So I added a watered down white paint layer, I stained the entire project with "golden oak" by Varathane. Then I sanded with 120 grit sandpaper in the direction of the wood grain. I also filled the corners that ended up having small gaps. I filled the few nail holes with wood filler. I nailed the inside panels on with 1-1/4" brad nails. I had to use a screw to help me pull the panel back in place when I was setting it (see the screw at the top left?). The inside pieces are 1x12s pocket holed together and set in place. Then I cut the bottom pieces, attach together and then fit inside the two face frames and attach to the coffee table. On the underside of the top (and later the bottom shelf) I added the 1x2 supports to help support the center of the coffee table. Then I repeated those steps for the two side panels.įor the corners, I nailed with 1-1/4" brad nails. I drilled pocket holes to attach the two pieces together, and also pocket holes to attach to the face frames.Īfter joining the two 1x12 pieces together, I attached to one of the face frames. Do double check your cuts and make sure they are straight all the way across. It was actually a challenge to make the 45 degree bevel cuts on the saw, the 1x12s wanted to move on me as I was cutting. The two face frames need to match EXACTLY. Then I clamped the face frame boards and attach with 1-1/4" pocket hole screws. I was careful not to let any pocket holes show on the side edges of the face frame boards. Then I drilled 3/4" pocket holes on the ends of the shorter face frame boards. This is the smallest saw I would recommend, a 12" would work better. I am using a 10" sliding compound miter saw. The 1x3s I actually ripped from 1圆 boards to get that square edge.Īfter testing my saw, I cut the face frame boards first. My 1x12s ended up measuring 11-1/8" wide - just make sure all the 1x12 widths are the same. I did run the boards through the table saw to create the square edges. Do not attempt this project without the right tools and a good amount of building experience. we used a 10 inch (width) piece and placed it underneath the desk, with the desk being on it’s back so that we could trace where to cut (as seen at 1:30.This coffee table was a challenge for me, but I enjoyed stretching my skills and creating something I was super proud of in the end.to fix that, take another piece of birch plywood to use for the backside as shown above.as much as I loved having no back to the desk, it needed something to support it and help with the slight wobble.or/and add some scrap pieces in an X shape to temporarily nail to the back and/or front of the desk to ensure it stays curved.lay the table down sideways in between two objects that would hold the table in position with clamps while the wood glue dries. glue generously where your cuts to bend are with a strong wood glue and then bend it once more (both sides of course).bend the wood a few times to make sure it’s the way you want it and to make the bend less “stiff” (just don’t overdue the bending as there is still a chance that it will snap).use a trim square to cut against and ensure that the cuts are straight and consistent.after marking the height that we wanted the desk to be, we went 1.5 inches both ways from the height line to cut the lines every 3/16th of an inch in order to get the plywood to bend (we 100% recommend on doing a test run on a scrap piece to see what kind of bend you want).our sheet is a 3/4 inch of birch plywood and so we used a circular saw that was set at about 1/2.first thing first, in order to create a bend, you cannot cut all the way through the sheet of birch but just a little over half of the thickness of the sheet (see pic above and below for clarification).mark on your sheet of birch with a simple pencil for where you need to make your cuts.make sure to measure the width with a tape measure too so that you don’t end up with a narrow or too wide desk/table.find out what the size you need for the desk to be (we had to use a 10 foot sheet of birch plywood because our table in total was around 9 ft before we bent it).Also, alllllll the BTS is on insta under my “Waterfall desk” highlight! PRESS PLAY: So naturally I had an idea and naturally Leo said “uhhhhhhh.”Ī few months later and where we are! Check out the video for a quick tutorial and scroll for more detailed instructions. I sanded the desk down to the raw wood so that I could just clear it buuuutttt I didn’t like it. Curvy furniture is all in right now and I’m totally into it! We had a desk that we purchased from a garage sale that we gave a quick makeover, buuuutttt things started yellowing about a yearish later (check out this post for what not do to when painting wooden furniture and for what our old desk looked like).
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