Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 9

In this video I finish the Roll Top Desk!!! I did the final things and got it all done!!! I also delivered it to my Mom!

I am honored my Mom asked me to build this for her. And I want to say thank you to everyone who encouraged me and gave me helpful tips along the way. I appreciate it. And thank you to everyone who followed along watching the build videos. 

Here is a link to the playlist to see the entire roll top desk build: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRyBXMS_0BNBrS3XKFtr3vvF9TaKA877d

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YouTube Audio Library: Good Starts, No.9 Esther’s Waltz

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Here are some links to things I used in the video:

Rubio Monocoat Oil Finish Pure: https://amzn.to/2s7eu9r

Arteza-Detail Paint Brush (Set of 15) https://amzn.to/2BCMZG8

Holy Bible New Living Translation: https://amzn.to/2LTjpD1

Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 8

I am continuing to work on the roll top desk for my Mom. In this video I worked on the pigeon hole unit and with some help put the tambour part on the desk. I was very happy that it opens and closes like it is supposed to! What a relief! I also made a few small drawers for the pigeon hole unit and put some black flocking material in one of the drawers.  

It is coming along and will be completed soon!

Here are some affiliate links to some things I used: 

Black flocking material: https://amzn.to/2CumSoc

Flocking Kit: https://amzn.to/2B3nNvz

Holy Bible New Living Translation: https://amzn.to/2LTjpD1

Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 7

I am working on the top portion of Mom’s Roll Top Desk!!!! Since I completed the bottom portion I’ve made a practice project that has a tambour door. It was a bread box and I am so glad I did because I learned a lot to prepare me for the tambour door on this desk. So now I am ready to tackle this part of the project! In this video I am cutting all the boards for the top portion, routering the slots for the tambour door, and  gluing the cloth to the tambour door pieces, which I call the tambours. Next will be building the pigeon hole unit, addinging finishes, and assembling everything!!!

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Here are some things I used in this video, some of these are affiliate links:

Titebond Quick & Thick Glue: https://amzn.to/36a39VE

Titebond Original Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/2Fpz99v

Tambour cloth: https://amzn.to/36bItMT

Hegner Multimax 22-V Variable Speed Scroll Saw:  https://amzn.to/2VeVa5U

Double stick tape: https://amzn.to/2MCP3Ti

MLCS Matched Rail and Stile Router Bit 2-Bit Set–Round Over Profile: https://amzn.to/39LJXOb

Holy Bible New Living Translation: https://amzn.to/2LTjpD1

Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 6

In this video, I complete the bottom of the roll-top desk for my mom!!! I made a few mistakes along the way but I learned a lot! And I got it done! 

Next will be the challenge of the roll-top/tambour part. I plan on making a practice tambour door project before I move on. 

Thanks for following along on this project. 🙂

Tableft Workshop: TIP: Simple Drawer Pull Layouthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4zXGmgp8hQ&list=WL&index=46&t=0s

Titebond Original Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/2Fpz99v

Rubio Monocoat Oil Finish Pure: https://amzn.to/2s7eu9r

Rubio Monocoat Raw wood cleaner: https://amzn.to/34ONpGT

Starbond:  https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=3743814.f9bb0f

Brad nailer:https://amzn.to/2Rjkwxc

Holy Bible New Living Translation: https://amzn.to/2LTjpD1

Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 4

This is week 4 (well, the 4th video anyway, it’s really like week 6) of working on the roll top desk for my mom. I am putting together the bottom half of the desk in this video and working out some of the kinks I’ve encountered along the way. I learned about stiles and rails and panels and Husband introduced me to some nifty router bits to help with that! 

It is now looking like a desk! Next will be assembling the drawers. Yikes!

I wanted to let you know I’ve put links to some of the things I used in this video right here for you. Some are affiliate links and some are not. So if you’re curious about something I used click away. Or send me an email if you have questions about something! 

Starbond:  https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=3743814.f9bb0f

MLCS Matched Rail and Stile Router Bit 2-Bit Set–Round Over Profile: https://amzn.to/39LJXOb

Titebond Original Wood Glue: https://amzn.to/2Fpz99v

Carbon paper: https://amzn.to/2StRtV8

Orbital sander: https://amzn.to/2IOPFms

Sanding discs, Hook and Loop, 5 inch, variety pack: https://amzn.to/2IOigZb/

Brad nailer:https://amzn.to/2Rjkwxc

Holy Bible New Living Translation: https://amzn.to/2LTjpD1

Mom's Desk, Week 3

This is the 3rd week of working on Mom’s desk. In this video I resawed with the bandsaw, used the drum sander, and cut some mortises and tenons the easy way with the table saw, band saw, and router.

I wanted to make the manuscript boards special so I put together a cross for one and then added one strip of walnut to the other.

I am understanding the picture directions more and more but there is still one piece of wood I haven’t been able to figure out which board it is on the cut list. Other than that I think it is going well.

I hope everyone is finding things to do while staying at home during this odd event. May God be with you and help you through this unprecedented time. Stay well.

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Holy Bible New Living Translation: https://amzn.to/2LTjpD1

My Book: https://amzn.to/2U9Cch5

Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 2

This week I continued cutting some parts on the cut list. It called for some boards of pine, poplar, and ¼ inch plywood along with more monkey pod. The planer went on the fritz so I wasn’t able to thickness plane some monkey pod boards, but I was able to hand plane the edges to prepare them for thickness planing once the planer gets some new belts. 

I really enjoyed the hand planing!

Mom’s Roll Top Desk, Week 1

My mom asked if I could make a roll top desk for her. I was very honored by her trust that I could. She told me she was in no hurry, gave me a set of plans from Armor Crafts, and let me pick out the wood. 

This is the first video in my weekly progress videos on building the roll top desk. So far I have looked over the plans, picked out the wood (monkey pod), glued the desktop boards together, and cut some of the boards on the first sheet cut list. 

I have a long way to go but I hope to do something on it each day.  🙂