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Desks (Projects Book)

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I bought this book because I wanted to build the laptop computer table. I am astounded by the glaring errors in the "plans" for this table. I haven't yet finished building the table but have already encountered six errors in the plans.

The text is misleading and in some parts downright wrong. In many cases, you are left to figure out your own dimensions.

Do not cut anything based solely on the cut lists in this book. The best advice I could give you is to use the plans in this book as a guide - NOTHING MORE!

Make your own drawings and double - triple check the dimensions before you cut a single board.

Coming from Taunton Press - the publishers of Fine Woodworking magazine, I would have expected meticulous attention to detail in this book. Unfortunately, fine woodworkers do not necessarily make fine writers.

I have to agree with Peter Anger....Venture very carefully when using this book for anything beyond an idea! It has beautiful pictures, awesome designs, great drawings, but very inconsistent and inaccurate dimensions. I am building the pedestal desk and have found several mistakes already including conflicting measurements within the same drawing. Make sure you double check all the wood dimensions given and you can make yourself some beautiful furniture.

As usual for Taunton this book is full of very useful information. It covers several styles of desks, both usage styles and design styles.

There is information on storage design, with different storage nook options based on the expected use of the desk. Information on material selection for the desk based on how a desk is used. Different joinery methods and why they are better/worse for the usage of a desk.

If you are wanting to build a desk, of any style, this would be a very useful book to have.

I really enjoyed reading this book. Though, not easy to do this book simplifies and shows you how to make heirloom quality desks. One of the thing the author tells you that to make a desk you are really doing a lot of little projects and combining it into one whole project. I highly reccomend this book