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Woodware Designs -- Door & 2 File Computer Desk -- Freebie
Woodware Designs -- Door & 2 File Computer Desk -- Freebie
Door & 2 File Computer Desk
1.
Introduction
You can make a classic modern American desk by simply placing a door on the top of two two-
drawer filing cabinets. It is large, simplicity itself to make, and easy to move. It has been a
favorite with American students for 40 years.
Unfortunately the most common design for this desk has a number of shortcomings that make it
unsatisfactory for a low-stress computer desk. The surface is much too high for a keyboard. The
filing cabinets are expensive, take up leg room, and who needs two anyway.
This design addresses these problems so that any student -- yes that means you -- can make a
good, low-stress desk.
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2.
Sketches
The four drawings for this desk are within this text. To get the sketches simply send in this
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1.
Door & Two File Computer Desk
At the start of this note is a drawing of the first version of this desk. It shows the front and
the underside of the door with wooden blocks and the keyboard tray.
2.
Keyboard Drawer, Sketch #2
The keyboard drawer is large enough for an ergonomic keyboard with the mouse pad
beside it. It is a simple shallow drawer mounted on metal drawer glides and hung below
the desk top.
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Drawer, Sketch #3
This sketch shows details of the construction of the keyboard drawer. It is simply made by
cutting 5. by .75 inch molding with a hand miter box. The piece lengths are given for this
desk.
4.
Blocks, Sketch #6
The blocks are cut from .5 by .75 inch rectangular molding with a hand miter box. Eight
Positioning Blocks are needed for this desk.
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3.
Materials
You can build this desk with the following inexpensive materials:
1.
Wood
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Hollow Core Door, 80 by 28 inches, 1 -- $ 22.00
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.5 by .75 inch wooden Molding, 26 feet, $.32/foot -- $ 10.00
1 by 4 pine boards, $.65/foot -- $ 3.75
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1/4 inch plywood, 18 by 36 inches -- $ 4.00
2.
Cabinet
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Two Drawer Filing Cabinets, 2, $50.00 ea. -- $100.00
3.
Hardware
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4 d finishing nails, 1 pound -- $ 1.50
5/8 inch brads, 1 box -- $ 1.50
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2 inch angle braces, 4 -- $ 3.50
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Heavy duty Drawer Guide, 1 set -- $ 16.00
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Feet, set of 4 -- $3.00
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Eye Screws, package -- $ .75
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3/4 inch #6 pan head screws, 8 -- $ .75
4.
Other Materials
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Wood Glue 8 oz. -- $ 3.00
Stain -- $ 8.00
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Polyurethane Varnish -- $ 9.00
5.
Omissions and Contingencies
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Allow %15 for tax, sandpaper etc. -- $ 14.75
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Total -- $ 200.00
The secret is to get a good price on the filling cabinets.
4.
Tools Required
You will need the following tools:
1.
Saw and Miter Box
A small hand saw and miter box are needed. The cost new is about $20.00.
2.
Drill
This can be a hand drill or a small power drill. You can use cut off nails for the bits.
3.
Screw Driver
The angle brackets and drawer guides usually have Phillips head screws.
4.
Hammer
You need a common claw hammer. A small point nail set also helps.
5.
Square
You need a simple square.
5.
Construction Notes
1.
The Filling Cabinets
Two draw filling cabinets are valued and rarely found at garage sales. Decent new ones
cost about $50.00 at a discount store. Cheap cardboard ones do not work well, neither do
real cheap metal ones without wheeled drawer guides.
2.
Cutting off a 4 Drawer
Sometimes you can get old, metal 4 drawer cabinets real cheap (like free or $10.00),
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