Cherry and Elm Writing Desk and Chair

Both pieces are made primarily of Cherry and Carpathian Elm Burl veneer. The desk is about 42" wide by 22" deep by 30" high.

The Elm Burl top is framed with a bit of Ebony and Macassar Ebony cross banding. Some was layed up with the central veneer panel while the curved section was added as inlay after the Cherry edging was applied.

There are three drawers in Maple with turned Ebony pulls. The two outer pulls are slightly smaller than the central pull though the size difference is pretty subtle. The drawer fronts are Carpathian Elm Burl veneer glued into a three ply with two layers of Maple veneer that are then glued to the completed and fitted drawers.

The drawer faces are also book matched from the center seam out.

I added a small bit of marquetry in the left most drawer just for fun. Several Cherry blossoms on a small branch make for a nice surprise when the drawer is opened. This detail has been far more popular than I would have thought so it is probably going to appear again in other pieces.

Just a closer shot of the flowers, pretty simple but they add a nice detail without adding much time to the build.

Here's an overall shot of just the desk by itself. The top is finished with Conversion Varnish over polyester fill and the remainder of the desk is satin Lacquer.