Mantown

[fuzz092888]

Very cool.

 

[djreef]

Well, that looks considerably better.

 

[Alex2507]

Computer desk for sale.

 

[djreef]

Jesus, you've gotta be jivin.

 

[Adam]

Man, that new desk looks AWESOME! Nicely done!

 

[fuzz092888]

I feel like I need a wide angle shot now to see what you've done with that acoustic foam on the right.

 

[Alex2507]

I feel like I need a wide angle shot now to see what you've done with that acoustic foam on the right.

The foam is still there. The rest of the room is a bit of a shambles though.

EDIT: I see what you mean now. It's an 18" x 24" piece stuck to the armoire door nearest the speaker. It helps tone down some of the reflections.

Here's the skinny on the desk. It's 1" thick Cherry with Maple supporting the glass. Natural stain went on last night. Today it got a vintage burgundy stain on top of that, after a light sanding. I wanted it to take the color but more lightly than the shelves I installed everywhere. A final coat of natural went on last and then a proper wipe down.

I figured I would let the sealer cure while the desk acclimated to an air conditioned environment. And I wasn't ready to tackle another finish in the dust bowl that is Eddie's garage. Finishes just stress me the f^%& out

 

[Adam]

I feel like I need a wide angle shot now to see what you've done with that acoustic foam on the right.

Whatever. You just want to see his knee.

 

[fuzz092888]

Whatever. You just want to see his knee.

And feet. Possibly the upper half of his face as well. Only full upper half if he finds that box of anal beads.

 

[Alex2507]

Give me a minute. I'll take a pic of that corner.

 

[Adam]

And feet. Possibly the upper half of his face as well. Only full upper half if he finds that box of anal beads.

Finds? Yeah, like that ever got lost...

 

[Alex2507]

Jesus, you've gotta be jivin.

The old desk is for sale. Well, that was before I repurposed the legs. Now it's like three really nice pieces of press wood with a light vinyl veneer. No need to go to K-Mart, folks.

Gotta check with Ben Moore to see if they got my grain fill and I need a triangular file. You'll see.

I didn't like the look of the desk on the speakers so I spread the speakers a bit further apart and jammed the desk under the window casing to put all the tops on the same plane. Now I need to support the front of the desk. I may have some industrial type counter supports down at Eddies.

It's time for my latest CL find. 8 bar clamps for 25 bucks. Later.

 

[Alex2507]

Here's my old desk top being savagely repurposed.



Making this was ridiculously difficult.



Here's a close up of the detail at the leg. It's all screwed together because it has to come apart for the finish. I think the legs are Mahogany. A mineral spirits wipe showed an interesting enough color and grain.

 

[djreef]

Man, nothing goes to waste in your realm .

 

[Alex2507]

Man, nothing goes to waste in your realm .

You mean the cutting table? That was a pretty significant improvement over setting the saw on its case. At first I thought you meant the new desk itself because it's just selectively chosen scrap.

Yeah, I got a big blue saw box sitting on my coffee table. Girl's pissed. Gotta go.

 

[djreef]

You mean the cutting table? That was a pretty significant improvement over setting the saw on its case. At first I thought you meant the new desk itself because it's just selectively chosen scrap.

Yeah, I got a big blue saw box sitting on my coffee table. Girl's pissed. Gotta go.

Dude, I'm talking about everything.

The saw on the table would be a non event in our home. Partly because she would be the one to put it there.

DJ

 

[Alex2507]

The saw on the table would be a non event in our home. Partly because she would be the one to put it there.

What's she building?

 

[djreef]

Holy crap Man, it's more like what she isn't building. She's a female version of Bob Vila. She's working on remodeling a 5th wheel we have parked at a resort, but she's done evrything from puting in real wood floors in our home to re-hanging the doors to our guest rooms and building, from scratch the vanity between our guest bedrooms (including plumbing). She cracks me up and blows me away with the things she does. When birthdays or Xmas comes around she gets power tools and Home Depot gift cards.

DJ

 

[slipperybidness]

Holy crap Man, it's more like what she isn't building. She's a female version of Bob Vila. She's working on remodeling a 5th wheel we have parked at a resort, but she's done evrything from puting in real wood floors in our home to re-hanging the doors to our guest rooms and building, from scratch the vanity between our guest bedrooms (including plumbing). She cracks me up and blows me away with the things she does. When birthdays or Xmas comes around she gets power tools and Home Depot gift cards.

DJ

Dang!

"Make" her build you a pair of ER18s!

 

[djreef]

Dang!

"Make" her build you a pair of ER18s!

You know I've been kicking around a dual sub project for the 2 channel rig, and I have brought it up to her. O, and there's the infinite baffle idea for dropping a couple of 18's inside the fire place we never use .