The Big Oak Desk

One curse of building stuff is that you usually do more building then documenting. This built-in is one such example. The pictures below just don't do this one justice....

This is a full-wall built-in out of 1/4-Sawn White Oak. Everything is super-think too, 5/4, 6/4 and 2x stock was used throughout. All of the doors and panels are not only inset, but recessed about 1/4" from the front edge of their openings. The lower right cabinet is made to look as if it has standard doors but is actually designed to bi-fold and allow a printer to slide out. I also (not shown in the pictures) made a nifty coffered  ceiling with beams and crown molding hand-milled from the same oak stock. As always, everything is hand made, milled and finished, including hand-chiseling all of the square-pegged holes along the edges.

The finish is one light coat lacquer-based sanding sealer --a quick sand with steel wool-- and a light coat of hand-rubbed oil.