Small desk hutch

 

 

Just finished this one recently. Cherry sides with curly maple shelves. This was the first project where I tried my hand at doing housed dadoes with handtools. The rabbet for the top shelf was cut with a Stanley #78 rabbet plane, and the dados for the lower shelf had their edges cut with a saw, and the bulk removed with a chisel and a Stanley #71 router plane. First time I ever tried doing it this way, and although they aren't perfect, they're of acceptable quality. Of course, the sides and shelves were all worked with handtools. The hutch is finished with a few coats of T&T Danish oil and shellac.