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Comment by Robert King on October 30, 2010 at 4:15pm

Hi Paula, I have some more pics on my FB page. I will be posting more as I go. I just recently completed the drawers and 3 of the 4 doors. There were no plan, other than the ones that i drew up before I started...and they were just rough plans. What got me started on this was the $4000 price tag that "Closets By Design" quoted us for something less. So, I found the lumber on craigslist for $2 per bd/ft...rough. I convinced my wife to let me invest in a $400 Dewalt planer and 525 bd feet of lumber. Since then, I have also bought a $100 plate joiner, $300 of hardware slides/hinges/shelf pins, and expect to buy knobs and handles. I'll still come in below CBD by a long shot and have plenty of lumber left over to make a matching built-in entertainment center this spring.

Comment by Paula Geihs on October 30, 2010 at 9:27am

I meant to say Maloof and I was also wondering if you will be posting any more pictures of it. I just showed it to my husband and he loved it also!

Comment by Paula Geihs on October 30, 2010 at 8:07am

Robert, this is amazing!! I love the stain too and will be sure to check out mallof as well. This is exactly the kind of set up I would like to have in our office. Did you have plans for this or make it up yourself? If you have plans, I would love to know where you got them so I could do it as well if you don't mind. Beautiful work!

Paula

Comment by Joey on October 29, 2010 at 12:21pm

thanks for introducing me to sam maloof --- im checking it as i type :D

Comment by Robert King on October 29, 2010 at 12:17pm

@Joey - Thanks for your comment. You may thank Sam Maloof for the finish on the desk...if he were still alive. His recipe is available online, just Google Maloof and Finish.

Comment by Joey on October 29, 2010 at 11:02am

nice desk ... liking the stain as well