For the past 3 years I've been working on a plastic folding table in my home office (work remote). It measured 42" x 18" and could barely hold my keyboard and monitor. So I went off to the garage and started planning the new desk.
The new desk started out as 4/4 (~⅞”) rough walnut lumber and needed to be Jointed, Planed smooth, and Sanded. In Total, it took about 3 months working 2-3 Hours night, a couple times a week. Probably could’ve gotten done in about a month if I stuck to it more regularly. Total cost was probably around $500 for the desk materials (hardware, wood, stain).
Nerdy Computer Bits:
Define R5 + 6300FX + Asus 970 + 16gb Ram
2015 13" Retina MBP
Corsair K65 Keyboard
Logitech G602 Mouse
Beyerdynamic DT770 80ohm
Mod Mic - uni directional
First a picture of the POS Replacement
Sketchup
** Milling boards to Thickness**
Cutting Leg bits out at a 5* taper
Mitters cut on Legs Pieces
All Leg pieces cut, tapered, mitered
Legs Glued and Assembled
Can see the taper better here
Dat Grain
**Cutting Mortises for the Stretchers and Rails (horizontal pieces between legs and across the front)
Tennons were done on the table saw and cleaned up to fit
First dry fit
** Glue up for the “Leg Wings” (extend out and over the legs and hold the side apron bits)
Adding a taper to the “Leg Wings”
Mortise for the Side Aprons (pieces that connect the top to the base)
”Leg Wings” Attached to legs and dry fitting Side Aprons
Dry Fitting the rail that connects the two leg assemblies together
Legs Glued and clamped
It actually stands
Boards for top (not jointed or cut to size)
Top Jointed Together
Out of the Clamps
Cut to Size and placed on the Base Assembly
First Coat of Danish Oil (oil stain + high quality urethane)
First Coat on the Base
All Done
Wiring Under the desk (the black thing on the right is the USB Switch for Headphones, Keyboard, and Mouse)
*MMMMM
POV
Pretty Close to the real color of the wood
Thanks!