“America’s leading woodworking authority”™ Stickley Leather-top Desk • Step by Step construction instruction. • A complete bill of materials. • Exploded view and elevation drawings. • How-to photos with instructive captions. • Tips to help you complete the project and become a better woodworker. To download these plans, you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer. If you want to get a free copy, you can get it at: Adobe Reader. Having trouble downloading the plans? • If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer, right click on the download link and select "Save Target As" to download Published in Woodworker’s Journal “From Shop to Home: Essential to your local drive. Projects, Tips and Techniques for Today’s Home Woodworker” • If you're using Netscape, right click on the download link and select "Save Link As" to download to your local drive. WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL ©2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WJ016 A Stickley-inspired Leather-top Desk Without sacrificing any of the charm or structural integrity of our Stickley-inspired design, modern methods and materials bring this white oak desk within the reach of almost any woodworker’s skills. 94 Essential Projects, Tips and Techniques WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL ©2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ometimes, building a Sbeautiful, practical Taper Jig Set-up piece of furniture can Setting a taper jig to the correct angle is a remind you of of all the snap if you use your table saw miter gauge reasons you started wood- and a square. Slide the miter gauge into a working in the first place. table saw slot and set the gauge to the angle you want for the taper jig. Now slide Such was the case for Brad the saw fence and taper jig over to the Becker, the original builder miter gauge and use the square to position of this Stickley-inspired the jig at the angle you need. oak desk. His sentiments rang true for other readers Miter Gauge as well, making this proj- ect one of the more popu- lar Arts & Crafts pieces we’ve published in the past ten years or so. Square The desk is a series of simple frame and panel Taper Jig subassemblies joined with Fence modern biscuits, hidden screws and glue. Brad designed the desk with basic joinery so that any- one with a little experi- ence, a good router and a table saw will have no problem building it. woodworking. Chuck a 1⁄4" bit in your table- mounted router, set the fence, and mill 1⁄2" deep Starting with the Back grooves in both edges of both stiles, plus the The back of the desk is made up of two rails, appropriate edges of the top and bottom rails. two stiles and three panels (pieces 1 through 4). (All dimensions are on the Elevations and Cut these and all the other parts to the dimen- Exploded Drawings on the next two pages.) The sions shown in the Material List on page 97. With groove cuts should be made in several passes, any project, measuring and test fitting each part raising the bit about 1⁄8" each time to avoid as you make it is wise. The cabinet shop proverb tearout and excessive wear on the router. — measure twice, cut once — holds true for all These stiles and rails have 1⁄4" wide tenons cen- tered on their ends. Form them using a fine cross- cut blade in the table saw coupled with the saw’s miter gauge and nibble away the waste in suc- cessive cuts. The tenons at each end of the bot- This project uses simple joinery and modern materials, like this white oak Figure 1: Tapering the outside veneer plywood, to faces of the legs adds an element create an of style to their blocky, authentic Arts & rectangular shapes. Crafts appearance. Leather-top Desk 95 WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL ©2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 /2" 1 /4" 1 /4" 1 12" 1 /4" 8 1 5 21 1 1 1 /8" /2" 5 1 /8" /2" 16 6 1" 30 9 5 17 3 /4" 6" 1 1 /4" /2" 1 /4" 1 /2" 1 /4" 11 12 12 16 1 /4" 1 /2" 3 2 /4" 3 9 16 1 2 / " 3" 22 12" 1 /4" 5" 30 17 1 /2" 35 1 1 /4" 1 5 1 10 1 8 /2" 8 /2" 2 8 5" 21 17 3 1 /8" 1 1 1 /8" /2" 1 1 /4" 3 36 2 /4" 9 5 1 /8" 21 5 /2" 16 8 8 6 1 1" /2" 1 3 /4" 14 /4" 30 1 14 /2" 16" 1 /4" 1 1 11 /4" 11 /4" 9 5 1 12" 1 /4" 17 3 /4" 6" 1 5 8 1 1 1 1 /4" /2" 2 /4" 2 /4" 1 21 /4" 1 1 1 /8" /2" 5 1 /8" /2" 16 6 1" 30 1 6 11 9 5 2 7 17 3 8 13 3 /4" 6" 4 9 14 1 1 /4" /2" 5 10 15 1 /4" 1 /2" 1 /4" 12 11 12 3 12 16 1 /8" 1 /4" 16 1 /2" 3 3 4 1 2 /4" 2 / " 9 3 1 2 /16" 12"3" 221 /4" 5" 3 1 30 17 13 /4" 12 /4" 2 1 7" /2" 35 1 1 5 1 /4" 1 3 10 4 4 1 1 8 11 / " 2 / " /2" 8 /2" 1 2 8 /2" 4 3 5" 21 17 3 3 1 1 1 /8" 2 /4" 1 /8" /2" 1 1 1 /4" 3 36 /4 9 2 " 5 1 /8" /2" 16 21 5 8 8 6 8 1" 20 3 Desk Elevation Leg Joinery 1 30 14 /4" (Front View) /2" 12 11 11 12 1 12 16 Detail 14 /2" 1 16" 23 (Top View) /4" NOTE: The tabletop 14 1 1 16" /4 fasteners are located Desk 11 /4" 11 " 1 1 9 5 /2" /4" 3 on the top of each leg. Elevation 24 2 /4" 3 9 2 /16" 3" 22 (Top View) 5" 17 15 3 1 /4" 14 30 17 12" 1 /4" 1 11 /2" 35 6" 1 1 /4" 1 10 1 1 1 12 /2" 8 /2" 1 /4" /2" 1 2 /4" 1 5 2 /4" 1 2 8 8 16 5" 13 Faux Tenon 1 17 19 /4" 3 4 1 /8" (Side View) (End View) The 18 22 1 1 /4" bottom- 21 3 36 1 1 9 2 /4" 1 /8" /2" mounted 3 2 21 5 9 drawer 4 5 8 8 1 /8" slides are 22 6 /2" 16 attached to 2 The legs are 6 6 35 5 10 tapered on cleats 9 3 1" the outside 14 /4" glued to 5 7 the back 1 6 11 1 faces only. 16" 17 14 /2" panel of 30 Make sure the 1 1 1 the desk. 7 11 /4" quartersawn 11 /4" 2 7 grain faces 9 9 3 3 front and 5 /4" /4" 21 3 8 13 back. 10 6 5 17 3 /4" 4 17 9 14 17 1 1 6" 2 /4" 2 /4" 5 6 5 10 15 1 1 30 /4" /2" 5 8 8 2" / " 1 9 17 8 /4" Biscuit 17 1 3 /2" and Frame /8" 36 Joinery Detail 7 (Top View) 36 1 /8" Leg Faux Tenon (Side View) (End View) 1 6 11 8 Desk Elevation 2 7 Desk Elevation (Side View) 11 12 12 12 3 (Back View) 16 1 /8" 3 8 13 16 1 /2" 3 3 2 /4" 3 2 /4" 1 9 2 /16" 4 9 14 3" 22 5" 17 3 1 30 1 13 /4" 12 /54" 10 15 2 /2" 7" 35 1 1 /4" 1 10 1 1 3 /2" 8 /2" 11 /4" 2 /4" 1 2 8 /2" 4 3 5" 17 3 3 1 /8" 2 /4" 1 1 1 /4" 3 36 9 2 /4" 21 5 8 8 8 3 14 /4" 12 3 1 16" 1 /8" 14 /2" 19 11 11 12 1 12 16 1 16 11 /4" 16" 11 /4" 20 3 2 /4" 1 1 24 /2" 3 2 /4" 3 9 2 /16" 22 3 1 3" 25 13 /4" 12 /4" 7" 2 5" 30 17 1 3 1 4 4 /2" 11 / " 2 / " 1 35 1 /4 1 2 " 1 /4" 2 /4" 1 /2" 41 10 1 /2" 3 8 /2" 2 8 5" 3 96 Essential Projects, Tips and Techniques 2 /4" 1 17 3 1 /8" WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL ©2007 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 1 /4" 3 36 9 2 /4" 8 21 5 8 8 1 6 11 3 14 /4" 1 16" 14 /2" 16" 2 7 1 1 11 /4" 11 /4" 3 3 /4" /4" 3 8 13 4 9 14 5 10 15 1 1 2 /4" 2 /4" 5 2" /8" 1 3 /2" /8" 36 7 1 /8" 1 6 11 12 3 1 /8" 2 7 3 3 /4" /4" 16 3 3 8 13 2 /4" 1 4 3 1 9 14 13 /4" 12 /4" 7" 2 1 3 5 10 15 11 /4" 2 /4" 5 8 2" / " 1 /2" 4 3 1 3 /2" 8 / " 36 3 2 /4" 1 7 1 /8" 8 12 3 1 /8" 16" 16 3 2 /4" 1 3 1 13 /4" 12 /4" 7" 2 1 3 11 /4" 2 /4" 1 /2" 4 3 3 2 /4" 1 8 16" 3 3 /4" /4" 5 2" /8" 1 3 /2" /8" 36 7 1 /8" 3 3 /4" /4" 5 2" /8" 1 3 /2" /8" 36 7 1 /8" 1 /2" 1 /4" 1 /4" 1 12" 1 /4" 8 1 5 21 1 1 1 /8" /2" 5 1 /8" /2" 16 6 1" 30 9 5 17 3 /4" 6" 1 1 /4" /2" 1 /4" 11 12 12 16 1 /2" 3 2 /4" 3 9 2 /16" 3" 22 5" 30 17 1 /2" 35 1 1 /4" 1 10 1 /2" 8 /2" 2 8 5" 17 3 1 /8" 1 1 /4" 3 36 9 2 /4" 21 5 8 8 20 3 14 /4" 12 11 1 16" 14 /2" 23 14 1 1 11 /4" 11 /4" 24 14 15 11 12 1 1 2 /4" 2 /4" 1 16 13 19 18 4 22 3 2 9 4 22 6 2 6 5 10 9 35 5 7 1 6 11 17 1 7 2 7 9 21 3 8 13 10 6 5 4 17 9 14 17 5 15 30 6 5 10 8 9 17 8 17 36 The desktop outer panels (pieces 14) are solid hardwood.