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Campaign style desk finished
Furnished content.
(from WoodNet.net)
Finally finished a desk I've been making for my daughter. Campaign style (think British Military from late 18th and 19th century), allowing the furniture to collapse for transport. There are blocks on the underside to keep the side aprons from collapsing. The plan is from Chris Schwarz's book, but I added the sliding bolts to the base because 1) I had slight twist in the top and this helped stop that, 2) I know my daughters are going to move it around the room and will probably not remember to pick it up by the apron.
The base was definitely a bit of a challenge compared to a normal "M&T in each apron" kind of thing. Getting everything lined up well was tricky, and there is no "clamp across the diagonal" to square everything up. Mine is decently close, but not perfect. Definitely need to work some more on making M&T joints by hand. Slight errors were magnified with this desk.
Base is soft maple, top is purpleheart (daughter's favorite color). Finish is the Osmo UV-resistant finish.
 Desk RF.jpg (Size: 914.37 KB / Downloads: 36)
Desk LF.jpg (Size: 904.05 KB / Downloads: 36)
Base expanded.jpg (Size: 919.72 KB / Downloads: 35)
Base partial.jpg (Size: 930.2 KB / Downloads: 35)
Base collapsed.jpg (Size: 913.52 KB / Downloads: 34)
Top underside - resize.jpg (Size: 370.17 KB / Downloads: 35)
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posted at: 12:00am on 08-May-2025
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