Wintery day….first real snow. Pups enjoyed it. Working on the shelf today. Found a chunk of mesquite that looked like it would work. Run through the planer, which required a quick up and down on the overhead door. Brrr. After a bit of sanding, time to make the risers. Keeping with the live edge rustic look, found a piece of mesquite that would work. Just had to be resawn to get the two pieces. A bit of planing and sanding and then cut the tenon on one end and layout and chisel out the 2 mortises and assemble the risers. Slotted the tenons so I could install a wedge to make up for the imperfections of my chisel work. Glued up the shelf and risers. Fastened the shelf risers to the desk top with screws (Incase a height adjustment needs to be made) and wiped on diluted shellac.
Plan is to make a mesquite valet to fit between the risers which will reduce the “leggy” look of the shelf.
