Well, I finally completed my first big project that wasn't for the shop. I read here a while ago about somebody whose wife called him a tool collector rather then a woodworker. My wife could probably accuse me of that.
Anyways, for my project I created a new built in desk for my 9 year old daughter Katherine. Pic 1 shows the before picture, and pics 2 and 3 show the after. I made the cabinets, along with a laminated desktop. I also put cork along the back wall for a bulletin board, and whiteboard on the 2 side walls. These were also my first raised panel doors. It wasn't really as hard as I was afraid it would be.
Some things I learnt:
-Remember when making face frames with a pocket hole jig that you are making them upside down. Otherwise you get the mirror image of what you want
-Buy all of your wood at one time. Buy extra. I bought red oak from Rockler for the edge banding on the desk, and then decided to trim the whiteboard and bulletin board in oak also. I bought that rough and ran it through the jointer and planer, and then realized it looked nothing like the original pieces.
-I can't work my HVLP gun. I can spray a flat board, but once I try to do a vertical surface, or inside of a cabinet I get lots of runs, splatters, ... If anybody in the DFW area would be willing to teach me I would gladly trade a nice lunch at a restaurant of their choice.
-Carefully measure the screws you use to attach the drawer fronts, or they will blow right through the front of the drawer.
Thanks for looking.
Bob