Thanks!

Thank you!

No idea! But you're here now! Welcome!

So, with the main desk surface out of the way, it was time to start focusing on the top shelf portion, which, at this point, hadn't been sanded, cut perfectly, or assembled. Here were all the pieces required.



A quick mock up:



A few tests with the biscuit joiner to make sure I was aligned properly:







I couldn't get it exactly in the center - the bottom of the joiner is a bit concave and it made lining it up a little difficult. The tool is generally used to join boards end to end, so there wasn't really any facility for on-face joining like this.

Assembly and glue up time:







Enjoy! You can never have too many clamps you know? I couldn't continue on doing the side pods until this stuff dried up first.

OMG im so jealous with your garage and your tools!!! i wish i have one =(

good goin so far... been sorta inspired to try modifying my own normal desk... nothing as cool as yours, building from scratch, but hope it'll turn out ok.. love the desk so far man!! keep it up.. =)

How old are you TS, working or currently a student ??

One Day! You never know!

Very cool Sohlan, good luck, and make a build log!

Hey kailoonthedog, I'm older than 25, and less than 30! It's been a while since I've been a student!


With the first phase of the top shelf all solid and dried, I could continue on to the two side pods. Here's the initial mockup.





Notice the pencil lines for the biscuits I'll be installing.



Those biscuits are so dark and moody... lol!



Aaand, some gratuitous clamping shots. Like that extra-long setup? Yeah, that worked this time, but I don't recommend it. It wasn't too stable, but there wasn't really anything else I could clamp on to for that end-pressure required.







Mmmm glue.



So that's it for this update, I know it's a pretty simple one, but hey, it's one more phase done. Just needs to have some trim stuck on and then staining!

Have a good weekend!

so many clamps!!!
oh my gawd! haha
i wonder how long this will take u to complete
has it already pass a month?

TS: r u planning on only using wood glue? not using any screws and bolts?are there any reason of you doing so?...just curious since there are some many use of clamps.

This post has been edited by pinako: May 28 2011, 04:42 PM

TS, when do you think this project will finish???

Great ! Can't wait to see the end product..!!

I wonder how long it will take too!!


Just glue and biscuits, no need for screws. It is very very strong.


I hope soon!!


Thanks!


Same here, thank you!


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!

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!

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!

wah..basically it'll take many many months hahaha
keep up the good worK!~
nice colour ahaha

this just sounded so wrong... lolll.. lovely to see the desk taking shape... XD

:slur: if i order one from you boleh?? hahahaah j/k this is the most devoted modified casing i've ever seen! *last but not least the one i saw was just screw onto desk*

this is like a super home made do it yourself table that takes a lot of effort, sweat and hard work haha! can't wait for more progress

wow superb effort!

Hehe, you're right on Jinster - it's going to be quite a bit while longer before it is 100% done!


Hehe, yeah yeah Thanks for the comments!


HEhe, could you imagine the delivery charge?!


Oh, there's more coming, buddy!


Thanks!

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!

looks like those ready made ones in furniture shops haha
that means u're doing a great job xD
kekke