Twin Oaks Studio
in build

Cherry writing desk for Anya M.

Estimated price: $3,200

  1. Started
  2. Deposit Apr 18
  3. Materials commit due now
  4. Final invoice
  5. Complete

About this piece

Bookmatched cherry writing desk, two drawers with hand-cut dovetails, milled inkwell on the right side of the top. For a writer in a third-floor Brooklyn walkup. Lead time: ten weeks.

Progress

  1. Drawer dovetails cut. Pins by hand, tails on the machine. The visible joinery on this piece is pins-out, which always looks crisper when the pins are hand-cut.

  2. Resawed the slabs for the bookmatch. The mirrored grain runs straight through the centerline of the desk.

  3. Wood arrived this morning. Two cherry boards from the same tree, quartersawn, 8/4, kiln-dried to 7% moisture. Pulling the best section for the top now.

Payment schedule

  • Deposit

    Design lock + materials sourcing deposit (30%)

    $960

    paid

  • Materials commit

    Materials cut, joinery underway (30%)

    $960

    due now

  • Final invoice

    Final invoice on completion (40%)

    $1,280

    upcoming

  • Total $3,200

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