Pack Flat Plywood Desk

Step 9 Marvel at your greatness

Once assembled the desk provides a large sturdy surface for working. It's ability to pack flat will help me greatly the next time I move. It's pretty sparse and simple to make but I think it could become a platform for people to build specialized workspace furniture for.

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Comments

[acornman]

Carry the box - tab idea further... make another box section exactly the same as the desk top but a third of the depth (narrower) .cut a tab to the width of the new box at the bottom rear of both side legs with spacing either side . The sides are then dropped into the new box at the back.Now you have tied the sides together without the rods and provided a foot rest at the same time, also assembly and disassembly now require no tools!

[texastiger]

Thumbs up for a simple build for a very usefull piece of furniture / workspace. One suggestion would be to cut a square panel out of the bottoms of both legs. This would reduce weight, give you some raw material for another project or for the scrap pile and would not affect the stability of the desk.

[drocko]

Smart idea. Originally i considered cutting a slit in the center of the legs at the top ( I think you can see it in the original drawing). The idea was so that cords could be run through the leg and not have to hang over the top of the desk. I didn't do this because I was more interested in just getting the desk up and running. Maybe I'll add it later.

[jh_cirque]

Nice build. Noticed that you use Festool equipment. How do you like them? Considering buying a few pieces for an upcoming project. Are they worth the premium cost? Like the small form factor since I have no space to store larger pieces. Thanks.

[drocko]

Ah, I love my Festool tools. I bought them when I built my loft because I knew I'd be working right where i was living and I would need to be able to store and transport them easily. The are great for this. Their dust collection is so good that I can easily work in my living room and just clean up with a broom and vacuum when done. If you've got the money for them and you think you'll get a lot of use out of them then I'd say go for it. The initial investment is pretty steep, but once you have the guides, a dust extractor, and an MFT table you can add other pieces to the set easily for relatively low cost.

[DrStoooopid]

nice build, I might have to put one of these together.