Repurpose Desk

[DuckSoup]

Decided to make a computer desk and to repurpose what I had left from the drafting table.

 

 The legs & the frame have a new life as a bench. Made that awhile ago.

 

 

 

 That leaves me with a desk top, 1 1/8" thick, & drawers. I cut the top down to 26" and kept the length. I plan on cutting down the metal caps on the ends to keep it from warping.

A round over on the front & a little angle on the end to save the hips.

 

 I took the cut off from the top to get my material for the legs. The base is leftovers from a door that I took apart and made some floating shelves.

 I can flip the board & hide the hole.

 

 Routed some slots in the leg for that decorative element & a round over to soften them up. Cut the tendons on the table saw & will clean those up with a chisel.

I'll put a couple of cross braces in the dead space.

 

 

 

 

 Layout & cut the mortise. I'll cut a taper on the ends of the base to keep from stubbing my toes.

 

TBC

 

 

 

[lew]

Nice! Looks like it is going to be sturdy!

[Grandpadave52]

I'd forgotten about that bench...it was (is) VERY nice.

Looking forward to following this to completion.

Love all aspects of your vision using re-purposed/reclaimed material.

GREAT looking tenons too. Keep the story coming. I think my subscription is paid up?

[Grandpadave52]

Oh yeah...like the sign too!

 

[HandyDan]

Looking good.  I like it real well.

[Stick486]

5 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

Looking good.  I like it real well.

definitely...

[DuckSoup]

6 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Oh yeah...like the sign too!

 

 The word "open" is under both signs, the "closed" slides back & forth to fit the occasion. Made it for a friend who has since passed, he would stop by with beer in hand and slide the sign to the right and I in turn would shut the breakers off that fed the tools. Good times.

[DuckSoup]

  Cut a bevel on the ends of the base & dry fit the legs. Cut into a previous mortise & tendon and didn't trust the material so drilled a hole and will plug it with a dowel.

 

 

 Installed some nut inserts in the bottom of the desk top, the legs will attach to this.

Jam nut & the washer stop it when it is flush.

 

 

 Started fitting the drawer case to the bottom. Have to cut it shorter to fit what I'm building. 

 The front has seen its share of dirty fingers so that's where I took off 8 1/2". Saved the drawer fronts,

 I'll just clean sand those so I cut the 8 1/2' from the back. This give me room to mount the plug strip

 to the back of the case & off the floor.

 

 

Glued some strips to the plywood face frames & saved the backs of the drawers and reattached.

 

 

Interesting label inside the case.

 

TBC

 

[Grandpadave52]

Great progress today. Enjoying the ride.

That is an absolutely cool product stamp...suppose 40's-50's???

[Stick486]

impressive work...

[DuckSoup]

  Sanded the legs & base, glued and assembled. Stripped the drawers and cabinet & sanded.

 Couple of coats of clear poly and call it good. 

 

Wire wheeled the metal cleats and just spayed poly on the desktop edge were I rounded over. 

 Top is still in good shape so I just applied some paste wax.

 

Plan on making a shelf across the back to raise the monitor and printer.

 Need to touch up that support for the keyboard tray.

Dark spot above the drawer is a cigarette burn from the previous owner, it adds character.

 

 

[Grandpadave52]

I like it. Looks great. Well done Bob! Thanks for taking us along.

[Stick486]

2 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I like it. Looks great. Well done Bob! Thanks for taking us along.

me too...

[Larry Buskirk]

On ‎11‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 11:49 AM, Grandpadave52 said:

Looking forward to following this to completion.

Love all aspects of your vision using re-purposed/reclaimed material.

GREAT looking tenons too. Keep the story coming. I think my subscription is paid up?

I agree with Dave, I've got a few things I've SCROUNGED for repurposing myself. 

I'll have to check to see if I paid my subscription though, I can't remember. 

Anybody able to tell me what the subscription rate is now? 

[HandyDan]

Nice work.  I love the recycling aspect of the project too.

[Cal]

Thumbs up Bob!

[DuckSoup]

16 hours ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Anybody able to tell me what the subscription rate is now? 

 Much like the help and support on this site I think the rate is 5 stars.

[DuckSoup]

Completed the shelf & put everything in its place.

 

Not sure if I want to put pigeon holes under the monitor, don't want a catch all.

 

 

Did put an 18" led strip under there.

 

Now I can put all the papers away that had no place in the old desk.

 Thanks for all the comments.

[Larry Buskirk]

Bob,

That turned out real nice! 

 

[Stick486]

Bob.. that looks good..