Thread: WIP - pedestal desk

Originally Posted by Wongo

or just buy some brass knobs from Bunnings.

Comedy hour

What do you reckon then?

Brass knobs should be made illegal on quality fine contemporary furniture. Your desk is to good for such rubbish.

A Krenov style handle would look the goods on your desk. It would give it the final touch of handmade uniquiness that the desk deserves. The one below i ripped off from him (im sure he wont be to fussed ) and its easy to make. Up to you, but i reckon it would set the desk off fantastic.

Very nice desk, Wongo. You must be very pleased. Attractive and useful.

Scott

Another piece of fine furniture. You get better and better.

With respect to Lignum, I think brass or maybe other metal fittings can look great. They set off the wood giving a contrast that draws the eye to timber.

Using Lignum's sideboard as an example, I would have considered using dull silver or pewter fittings. Lovely piece Ligs.

Not the chintzy crap from Bunnings (although you can sometimes find a knob that will serve) but maybe a more period piece.

I think your desk could run the risk of looking a bit dowdy and dull with wooden handles, some contrast would be far more attractive.

If you're set on making them yourself, you can come and use my metal lathe etc when the new shed is complete and I have the metalwork shop set up.

Thanks Lignum and bodgy. I am thinking of something black. Ebony would be nice but I don’t have any. I think black handles will go really well with the blue gum.

Oh no, I don’t know what to do.

What about getting some brass handles and chucking them in the fire to give them that nice patina?

Some timber ideas.
The bottom one is just roughcut and hasnt been smoothed

Originally Posted by Lignum

Some timber ideas.
The bottom one is just roughcut and hasnt been smoothed

Lig, they are cool handles. Go on Wongo, you know you want to. You will feel deflated once you screw on some factory produced handles.

ISTR that there was a recent magazine article (this year in, I think, AWR or Australian Woodsmith, more likely the former) which had some interesting carved curved handles, which might suit.

A quick look on the websites didn't find the article I was thinking of, but I will have a look when I get home.

I had the same dilemma with my blackwood desk.

In the end I used some aged brass knobs from th Hardware Co. in Sydney.
They have a good selection.
My worry was making a wooden knob that was strong enough and didn't look chuncky..

Black timber knobs would suit your bluegum. Trend and Anagote will have pieces of Wenge and small boards of African blackwood that is very similar to ebony.

Andy Rae has a couple of nice ebony handles in his book and his tool cabinet, if you want some more ideas.

Think of all the tools you can use making the wooden drawer handles.

Santa is sending me some maccasar ebony. Isn’t it right Lig?

Originally Posted by Wongo

Santa is sending me some maccasar ebony. Isn’t it right Lig?

As long as it dosnt catch fire when he comes down the chimney

Go on Wongo, make your own looks much nicer. You dont need to use screws when you make your own. I wedge a dowel through the drawer face, and attach the pull that way
No excuses Wongo
Lignum, I like the drawer pulls, very nice I'd like to seea closer shot of the krenov style pull.