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Category: Butler’s Desk

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Category: Butler’s Desk

Adventures in Making Hardware Part II

Hello and welcome to my blog.  This post completes a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut, in this post I will complete the process of making hardware I’ve designed to function as a stay.  Where we left off my concept had been formed in brass …

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Adventures in Making Hardware

Hello and welcome back to my blog.  Today’s post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut, in this post I will detail the process in which I make custom hardware for the fold down desk of brass using machine tools and files. A …

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Locking The Butler’s Desk

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. In the previous post I had detailed the butler’s desk, finishing outside surfaces and chamfering edges.  I’m on the home stretch with a few items left to complete.  My next task; installing a full …

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The Butler’s Desk – Gets Detailed!

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off the work surface had been completed.  Now that the Butler’s desk is well on it’s way, it’s time to begin working out the small details which make the user’s experience …

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The Butler’s Desk – Workspace

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut.  In the previous post the desk support drawer was created.  With the support now in place I can begin building the fold down desk and sliding tray which will make up the work space. I …

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The Butler’s Desk – Desk Drawer

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off three drawers had been completed for the case.  This post will focus on the process of building the desk drawer.  The desk drawer is a drawer that runs the width …

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The Butler’s Desk – Drawer Building

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off the case back had just been installed, completing the casework.  With the case complete I can now begin building the components which will install into the case, starting with one …

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The Butler’s Desk – Closing The Case

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut.  In the previous post interior sliding doors, known as hikido, were created and installed.  With much of the interior work now complete I can seal up the case.  I’ve set aside a panel in …

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The Butler’s Desk – Hikido

This post continues a series in which I am building a butler’s desk of American black walnut.  In the previous post I had completed installing the web frames, which act as supports for the drawers.  With the web frames now completed, I can turn my attention to the ‘desk’ side …

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The Butler’s Desk – Casework Part 4

This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off I had prepared everything needed to complete the interior casework.  I’m working on a series of assemblies called web frames.  These assemblies will support the drawers on the right side of …

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