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Session 97 - May 30, 2018: Why not walnut walls

S.Young

May 29, 20181 min read

Session 97 - May 30, 2018: Why not walnut walls

Similar to the process of creating the two central desk top pieces, we glued together the walnut end boards (spreading glue on both...

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Session 95 - May 9, 2018: First pass for less waste

S.Young

May 8, 20181 min read

Session 95 - May 9, 2018: First pass for less waste

Building off our previous attempts at routering the full tail groove in a single pass, we experimented with using the table saw to create...

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Session 94 - May 3, 2018: Channeled grains and grainy mornings

S.Young

May 2, 20181 min read

Session 94 - May 3, 2018: Channeled grains and grainy mornings

Learning from our challenges in attempting to router the complete tail channel in a single pass, we created a jig (consisting of a base...

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Session 92 - April 8, 2018: Flat to be fitted

S.Young

Apr 8, 20181 min read

Session 92 - April 8, 2018: Flat to be fitted

With the second full-sized maple and walnut laminate desk tops glued and assembled, we sought the help of a local Ottawa business KJP...

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Session 91 - March 31, 2018: Bar clamps and maple splints

S.Young

Mar 30, 20181 min read

Session 91 - March 31, 2018: Bar clamps and maple splints

Due to the cupping in the first version of the desk top (due in part to the to the wider maple boards having warped), we needed to...

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Session 93 - March 18, 2018: Subtle width adjustments

S.Young

Mar 17, 20181 min read

Session 93 - March 18, 2018: Subtle width adjustments

In laying out the desk top pieces and end pieces, we adjusted the dimensions of the end boards to ensure that the joints (particularly...

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Session 90 - March 14, 2018: Tightly matched edges

S.Young

Mar 14, 20181 min read

Session 90 - March 14, 2018: Tightly matched edges

Replicating our earlier process from the first version of the desk top, we attached walnut strip borders using wood glue and bar clamps;...

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Session 89 - March 7, 2018: Critical assemblage

S.Young

Mar 7, 20181 min read

Session 89 - March 7, 2018: Critical assemblage

In a tense and unforgiving process, we glued the strips together (racing against the quickly drying and setting wood glue), ensuring that...

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Session 88 - February 28, 2018: Take two, costly cuts

S.Young

Feb 28, 20181 min read

Session 88 - February 28, 2018: Take two, costly cuts

As we prepared to cut the dovetails joints, we made a disheartening discovery: although we had taken care when gluing together the maple...

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Session 87 - February 1, 2018: Routing and requisite repairs

S.Young

Feb 1, 20181 min read

Session 87 - February 1, 2018: Routing and requisite repairs

With the router table and guide fence dialed in, we began cutting the dovetail channels into the full length but quickly experienced...

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Session 86 - January 24, 2018: Testing out the tail

S.Young

Jan 24, 20181 min read

Session 86 - January 24, 2018: Testing out the tail

We decided to cut the tails into the walnut end pieces using an upright router table, with the dovetail bit cutting upwards as the walnut...

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Session 85 - January 17, 2018: Straight edges

S.Young

Jan 17, 20181 min read

Session 85 - January 17, 2018: Straight edges

With the large and small maple and walnut desk tops glued and squared, we turned our attention to the solid 3 and 6 inch maple end pieces...

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Session 84 - January 10, 2018: One ruler to rule them all

S.Young

Jan 10, 20181 min read

Session 84 - January 10, 2018: One ruler to rule them all

To provide a perfectly straight guide to router the edges, Brian had a custom solid-steel ruler fabricated locally; once the ruler was...

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Session 83 - January 6, 2018: Extending the contrast

S.Young

Jan 6, 20181 min read

Session 83 - January 6, 2018: Extending the contrast

Following a similar process to Session 81, we cut the walnut border pieces to size and wood glued them to the larger maple desk top,...

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Session 82 - January 5, 2018: Wiring woes

S.Young

Jan 5, 20181 min read

Session 82 - January 5, 2018: Wiring woes

In preparing to cut the walnut borders for the main desk top, we discovered that the table saw's plug damaged are requiring a new cap -...

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Session 81 - November 29, 2017: Wooden borders with steel braces

S.Young

Nov 29, 20171 min read

Session 81 - November 29, 2017: Wooden borders with steel braces

We repeated the assembly process by adding walnut border pieces onto the edges of the maple desk surface, cleaning off excess glue to...

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Session 80 - November 22, 2017: Right side and armored beneath

S.Young

Nov 22, 20171 min read

Session 80 - November 22, 2017: Right side and armored beneath

In a process similar to that explained in Session 79, we assembled the second part of the desktop with wood glue and clamps; we attached...

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Session 79 - November 16, 2017: Long bonded lines, left side

S.Young

Nov 16, 20171 min read

Session 79 - November 16, 2017: Long bonded lines, left side

With a levelled table and plastic sheets protecting the clamps, we assembled the desk top with wood glue on each side of the planks,...

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Session 78 - November 8, 2017: A supportive surface

S.Young

Nov 8, 20171 min read

Session 78 - November 8, 2017: A supportive surface

With consoles built, we turned to our first desk top (foreshadowing); using the newly bought maple, we planed, jointed, cut, and squared...

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Session 77 - November 1, 2017: Layer of falsehood

S.Young

Nov 1, 20171 min read

Session 77 - November 1, 2017: Layer of falsehood

To add a layer of hidden depth, we create a false drawer bottom using cherry-veneered plywood and Baltic birch strips (attached with wood...

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