• Home office
• Painted
• Secretary
• Desk
• Drawers
• Glass doors

Oxblood secretary desk

A tall drop-front secretary lacquered glossy oxblood: three drawers below, a fall front that folds down on brass stays into a tan leather writing surface, oak pigeonholes behind it, and a glass-doored bookcase above under a cove crown. Closed, it is a handsome cabinet; open, a whole desk in a metre of wall.

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At a glance

Overall W x D x H

1112 x 843 x 2160 mm43 3/4" x 33 3/16" x 85 1/16"

Parts to cut

67

Build steps

86

Boards

8

Sheets

7

Solid wood

12.4 bd ft

Weight

136.7 kg301 lb

Materials

• Birch plywood
• Poplar (paint grade)
• White oak
• MDF

Finish

• Paint - oxblood, gloss
• Finishing oil - Hardwax oil, matt

Tools

• Saw
• Square
• Tape
• Router
• Clamps
• Drill
• Table saw
• Chisel
• Pocket-hole jig
• Sandpaper
• Brush

Hardware and fittings

• 1 x Tooled leather desk inlay, tan, gold-tooled border
• 2 x Brass fall-front stay, soft-close
• 1 x Anti-tip furniture wall bracket, steel, with stud screws
• 6 x Side-mount drawer slide, 400mm
• 5 x Round knob, 30mm, brushed brass
• 4 x Concealed face-frame hinge, partial overlay
• 2 x Toughened glass panel, 4mm
• 1 x Cove crown moulding, 80mm

Cut list

The first 3 of 45 lines, in millimetres (inches below), finished size including joint allowances.

The 3D model

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