🌼 On-the-Go Lap Desk ~ Woodworking PlansWhether at home or on the road, kids will enjoy writing and drawing on this portable slant-top desk. It keeps their art supplies organized and handy whenever inspiration strikes! Here's a project sure to stir a youth to action in the shop. It features easy-to-make parts and super simple glue-and-screw butt joinery ... in association with WOOD Magazine | |
 A divider forms separate areas for paper and a lift-out pencil box.  The box bottom has magnets to hold it in place on the desk. |
 Image 3. Don't let the hardware touch the ammonia. |
 STEP 4:Heat the can with a hair dryer for 2 minutes, as shown in Image 4. Dip the hardware in salt water again, and repeat the ammonia fuming. Dip and fume until you obtain the desired patina. We got good results with six, 2-minute treatments. Note: Because the salt water flows to the bottom edge of the hanging part, the patina concentrates there. Even the patina by inverting the hardware for each fuming. | |
| STEP 5: Remove the hardware from the coffee can, rinse it thoroughly in running water, and let it dry. Wipe off any surface powder with a soft cloth. Spray on two coats of satin lacquer. | |
 Heirloom Pine Hutch Woodworking PlanCreate this classic furniture piece for your home, and in the process, learn a super-simple way to make doors with glass inserts or raised panels using just your tablesaw. Featured in: WOOD Issue 147, Mar. 2003 | |