DIY basic lapdesk

Step 6 Pretty much done

At this point you are all done, just glue the desktop and pillow together.

This is where the careful work in step 3 and 5 comes into play. if that surface was flay, then you should have no problems. Just rough up the bottom of the "lapdesk " surface and slather some liquid nail on it. put the pillow and top together and then weigh it down so that it sticks together.

I used a bunch of books and left it overnight.

That's it.

Some other things I learned in this project:

In step 4 sewing the corners together took 2-3 trys. so get some help from someone who knows what they are doing.

Instead of putting together a desk core it would have been way easier to use a single piece of wood instead of "making my own.

The handle on the cutting board is really handy, and in theory you can cut out a circle to have a cup holder or whatever you want to make room for on the finished desk. You would just have to have a bigger "top" and compensate for where the hole will fall, when you are making the pillow.

Comments

[pellepeloton]

Looks good. It could be useful also as a table for eating at parties. I think I will make one.

[capecodjewel]

Very nice instructable. :) Thanks for sharing it.