Oak Drop-front desk

Making a drop-front desk in the style of Harvey Ellis when he worked for Stickley. It is only 30 in wide and 11 in deep, but it will be heavy. The carcase and back are all 3/4 in quarter-sawn white oak, and the pigeon-hole assembly is 1/4 in oak, resawn from 3/4 in boards.

This design would be terrific for using a laptop with a wireless connection...especially in a restricted space.

I got some nice oak burl veneer to make the outside of drop-front panel and curly mahogany for the inside.











That pigeon-hole unit was a bear to keep square while glueing. 







Oak burl veneer used for panel front.   Veneer was very gnarly and brittle, but I subdued it with a softener.

Inside panel is curly mahogany... outside is oak burl.