ultimatedesk
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Drawer Trim
I got a chance to do some work on the drawer face trim - this was my first time doing solid wood trim.
I cut a nice piece of maple into 1/4" strips, glued, and sanded. I only did one piece this time, as I am not totally sure that this is the way I would like to go.
Something about the trim not meshing quite well with the plywood.
First, I set the table saw to the right width:
Measure 3 times, and you get a nice solid cut:
Made a few strips:
Cut, glued, and clamped on the initial pieces of trim. The trim pieces were about 2/16's of an inch wider than the plywood, which is great, since there will be no voids, though, I'll have to do quite a bit of sanding:
Took the sander to the top and bottom:
Overall, it looks pretty good. I'm still not 100% certain about it, however. I'm thinking there is a strong possibility I will go with solid maple for the drawer faces.
Hehe, glad you're liking the pics and updates, believe me, there's LOTS to come in the next couple months!MMOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at first when I saw the thread title i was expecting a dinky little desk put together with some 1/2" ply and 2x4's, but this is definitely sick. It looks like it's coming together really well! I love all the pics you've been taking, especially the artsy one's haha. Can't wait to see the next update! Stay warm up there
Yeaaaaaah... it's been a bit chilly - I've taken up winter biking this year, and... well... it's COLD. !!!^Yha we cooled off this week. Hit minus 20C this morning. Makes me really glad I work from home
I got a chance to do some work on the drawer face trim - this was my first time doing solid wood trim.
I cut a nice piece of maple into 1/4" strips, glued, and sanded. I only did one piece this time, as I am not totally sure that this is the way I would like to go.
Something about the trim not meshing quite well with the plywood.
First, I set the table saw to the right width:
Measure 3 times, and you get a nice solid cut:
Made a few strips:
Cut, glued, and clamped on the initial pieces of trim. The trim pieces were about 2/16's of an inch wider than the plywood, which is great, since there will be no voids, though, I'll have to do quite a bit of sanding:
Took the sander to the top and bottom:
Overall, it looks pretty good. I'm still not 100% certain about it, however. I'm thinking there is a strong possibility I will go with solid maple for the drawer faces.