01-09-2021, 06:53 PM
This next entry, despite the subject matter, was my actual latest project, and I've included another one, done several years ago, as it's a very similar topic.
There are no step-by-step photos, or even a blow-by-blow description of the process, just the finished results. I'll deal with the older project first...
Some years ago, my younger (adult) daughter asked if I could make a desk for her, and she had very specific requirements as to its functions and purpose, as she's a college-trained artist in several fields. Here's what it looks like...
In addition to lots of storage space, it also does double-duty for drawing and painting....
The desk can be broken down into three components, with the top removed from the two drawer towers - a useful feature, as it won't otherwise fit through most doors, and is too heavy for even two people to carry.
The most recent project was for another desk, also with good storage space and work surfaces for multiple tasks, including on-line schooling for her two young children, computer-related activity for herself, and for her sewing of Shanimals.
...there's also a hidden roll-out feature with more large drawers...
Again, this one can be broken down, with both work surfaces removeable, and the roll-out drawer assembly also removeable from its housing.
The next project for me will be back to train stuff, although her older sister has asked for desks for her daughters, a project that will be tackled when the nice weather returns (the latest desk shown above was done partially outdoors and partially in my unheated detached garage...not a very nice place to work, as the broken concrete floor means that nothing sits level). That's not surprising, though, as the building is supposedly 155 years old.
Back to trains next.
Wayne
There are no step-by-step photos, or even a blow-by-blow description of the process, just the finished results. I'll deal with the older project first...
Some years ago, my younger (adult) daughter asked if I could make a desk for her, and she had very specific requirements as to its functions and purpose, as she's a college-trained artist in several fields. Here's what it looks like...
In addition to lots of storage space, it also does double-duty for drawing and painting....
The desk can be broken down into three components, with the top removed from the two drawer towers - a useful feature, as it won't otherwise fit through most doors, and is too heavy for even two people to carry.
The most recent project was for another desk, also with good storage space and work surfaces for multiple tasks, including on-line schooling for her two young children, computer-related activity for herself, and for her sewing of Shanimals.
...there's also a hidden roll-out feature with more large drawers...
Again, this one can be broken down, with both work surfaces removeable, and the roll-out drawer assembly also removeable from its housing.
The next project for me will be back to train stuff, although her older sister has asked for desks for her daughters, a project that will be tackled when the nice weather returns (the latest desk shown above was done partially outdoors and partially in my unheated detached garage...not a very nice place to work, as the broken concrete floor means that nothing sits level). That's not surprising, though, as the building is supposedly 155 years old.
Back to trains next.
Wayne