm allegedly pretty good at; piano, for instance.

What's more, skill comes with a greater ability to recognize the skills of others; I thus have an even better grasp of the gap (chasm) between me and Keith Jarrett for instance. But I've already copped a particular chord change from his rendition of "O Danny Boy", and I've gotten a lot of good ideas here as well.

I learn something new with every step, and wish I had known it before. Then I discover a further improvement, and again wish I had learned it earlier. And then ...

I'm currently working on a set of bookcases, composed entirely of straight lines. Suddenly increased family obligations have slowed the work to a crawl, but I've finished two units out of four. I've found the work to be good therapy, by the way, exactly because of the problem-solving aspect of it. It occupies my mind for a while.

I in fact did build a small mock-up first, to practice making dadoes and face frames and to test out some finishing methods. Here's a photo:

Pictures? Those I've got. :) (another hobby). Here are the first two units:

And the "design":

Not bored yet? Here's a set chronicling how a novice like me works his way through a project like this:

Thanks for the encouragement. As I mentioned, I intend to get better at this, whenever I can find the time.