Plywood Desk In Progress

[JohnnyEgo]

Thanks for the early kind words, everyone.

I filled all the large edge voids I found with wood glue and sawdust, so by the time we are done, this should be fairly stout. But the effort and frustration was not worth the money saved over just using cabinet grade ply in the first place. I can't say 'lesson learned', because I made the same mistake three years ago and swore I wouldn't repeat it, but here we are again.

Day 2 was all about pocket holes. Pocket holes are great when speed is important. I like to back up mechanical fastenings with glue, because screws can loosen over time. But I also like to pull things back apart and pre-finish the insides, and pocket screws work really well for that.

Pocket hole drilling.


So many pocket holes.


"You were right, Daddy. This Ecudorian Plywood sucks!"


Anyways, pocket holes drilled and screws applied, we were able to do an initial assembly of the pedestals and top, to get something vaguely resembling a desk:




Thus ended Day 2.

[Great-Kazoo]

Thanks for the early kind words, everyone.

I filled all the large edge voids I found with wood glue and sawdust, so by the time we are done, this should be fairly stout. But the effort and frustration was not worth the money saved over just using cabinet grade ply in the first place. I can't say 'lesson learned', because I made the same mistake three years ago and swore I wouldn't repeat it, but here we are again.

Day 2 was all about pocket holes. Pocket holes are great when speed is important. I like to back up mechanical fastenings with glue, because screws can loosen over time. But I also like to pull things back apart and pre-finish the insides, and pocket screws work really well for that.

Pocket hole drilling.


So many pocket holes.


"You were right, Daddy. This Ecudorian Plywood sucks!"


Anyways, pocket holes drilled and screws applied, we were able to do an initial assembly of the pedestals and top, to get something vaguely resembling a desk:




Thus ended Day 2.

All that nice work you do and still no heat in the garage?