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Amy’s Desk part 4

Amy’s Desk part 4

Posted by on Mar 12, 2025 in Projects, Techniques | 0 comments
I got tripped up for a little bit on these drawers, I’ll confess right now. And here is where it bit me. First up, let’s look at the drawing again: The SketchUp model of Amy’s desk On the right side are supposed to be...
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Amy’s Desk part 3

Amy’s Desk part 3

Posted by on Feb 28, 2025 in Projects | 0 comments
With the pedestals made, I turned my attention to the desktop. This will be a fairly standard-issue desktop for me, except it is solid maple instead of plywood so I had to take some care with joinery to allow for wood movement. Hard maple...
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Amy’s Desk part 2

Amy’s Desk part 2

Posted by on Feb 17, 2025 in Projects, Techniques | Comments Off on Amy’s Desk part 2
With the inlay panels finished, the next logical step was to build the pedestals. These are fairly simple, but they have some complex curves and cutouts that had to be sized appropriately. It started with the frames to go around the...
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Amy’s Desk part 1

Amy’s Desk part 1

Posted by on Feb 8, 2025 in Projects, Techniques | Comments Off on Amy’s Desk part 1
I started this project in November, but had a couple of breaks so it’s just now getting posted. This one will be in a few parts because it’s more complex than I’ve been doing lately. Let’s start with a picture: The...
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A couple of quick gifts

A couple of quick gifts

Posted by on Dec 26, 2024 in Projects | Comments Off on A couple of quick gifts
I’m working on a desk right now which will be posted when its done, but I took a short break from that to do a couple of quick Christmas presents. Minimal photography here, but it’s nothing you haven’t seen before. The...
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Part 4: A Unique Display Case

Part 4: A Unique Display Case

Posted by on Dec 2, 2024 in Dungeon furniture | Comments Off on Part 4: A Unique Display Case
This last part in the series was the most challenging, and the most interesting. They wanted a display case large enough for a human to enter and turn around and be visible from 3 sides. Sometimes that person would be standing on a base...
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