Desk Idea

[Specialk314]

So, in a month I'll hopefully be moving into a house with my friend. I was looking at L-shaped desks to get for my room for computer and such, but then I got the idea, why don't I build my own? I love building things but will admit that I haven't actually built that many things.

First off, I LOVE the look of reclaimed wood, and the idea that it's reusing old wood instead of new wood. I'm having a little trouble deciding how to join the pieces of wood together. I've seen people swear by the Kreg jig and I was wondering if i should just Kreg jig the whole thing together. another option is a piece of plywood under the pieces and screw the pieces of wood to the plywood from the bottom (probably not as neat looking). Anyway I guess I'm just looking for suggestions, tips, comments, etc.

Attached is a SketchUp model of the desk. I couldn't get the wood lined up the way I wanted to and couldn't figure it out. Basically where the ends meet in the center will be mitered on a 45 degree angle so the wood runs lengthwise along the desk (unlike is seen on one of the sides) and the legs would be vertical, unlike the horizontal in the model. I also thought about "L" brackets to put the legs on to allow them to be removed for transport as I'd like this desk to last a long time and move from this house to my next house.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to check this out and offer any help you can!

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

depending on your wood working ability, tools available, and the amount of wood/money you have to invest into this project you could step it up a bit, however that design looks like it should be suitable for standard stationary however a old CRT screen, or the weight of someone pushing against it might cause it to bow.

If you'd like I would be able to do a few plans.

Mayor things you need to be conserned about is there is no major support for where the wood is joined. Unless you use long dowels standard wood glue wont do an amazing job (however it might work for your application) also with no braces on the legs it wouldn't be extreamly solid and for the look of the wood you might want to invest some time into making it last.

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

Why stop there? Go the extra mile and incorperate a fishtank into the design

 

[Knowdafish]

A for effort

D for function, looks, and practicality

 

[Tajp]

I like the design but if i was going to make my own desk i'd give it some features, like a screen stand etc or like Spiritofthesoul said add a fishtank.

 

[BMac91]

A for effort

D for function, looks, and practicality

Agreed. The second you decided to lay your head down or something heavy on the wrong edge and it's going to break, or topple over on-top of you.