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Mahogany Shaker Lap Desk
Sep 03, 2015
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This is my version of Christian Becksvoort’s Shaker Lap Desk (FWW #248). I didn’t have any good white pine on hand but I did have a piece of mahogany that I resawed and made this from. Fearing that the bottom might move too much to glue directly, I used brass screws and washers with elongated holes and then cov ered the bottom with leather. I used Brusso hinges and added a brass chain to hold the top open. I added some heart cut-outs (gift for my wife) in the removable divider. Finish is Tried & True linseed oil (same as recommended in the article.)
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Comments
What a great lap desk -- and gift!
It looks great in mahogany and the execution is perfect.
Well done.
..I've been using free oak wood from pallets to make some really cool projects and selling them for some extra income. I've got thousands of woodworking plans to build. Here's where I got all my wordworking plans http://tinyurl.com/ntgfwjb
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