Build idea
Splined walnut desk valet
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A low walnut desk valet for keys, pens and loose change, with mitered corners and thin maple splines showing at each corner. It follows on from a picture frame: the same splined miters, plus a bottom.
- Rough size
- About 12 x 8 in, 2 in tall
- Wood
- Walnut, Maple for the splines, Plywood or walnut for the bottom
Tools you might use
- Table saw
- Miter saw
- ClampsOur picks
- Sanding
- Table saw
- Miter saw or miter sled
- Band clamp or corner clamps
- Random orbit sander
Our tool picks for this idea: Clamps · Wood glue
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