I took advanced wood shop and drafting in high school. I never had the intention of using it as a profession but I've always loved making things or of wood. For the past two decades that has mostly consisted of rough, outdoor stuff like fences, doghouses, shelving, etc.
Now that I have a bit more money and a bigger garage than 20 years ago, I've stocked up on tools and other gadgets. The main plan is to build desks and bookcases for my study, however since I've never don't cabinetry I'm doing some smaller projects to work out the bugs.
Over the past 3 weeks I've been building a child's desk. I did it without plans and it actually didn't turn out too bad. I need to work on joining edges together (just bought some Kreg clamps that should help in the future) and I've got a space between the frame and the side of the drawers that I should have covered but didn't. This is the first time I've made something with drawers. I also need to sand better and buy a planer (it's amazing how untrue even the nicer cut wood at Lowes can be). Still, the desk is actually pretty nice, functional, and strong. Here's some pics
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Now that I have a bit more money and a bigger garage than 20 years ago, I've stocked up on tools and other gadgets. The main plan is to build desks and bookcases for my study, however since I've never don't cabinetry I'm doing some smaller projects to work out the bugs.
Over the past 3 weeks I've been building a child's desk. I did it without plans and it actually didn't turn out too bad. I need to work on joining edges together (just bought some Kreg clamps that should help in the future) and I've got a space between the frame and the side of the drawers that I should have covered but didn't. This is the first time I've made something with drawers. I also need to sand better and buy a planer (it's amazing how untrue even the nicer cut wood at Lowes can be). Still, the desk is actually pretty nice, functional, and strong. Here's some pics
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