The subject of this project is an old telephone desk that has been in the family (on my wife’s side) for quite some time. Age is unknown, but suspect that it was purchased in the 50’s or 60’s. The back…
Telephone Desk Refinish
Category: Projects
Drill Press Table
I decided to put together a drill press table using wood scraps and some 8020 pieces that I have laying around the shop. 8020 is extruded aluminum that the manufacturer bills as Industrial Erector Set. 1″ thick segments of the…
Desk Drawers – Completed
Moving along with the drawer project.. It seems to be taking quite a while to complete this one! With the cases complete, it’s time to move on to the drawer construction. Rabbets and lots of glue.…
Desk Drawers – Part 4
A lot of progress today. With the drawer cabinets fully assembled and glue dried, it’s time to install the drawer slides. At first I was manually measuring each center line. I quickly realized how long that would take, and that…
Desk Drawers – Part 3
Assembled the sides using pocket hole screws and stretchers. The stretcher wood is reclaimed from crates and has a lot of dirt and writing on it. Most of it will sand off, but it’s all on the inside and won’t…
Desk Drawers – Part 2
Cut the MDF inserts for the panels. Glued in place, no fasteners used. And clamps. Lots of clamps. That’s about it for today, way too hot in the garage…
Desk Drawers – Part 1
Next project is a set of drawers that will match the two desks that I created previously. The design will be pine and MDF, with 3/4 extension drawers and lockable casters. A drawing will be available. Today, I started with the side…
Walker-Turner Drill Press Cart
I recently received a Walker-Turner drill press. My previous 8” drill press could easily be lifted and placed where I needed it. Not with this one. It weights quite a lot, so I needed a way to move it around…
Recycled Wood Panel Project
Spent some time milling all of the scrap lumber from the loft bed deconstruction project. Went from this: To this: Next step will be to edge glue them together to make panels. Will restrict…
Desk Project – Completed
Cut the MDF top and wrapped it with pine. Attached the top to the desk frame. Used some MDF blocks to register the desk top and it give me more material to run…