Corner computer desk from "HECK".

Here’s another reason I decided to post the desk photos:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2267/1809960966_ab1426bd63_b.jpg

And NO, I didn’t “roll the dice” until it came up!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

haha:)

and so how do you like the desk now that it is finished an in the room?

(nice tips re: the poster board and the clock)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

The power company called. You’re causing an overload on the grid. :-)

Seriously though, it’s an enviable office space. Nice job!

Biscuit-jointed maple edging on a plywood shelf? Dang, you ARE the perfectionist. I just tack on some screen molding.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Cool beans

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Good job on the desk. I have the same problem with my saws table doubled as a router table. I just noticed yesterday that I had a sag in the table. What a great opportunity to build an out feed table and make it wide enough to cut sheet goods!

-- Sell it here> http://woodworkerslist.com

Sounds like learned a lot on this job. All’s well that ends well!

Good job!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Good job Dadoo. Hope it fits into your plans of keeping / making it better.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Looks like a nice setup there. Good job Dadoo.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I like it Dadoo. I can’t imagine tackling such a complicated project. Good job.

I would offer this piece of advice about the keyboard tray for your consideration. If the plans you referred to are for one of those slide out drawers, I would reconsider before using one. If you pull out the drawer about 6-8” or more, you are almost certain to cause yourself to be further than the ideal distance from the monitor, ergonomically speaking. It also makes reaching things on the desk a little more difficult. I think those slide out drawers were an attempt to make the keyboards “height” compatible with a desk in the same way that a typewriter was always lowered to make typing easier. The catch is that when a typewriter is used, the work your eyes are focused on are brought to the proper distance easily. Not so easy with a monitor. Not even a flat panel monitor. I think it’s better to give up that height convenience and compensate by raising the seating height. Like you said, you can also just move the keyboard out of the way when not in use. Safety first, even ergonomics, I always say.

-- Jim

Hi Dadoo;

Now you have no excuse for not getting the paperwork done. It may become the desk from Hell after all. LOL

Nice job. Sounds like quite a learning experience, as most projects should be.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Definately a learning experience guys, but it did turn out quite solid. I’m just not satisified yet because the top really needs to be bigger. I mean, I’m elbowing the printer all the time. So although I’m still “hemmin’ and hawin” about this, I will eventually get it right. The den is a 9×12 room off the main living room. I’ve seperated the two areas with French doors for peace and quiet…That really helped during last years Superbowl party where the wife had to work in here while we watched the game. Didn’t interrupt her a bit. But given the room sizes, I also want to add a window box seat with lateral file, and two storage cabinets with two bookcases on the top. And add a 18” wide drawer unit to this desk. It’s all in Dadoo’s mind…which seems to be the only way to design at times!

Oh Charlie, The power company just fired up a 15 unit wind farm in Munnsville, about ten miles from here. So we’re safe power wise.

Outputter, I’m still tossin’ the idea of a sliding keyboard drawer. Problem with those is that you get a bounce effect when typing. And yes, it pulls you further back from the screen. But it would also give me a dust free area to store the keyboard when it’s not needed. Desk space here is at a premium so if I can stash the keyboard and get the printer further away I’d be real happy.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

A wind farm… hmmmm… Now when you plant a crop of wind do you just seed the field, or do you have to get little wind plants that were started in a greenhouse?

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

These things bug me as they remind me of that War of the Worlds movie! As I drive by I’m always waiting for them to come marching down the hill!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

That’s pretty awesome, Dadoo. Nice work!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Nice looking desk. All the hard work makes it wrorth more.

-- If you have gone through a whole day without learning something new, you wasted it.