Over 2 years ago I constructed a sewing table for Melissa. The table is designed so her machine sits on an adjustable platform suspended under the desk and can be adjusted so the table surface is perfectly in line with the machine’s sewing surface.

I got busy working on other projects and brought it in for her to use without any finish on it.  Over time I added a ribbon holder, storage unit, thread shelf and bookshelf to the mix all of which ended up completely done with finish applied and ready to go.  After completing my own computer desk and with Melissa taking a little break from sewing due to the new baby I decided to “finish” her table.

The base of the table is made of poplar and is finished with General Finishes Klein Blue Milk Paint and top-coated with water-based polyurethane.  The top is made of cherry and is finished with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal.  Most of the other pieces are also cherry with the same Arm-R-Seal finish except the shelving unit which is plywood with a poplar face frame.

In July, while working on my computer desk, Melissa asked if I could build a shelf for the baby’s room.  Below is what we came up with.  This is finished with shellac and water-based polyurethane.

I finally got some spare time in the late spring/early summer to build myself a new computer desk.  I wanted something on the simpler side and decided to build this.  The top is ash and the legs are a lamination of walnut-ash-walnut.  The top is 53″ x 30″.  The legs are all tapered and mitered at the joints.  This is finished with shellac and water-based polyurethane.

Here’s yet another project for the same co-worker I finished up this spring.  This is a counter-height table with a 30″x30″ top, 2 shelves and tapered legs.  The top has a hand-planed underbevel.  This is finished with shellac and water-based polyurethane.

Here’s another project from last fall for the same co-worker.  He wanted a built-in desktop made from African Mahogany to fit wall to wall in an alcove.  I made the molding on the front edge as well.  The final product is dyed with Transtint Red Mahogany, a seal coat of shellac applied, and top-coated with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal.

Here’s a project from last fall.  I shaped and finished this huge live edge walnut slab countertop along with the riser and wrap-around mitered shelf for a co-worker.  It was attached with low profile countertop brackets meant for granite countertops.  The countertop was pore-filled with black grain filler and finished with Waterlox.