Reception Desk

[epanzella]

Hey it's not metal but it is a project! A friend needed a curved desk but it was a bridge to far for him. I took the project on and had fun doing it. I started out by building three formers out of double 3/4 plywood and just went from there. The trickiest part was the curved trim and moldings. For the trim I made multiple slits in the back of pine boards to make the required turns. The moldings were tougher. After 4 or 5 failed attempts to make the radius with various molding shapes I ended up using a three piece design. The inner piece was 3/16 x 1", then 3/16 x 7/8" and finally 3/16 x 3/4". Each piece was installed individually and fastened with a brad gun and glue starting with the tallest one first. The thin pieces went around the curve easily with the end result looking like a one piece ogee molding.

 

[main_cogg]

Very nice!

 

[Chewy]

Ditto! Very Nice! I have made special projects like that in the past and can appreciate how much work and effort went into it.

 

[DavidR8]

Nice work!


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[7milesup]

Great work!! As a woodworker long before I started messing with metal, I can certainly appreciate the craftsmanship.

As a side note... Using forms and clamps is a very effective way to make curved moldings. The wood cut into thin strips (1/16 or so) and then glued into the forms works well.
I know a guy that is not too far away from me that makes incredible doors utilizing forms and glued up strips. Doors of distinction

 

[epanzella]

Great work!! As a woodworker long before I started messing with metal, I can certainly appreciate the craftsmanship.
As a side note... Using forms and clamps is a very effective way to make curved moldings. The wood cut into thin strips (1/16 or so) and then glued into the forms works well.

I used thin strips to make up the curved moldings except I used the desk itself as a form. I described it in post #1. Thanks for the response.
Ed P

 

[7milesup]

Sorry, I missed that.
Attached is a picture of one of the forms that Ed uses. Fairly tight radius.

Again, the desk looks great!

 

[epanzella]

Sorry, I missed that.
Attached is a picture of one of the forms that Ed uses. Fairly tight radius.

Again, the desk looks great!

Yeah I made one door like that a long time ago. A lot of work and tedious sanding but the finished product is a work of art and strong! Below is a pic of how I bent the pine trim around the desk. It was slotted from the back leaving an eighth inch of the face. It bends like rubber then I covered the slots with the
multi-piece moldings.
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[epanzella]

HEY! My pictures are back! Thanks HM!