Stand-up Desk

This stand-up desk is based on my standard Shaker writing desk but was custom designed for a customer. For added rigidity I opted to keep the legs straight rather than have them taper and also added the lower stretchers. The cross stretcher is near the front of the desk to provide a foot rest. The drawers are 6" deep and the outside corner of each leg is beaded. The desk shown is 45"w x 23"d x 42"h but these dimension can be customized to whatever you need. When purchasing a stand-up desk it's particular important to make sure you get the height correct. Most stand up desks I've seen have slanted tops which looks cool but I think a flat top is more practical. I suppose the slanted top design comes from the days when people wrote with pen and paper. Of course now it seems almost everyone uses laptops.

January's to-do-list

Furniture making is not all fun and games in the workshop. January is a month I dread because of all the tax forms that need to be filled out and paid. Here's my list:

W2's for employees
federal 941 employment tax report
Federal 940 unemployment tax
VT sales tax
VT unemployment tax
VT withholding tax
Worker comp insurance audit
Federal estimated tax payment
VT estimated tax payment

In addition to this I have to fill out college financial aid forms. My daughter is applying to college for next year and my son is a senior at UVM. I think I hate financial aid forms more than tax forms.

The good thing about January is it is generally a very busy month for furniture orders. People are done with the holidays and are getting back to normal life. Long winter nights inside give you plenty of time to decide you need to spruce up your home a little with a new piece of furniture. Need anything? Give me a call.

Inspiration

This Salada tea bag tag is tacked to a post in my shop. I got it when I was just starting my woodworking business and thought it was very appropriate so I tacked it to a post and it's been there ever since. It has gotten a little hard to read over the years but it says "It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." This sums up my approach to making furniture and it applies to pretty much everything else too. Not bad for a tea bag tag.