Kneehole desk
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All,
My latest model, a kneehole desk. The original dates from the last quarter of the 18th Century, and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is a bit small for people today, and may have been a lady's desk back in the day. The original is made from mahogany, with some secondary woods in the drawers and dust panels. I created the model from plans in "American Furniture Treasures," by Lester Margon.The block-front drawers were something of a challenge, particularly the long drawer at the top, which spans the full width of the desk. It involved a lot of copying of curves from the dust panels and pasting in place.
Let me know what you think.
dhkneehole desk.skp
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That's very nice, David! I am unfamiliar with the design, but it looks cool. If I had to guess, I'd think the handles are slightly large and the knee space narrow--but maybe that's how it is. Overall great job! Thanks for sharing.
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Pbacot,
Thank you for the kind words. The size is as in the original, which is smallish. I pirated the brasses from other models, but they're pretty close to the size shown on the original.
Best,
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David, it turned out very nice. You got it all cleaned up which is great. Now we need to get you set up with a good mahogany material image or three and set you to texturing that.
If you want I'll see if I can find a few mahogany boards to use for that. -
Dave,
Thanks for the kind words (and belated thanks for spotting all the things that needed cleaning up in the first place).I have a big hunk of mahogany up in the shop. I'd have to surface it, though, and that means hand-planing. It's too wide for my jointer and probably too heavy to run through the planer. (It's 12/4 thick, a foot wide, and now about 3-1/2 feet long). Maybe someday, unless I cut it up for bowl blanks.
dh
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David,
I bet I can find you some good mahogany materials to use for texturing your desk model. I'll have a look and see what I can come up with. I'll see if I can make you 3 or 4 material images that are long enough to cover the whole project without repetition. Save your big piece of mahogany for something good.
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Very good. Thanks for sharing
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Very impressive.
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