Thread: Replacing top of desk (take 2)

FINALLY, this desk is finished! Well, it's not quite finished. I still need to screw the top of the desk into place! We bought a house 2 months ago, so I had my own room to work on it (I just needed to buy the tools!)

Here is a picture of the breadboard ends. I drilled 4 holes and slotted 3 of them. One end of the breadboard is completely glued to the desk while the rest is free floating.
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After that, it was just a matter of sanding down the butternut and oak to match in height. A belt sander is a dangerous thing!

Now for the finished pictures! I am very happy with how the stain came out. If I were to do it again I would make it have less overhang. Ohe well, the fiance isn't complaining, lots of room to work!

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We are hoping that the metal on the legs will eventually tarnish to match the handles. We went with the double pull because the holes were so far apart.
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