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Originally posted by lumberjim
monkey, did you do your own dovetailing? what kind of wood? maple? it's beautiful. can we get a closer look at the face of the desk...looks like it's pretty curly..is a veneer or solid? what kind of tool to make the dovetail?
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All of the dovetailing is done by hand with handsaws and chisels. We've got specialty endgrain and crosscut saws that work wonders. The majority of the wood is cherry, oiled and waxed. The dark stuff (feet and molding of bookcase and entertainment center) is walnut. The light stuff on the sides of the drawers is pine. Peeking through from behind the books in the bookcase is poplar. All solid wood, no veneer or plywood. But the bookcase I am working on now, because of its size, will have a plywood back.
And, since you asked so politely, and I am enjoying the heck out of my new camera (and I'm proud of the work), here's a detail of the front corner of the desk, with the drawer open, and the "stripper tassle" pull prominent: