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One of the most-often used “appliances” in
a modern kitchen is the phone. And whether it's a corded or
cordless model, many kitchens have limited counter space…making
wall-mounting the best (or only) alternative. This solves
the problem of where to place the phone, but it often leaves
no convenient space for the phone book or for jotting down
messages. That's where this handy, easy-to-build desk comes
in. It not only gives you the space you need for jotting down
phone messages…it can also be a terrific, out-of-the-way spot
for laying an open cookbook (without fear of dribbling tomato
sauce or gravy on it) while you're cooking, storing your recipe
cards or a host of other applications. So, with all that said,
let's get started.
We used maple for our desk, but any hardwood will do, keeping
in mind that if you have some hard-pressing writers in the
family, super-soft woods such as pine or poplar could take
and hold a permanent impression of the messages written on
their surfaces. SIZING NOTE: Check the size of your
phone book before cutting your pieces to size. Some of the
dimensions may have to be adjusted to accommodate the phone
book from your area. Also, you may choose to adjust the depth
and width of the small drawer to hold common 3" x 5" recipe
cards. Doing this, of course, will affect the size of the
phone book compartment, as well (and perhaps the overall size
of the desk). Start by using your bandsaw to resaw the stock
you'll need to make the 1/2" thick bottom, shelf and drawer
components (G,H,J,K,L,M).
Then, glue-up these pieces of stock, cut them to size and
run them through your thickness planer to bring them to a
consistent thickness. Next, glue up the wood you'll need to
make the balance of the larger components (A,B,E)
and cut them to size.
NOTE: For the two sides, we started with a single
piece of stock, 3/4" x 10" x 20-3/4"…set our table saw's miter
gauge to 65 degrees…and cut diagonally across the middle to
create our two sides with minimum waste.
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