Adam's November A&M article
MikeW
>I gotta say, I really like the standing desk Adam has been making for the Arts & Mysteries series. Which brings me to his latest installment.
Not having made furniture from periods earlier than 20th century modern, A&C, Craftsman and the like, "seeing" the interior details being constructed is especially gratifying to me.
For instance, I have never made a stopped dado using a dado plane before. Using the nickers as Adam did to mark the width up to the stopped portion--the plane itself cannot fully plane the dado--is a smart solution. Removes error and saves time versus marking each extent via a marking knife. Nice idea and one can plane in the dado to a certain extent before the chisel and/or the router plane takes over.
Some of the dadoes had a through detail, a v-groove making the stopped dado essentially a through dado, is nifty. Now I know another reason why I bought that craftsman made v-groove plane! The V intersection for the drawer dividers is a visually appealing element to me. So I'll be using it at some point.
The vertical dividers--I've pretty much only made rather pedestrian looking ovoid cut-outs. I think the design Adam uses is a great use of repetition. Basically using the positive and negative space from the design of the top of the cubbies.
The last element which prompts me to recreate at some point is the serpentine drawer fronts. Creates great shadow lines in the interior, adding visual interest.
My only wish is that PopWood gave a bit more article room--or Adam wrote and illustrated more. Why? Because there isn't anything currently being written in a magazine like it.
Well Done, Adam. The Standing Desk is looking great.
Take care, Mike
PS...This issue also held further interest for me in both Peart's and Wilson's respective articles. Thanks, PopWood...