Building a Writing Desk in the Woods

I’m making a new desk out of maple and it’s going to be beautiful

Building a desk out of maple wood in Upper Michigan, off-grid.

I never imagined that at age 56 I’d be off-grid in the woods of Upper Michigan making myself a new writing desk, but this is exactly what I’m doing.

As you can see above, I have the 28" legs, 95 percent straight and my hand can just barely fit around them. I’ve cut the maple, which is still quite green, and…