Desk Update 1-18-2010
Many thanks to Steven Todd for his assistance in helping me move the desk to the Lee’s Summit Woodworking Guild meeting on January 12. Many guild members told me how much they liked the contemporary look. Several commented that they would have never been able to visualize such a design. Exactly my thoughts and why I’m so pleased that Scott Barton (architect) accepted the design challenge. Read more
Bubinga Desk Construction Update 1-10-2010
After approximately 18 hours of work this weekend, the desk is progressing. The end sub-assemblies have been completed with the birch dowel rods installed. I used the full-size pattern, which were made of 1/4” tempered hardboard, to locate the holes on in the vertical members of the end panels. I first drilled the holes (1/2”) in the full-size lay-out templates. Read more
Bubinga Desk Construction Update 1-6-2010
The desk construction is nearing complete except for the installation of the dowel rods on the end panels and construction of the pencil drawer. The steel undercarriage was installed two evenings ago and the outer vertical accent posts on the legs were made and installed last night. Number 10 x 5/8” roundhead wood screws are pulling the bubinga slab to nearly a flat condition. I say this because there was about ½ to 5/8” of cupping across the grain. Now there is approximately 1/8” of cupping. Read more
Bubinga Desk Construction Update
Since I work for a public school district, I’ve had time over the Christmas Break to work on the bubinga desk. One element of the desk that is a bit problematic is the warp (cupping) across the grain and a slight twist in the bubinga slab. Of course, I was aware of this issue and have tried to address the concern through the desk design. I asked the designers to consider possible solutions in the design challenge criteria. Read more