I have spent literally years designing my perfect desk for my home office and gaming PC setup. Now it's time to build it!
I am not a pro woodworker, and I don't have a fancy workshop, but I've watched lots of YouTube videos! I've bought the materials and found a corner in which to work. So let's start!
The design
![](https://i.ibb.co/q0x3BN5/001.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/9ygtCm9/002.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/QQRXy2T/003.jpg)
Starting work
![](https://i.ibb.co/2yqcVvq/004.jpg)
The future
I am not a pro woodworker, and I don't have a fancy workshop, but I've watched lots of YouTube videos! I've bought the materials and found a corner in which to work. So let's start!
The design
![](https://i.ibb.co/q0x3BN5/001.jpg)
- It's a one-of-a-kind custom design, by me.
- Simple, classic design, based on the Shaker style.
- It will be big and heavy, with loads of desk space and storage.
- Space for a big ultra widescreen monitor and chunky hi-fi speakers, plus space for side monitors, printers or whatever.
- It comes apart into several pieces for transportation.
- 2 pedestals, a back section, a center section and the top.
- The top and drawer fronts will be oak, the frames will be pine and the panels will be baltic birch plywood.
- I'd have loved to have built the whole thing out of solid oak, with maybe walnut panels, but that would be prohibitively expensive! It's not cheap as it is.
- Not a lot of space, as it's really just one end of the dining room, but hopefully it will be sufficient.
- Main tools are a table saw, mitre saw, pillar drill and small router/trimmer, plus an assortment of hand tools.
![](https://i.ibb.co/9ygtCm9/002.jpg)
![](https://i.ibb.co/QQRXy2T/003.jpg)
Starting work
- A few parts cut to length. The side stretchers of the web frames and some stiles for the back and center sections.
- Made a stop-block for the mitre saw to ensure they all ended up the same length, which worked pretty well.
![](https://i.ibb.co/2yqcVvq/004.jpg)
The future
- No idea how long it'll take to finish, or how often I'll have updates. I have a job a wife and two kids, so I can't really commit to any schedule.
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