The project
I had some spare offcut Tasmanian Oak timber, and I wanted to use as much as possible without buying more timber. I just needed to buy drawer runners and MDF board for the drawer base. I had the material for the top of the desk that I purchased from Bunnings when they were at a bargain price.
Steps
Step 1
Draw up desk material list. Gather and purchase materials. Cut legs to size on table saw.
Step 2
Router and sand timber legs to size.
Step 3
Prepare legs for floating mortises, using dominos (timber biscuits). Dry fit, then glue base.
Step 4
Prepare top section of desk. I decided to make them with the box joint method. Sample piece made before cutting the final product. The box joints were made on a router table using a homemade box joint jig. Sand all over, then glue together. Fit to desk base, using small timber brackets.
Step 5
The drawer is made from Pine timber, as I ran out of Tasmanian Oak. This was joined together using the box joint method. Cut and install MDF board - I routered a slot on the base of the drawer to allow assembly of the base. Fit and glue together. Install drawer runners and fit to desk. Cut and fit drawer front.
Step 6
Cut and fit desk top. Two pieces of timber were glued together then sanded flat. Assemble desk top to desk, using home made timber joiners.
Step 7
Sand all over, then paint three coats of clear satin varnish. Another project done.
