And certainly not a furniture builder. Frame built, on far right but had to shut down to get my truck in ahead of a hail storm.
It was difficult to get the 4 top pieces glued up tight since I don't have a jointer any more. Lots of clamps and then lots of glue and cleats underneath along with about 50 wood screws.
Then she decided she wanted shelves on the end after I got the desk into the house, which was no small feat in itself. 8' long and 32" wide.
Looks really good.....me, being an ex-electronics and electrical worker, should not be trusted with sharp implements....So, whenever I do work with wood or metal, I always count my fingers before and after....so far, I still have six and a half fingers.....
Dang sure made plenty of sawdust and the first day of sanding greatly regretted not wearing a mask. I do dislike that the poly acrylic I put on it (4 coats) yellowed it some but it will be ok...the official inspector looked it over closely.
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I would not attempt that top section without a joiner.
Good job.
Had it been a denser hardwood I probably wouldn't have either. But, I have a good radial arm saw and experience using it to rip with (something I DON'T recommend for beginners. A RAS is terribly unforgiving and to their chagrin, too many people have tried to feed the board in from the wrong side..it usually becomes a missile and can wreck the saw arm and blade, if not permanently ruin the blade shaft)
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