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Thanks Tom - but I am the client! I was just asking for opinions as to which way to go

I need some advice on a couple of things please... The leather hide is being delivered today apparently - very exciting as I have been waiting for this before I decide what sort of decoration to do on the rest of the desk. Under the curved top piece there are going to be 2 drawers in the...

Hi Olly I pay GBP25 a cube for ash - Eynsham sawmills have alot of good stuff and if you are prepared to have a good sort through the boards, there is a goodish quantity of quartersawn olive ash, with crown cut etc as well. I do use the lighter sapwood but agree the darker heartwood is what...

Steady progress again this weekend First I decided I did not think the sigmoid slop of the sides was steep enough so I made another template and recut both sides - much happier with this version Then for the back I used up some 'scrap' pieces of about 10mm thick which I jointed using, for the...

I knew someone would pick me up on that when I reread it after posting this morning! I originaly put down 45x22 inches but then realised I had some measurements in imperial and some metric and I thought I'd get told off for that too! Actually the shed is 17x11 FEET!

Some reasonable progress made yesterday with a full day in the 'shop First I finished the basic framework of the base of the table - dominoing and glueing in the 2 'sides' as follows. This construction allows the width of the central drawer to be exactly controlled: I have also reinforced the...

I have a record C26 Universal machine and that has a ring fence as an extra for the spindle moulder although I do not have it personally http://www.recordpower.co.uk/index.php?section=product&seq=288&cat=52&sef=RING%20FENCE%20FOR%20C26 HTH Gasman

Thanks Big Soft Moose for that - I has not realised Relics did them as they are just a couple of miles up the road from me - but as you say they are pricy and do not do a 'discount' if you do not need the tooling done which other places do... so I may stick with antiquedesktopleathers

Thanks for that Dibs-h.... I have since found www.antiquedesktopleathers.com who have sent me a lovely sample of a hide which they will sell for GBP12 a sq foot which would work out at about 80 quid for what I need... so I think that would be more reasonable but if you have other better ideas...

Thanks for pointing that out Tom - I agree it can go yellowish although I have done a couple of similar pieces finished in a similar way which have not yellowed. Perhaps you are right and I will use sanding sealer first...

Thanks for your kind words Tom There will undoubtedly be some ebony stringing / decoration involved as I love the ash / ebony contrast. Then the finish will be sanded down to 320 or so, then cabinet scraper just to clean it up, then Fiddes hardwax oil 2 very thin coats 0000 wire wool between...

Slow progress I am afraid... However, I finally settled on the design - it will be a fixed desktop, made from 18mm MDF with a 4cm mitred ash surround and a piece of black leather hide set into it. There will be a drawer underneath the desktop and also one above as per the original design So I...

That's a great idea Chems thanks I will try later in the week - have long work days until saturday now Also.... does anyone know a place to get reasonably priced desk leather from - the main place online (antiqueleather.com I think it is) want about £150-200 for a piece 48 x 24 inches

Actually though I am sure you noticed that I have only 1 domino in each joint - clearly it would be better if there were 2 in each - however the width of the base plate on the domino does not permit that... so I will be using my old fashioned 10mm dowel kit to reinforce the end of each joint...

Rob I have followed your 'flirtations' with the Domino for the last few months with great interest. One of these days you will surely have a 'straw that broke the camel's back' moment and succumb to the inevitable! On a serious note though i agree it would have been very difficult without the...

I did not get much done last night as I am having problems working out what to do about the top - I cannot work out whether to breadboard the ends of the desk top, or have a leather desk top which would enable me to use MDF for the top and have mitred pieces of ash for the edges. Also whether to...

Thanks for pointing that out Paul - I did not get a warning on my computer - but anyway I have edited the link to a different site with the same writing desk featured.

The next project is a writing desk I saw this one in a sunday colour supplement and thought it looked interesting - but it is £2000 to buy from Pinch! http://www.pinchdesign.com/yveswritingdesk.htm. I liked the contrast in colours etc but we wanted it to be a lighter wood and I like using the...

Thanks for your kind comments The walnut is beautiful - it was a large tree with a trunk well over 3 feet in diameter. He had the bottom of the trunk carved by someone into a table which I think was a bit disappointing actually. The rest is planked and I have been making boxes and cutting boards...

I meant this to be a WIP but I only just got the camera sorted out Tasked by my darling wife for a 'special' present for the MIL.... We decided on a sewing box for her with some compartments and some fancy inlays So, here it is, walnut (from the tree which my father-in-law and I cut down and...