bishop245 Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 looks very good and coming together nicely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 Coming together nicely. Now to worry about mass production and shipping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
medbor Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 All this clamping makes me think about the robot mafia in Futurama! Really great job! I know too how to work a tool or two but your precision and patience is just awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted May 28, 2011 Posted May 28, 2011 YAY pictures!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatedesk Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 looks very good and coming together nicely Thanks bishop245 Coming together nicely. Now to worry about mass production and shipping. Thanks, yeah.. production.. shipping.. *gulp* ! All this clamping makes me think about the robot mafia in Futurama! Really great job! I know too how to work a tool or two but your precision and patience is just awesome! Hehe, thanks medbor! YAY pictures!!! Heh, umm.. thanks? BluePanda? Ok, so it's been a little while since an update eh? I've been busy, sorry folks, life seems to speed up in the summertime! As a peace offering, here are the kiddo's, at about 4 months old now! And, back to the desk! I had a bunch of solid maple cut into more 1/4" strips so I could finish doing the trim on the top shelf and the cabinets. My trusty compound mitre saw - got it reconditioned at a bargain place for like 60 dollars, and it's been pretty reliable for a number of years now. It's loud as all heck though! And, my favorite part - clamping up! And, since there was nowhere to place clamps in between this area, I had to improvise with a small block of wood! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatedesk Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 After the trim was glued on and then sanded flush, I proceeded with the staining and poly Looks good, eh? I also finally decided to buckle down and build myself a quick rig to store all my clamps. Since I'm moving soon, it'll also make it easier to move them to the new place! Nice lap joints eh!! I proceeded to the cabinet drawers, where I finally sanded off the wood filler that's been attached for weeks (months?) Lined up the drawer faces, glued them on (Was going to screw them on after, from behind. Lol) And put a bit of weight on top.. Walked away for a bit, and realized... maybe it was a bad idea to glue them on first! Uh oh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatedesk Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 I decided that it might actually be a lot easier to line up the drawer faces if I attached them AFTER I had attached the drawers to the drawer slides, to I ripped em off. So, next on the list - staining the actual drawers! Pre-stain on! Mmm, they look so good And, poly of course Done! And just so ya know, it really did basically take a month just to finish the top shelf and the drawers... more to come soon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F13Bubba Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 I just flipped through the entire thread, and while I didn't read everything, I must say that looks amazing do far. I really like the deep red color. Keep up the good work P.S. If that desk ever goes missing, it wasn't me..... ...it totally was... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyDeath Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 At this point I've totally forgot what hardware is going inside it... its just a carpenter fetish thread now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimatedesk Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I just flipped through the entire thread, and while I didn't read everything, I must say that looks amazing do far. I really like the deep red color. Keep up the good work P.S. If that desk ever goes missing, it wasn't me..... ...it totally was... Lol, thanks F13Bubba - if someone ever managed to steal this beast without me noticing, I would be pretty impressed!! It's going to weigh over 200 pounds! At this point I've totally forgot what hardware is going inside it... its just a carpenter fetish thread now. Hehe, sweet, cuz I've kinda forgotten what's going to go inside too... ! With the drawers themselves all stained up, it was time to stain the drawer fronts! Since most of the back of the drawer fronts won't be visible, I decided that I could probably stain and poly both sides at once... Pre stain! They look so nice like this... ahh, next project... Some staining time And some sweet, sweet gloss poly. Woops! One of the drawer faces slipped off the painting cones and picked up a whole whack of saw dust and wood chips... at least this will never be seen on the final project! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Inner_Fred Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Looks good how much has it costed so far? Just wanted to know cuz I might want a table like this XD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePanda Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 So you are delivering this to me on Saturday right -- fully built and ready to go? Looks awesome man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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