Last year I took the family to hawaii or a vacation, and of course had to go to a few lumber yards, and got this slab (along with a nice mango slab) shipped back.
Finally had an Ag want a desk this would be perfect for. I flattened/epoxied the top and added a few butterfly dovetails, then did a miter cut on the piece and 'broke' the slab over so the grain continued down the side (hence the name "waterfall" desk. Added a simple drawer, had a 1x3" steel tube frame welded up and took that to get powder coated and here is how it turned out:
The drawer can be moved/shifted around however the owner wants it:
A little texas pride:
There are tenons in the miter joint, and instead of normal glue, I used epoxy for this joint. It fills gaps better and won't shrink over time if the joint isn't perfect tight:
I also put two gussets in. This are countersunk about 1/2" in to each piece, epoxied in, then also screwed:
On the bottom of the waterfall side, I countersunk a piece of hard maple in that sticks about 1/8" proud of the bottom of the base. I don't want someone to try and slide the desk around and the grain grab and tear out or chip. This will let the desk move around more easily and the hard maple can act as a buffer against any potential damage/wear on the floor.
On to my next projects!
Finally had an Ag want a desk this would be perfect for. I flattened/epoxied the top and added a few butterfly dovetails, then did a miter cut on the piece and 'broke' the slab over so the grain continued down the side (hence the name "waterfall" desk. Added a simple drawer, had a 1x3" steel tube frame welded up and took that to get powder coated and here is how it turned out:
The drawer can be moved/shifted around however the owner wants it:
A little texas pride:
There are tenons in the miter joint, and instead of normal glue, I used epoxy for this joint. It fills gaps better and won't shrink over time if the joint isn't perfect tight:
I also put two gussets in. This are countersunk about 1/2" in to each piece, epoxied in, then also screwed:
On the bottom of the waterfall side, I countersunk a piece of hard maple in that sticks about 1/8" proud of the bottom of the base. I don't want someone to try and slide the desk around and the grain grab and tear out or chip. This will let the desk move around more easily and the hard maple can act as a buffer against any potential damage/wear on the floor.
On to my next projects!
