This is a computer/work table I just finished for the LOML. Since last winter my wife has been working from home and was using a tiny little desk with no room for documents and files. She asked me to build a table for her to work on based on a design she found in a magazine and in store.
The original was selling for $450... mine cost a little over $100 CAD including finishing product and I have enough left over to build another one just like it. Materials are yellow birch plywood, solid yellow birch for trims and apron.
Here's a close-up of apron. The finger joint are 1/8", cut on TS and manually adjusted to fit. The apron is thinner than was I first envisionned. LOML likes to work with her legs crossed so I had to trim it down a little.
My dadoe set cut only to 1/4" so I had to devise a jig for cutting 1/8" fingers. Not only that, but I had to manually file each one to remove the round bottom left by the TS blade... ( got pics if interested )
Legs are from discount bin at Ikea ( $2.50 ea ), originally white, I painted them charcoal grey using Tremclad's hammered look spray paint.
Finish was sanding to 220 and then two coats of Varathane gel stain ( traditional cherry ) using the two rags method. Three coats of Circa 1850 danish oil wiped on. Three coats of Minwax glossy wipe-on poly and finally one finich coat of Minwax satin wipe-on poly. A final coat of wax was rubbed on to silky smooth feel.
The whole table can be knock down for easy transport. Here's a look when dissassembled, you can see some remnent of the white on legs interior.
This project was fun as it re-acquinted me with sheet goods... ( I recently lost access to the a jointer/planner ) I started this project during the summer months when I usually spend more time outside in the yard than inthe shop, hence the long built... but most of all LOML is happy with it.
Here's a pic of the table finaly installed in the basement office.
Comments are of course welcomed.
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks for looking!
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