As someone with zero tools I plan on doing some cuts at lowes/homedepot and then use gorilla glue to glue desired dimensions. There are so many designs you can do with plywood and sense it's cheap, it's awesome to experiment with.but I'll be building with farming lumber 2"x6"x8'.
@@mikekrzesowiak7944 Update; I finished the product. Farming Lumber (1.5" x 5.5" x 8") cut to 60". Left over scrap cut to 30. Thickness 2". Making desk 32" high (28" deep & 60" wide). Done with Shellac Amber. Looks really nice and fairly stable. For a 98$ budget, works well alongside no tolls! :D
Glad I'm not epileptic.... That intro was like a nightmare roller coaster. But, I stayed through the end because the narration and production qualities were spot on and the desk looks great!
That could definitely work, as long as it’s sharp and you can maintain adequate control. It wouldn’t hurt to test it on some scrap plywood to find out… That method might even be safer than the table saw too 🤔
Hello there! Thank you for sharing this, seriously! I'm trying to build my own L-Desk for my computer set-up using maple plywood from home depot (I'm a complete beginner, but I have some confidence I can do this). I have a question, if I wanted the maple plywood to be 1-2 shades darker, what would you recommend using? I see you used Minwax Polycrylic Clear Finish, should I go with their brand of stains (I like their Honey Maple Gel Stain look)?
You can totally do this! I'm so glad that you are taking a leap and getting started with a project like this 😀 As far as stain goes, I would recommend doing whatever you think looks best, even if it is a different brand. You can always take a piece of scrap (leftover) wood from your desk build and apply a couple different finishes and stains to small areas (You can buy the really small cans of stain for these tests). Let them dry and see which one you like best. I still do this on a lot of my projects, if I'm not sure which stain I want to go with.
Hahahahaha you put that blooper in 😂 great build! Great desk! Couldn’t be happier man!
Haha! Of course, I did 😉What would life be without bloopers 😉. Thanks Cam, I'm glad you liked it! 😊
As someone with zero tools I plan on doing some cuts at lowes/homedepot and then use gorilla glue to glue desired dimensions.
There are so many designs you can do with plywood and sense it's cheap, it's awesome to experiment with.but I'll be building with farming lumber 2"x6"x8'.
Awesome, I think using the framing lumber will give you a lot of strength.
@@mikekrzesowiak7944 Update; I finished the product. Farming Lumber (1.5" x 5.5" x 8") cut to 60". Left over scrap cut to 30. Thickness 2". Making desk 32" high (28" deep & 60" wide). Done with Shellac Amber. Looks really nice and fairly stable. For a 98$ budget, works well alongside no tolls! :D
@@ampm8210 great work!
Glad I'm not epileptic.... That intro was like a nightmare roller coaster. But, I stayed through the end because the narration and production qualities were spot on and the desk looks great!
Thanks!
Tic tik hahahaha you wrote Tic tik in your description hahahaha man that amazing 😂
Could I use a power hand planer for that narrow cut? Not sure how that would go on plywood...
That could definitely work, as long as it’s sharp and you can maintain adequate control. It wouldn’t hurt to test it on some scrap plywood to find out… That method might even be safer than the table saw too 🤔
Hello there! Thank you for sharing this, seriously! I'm trying to build my own L-Desk for my computer set-up using maple plywood from home depot (I'm a complete beginner, but I have some confidence I can do this). I have a question, if I wanted the maple plywood to be 1-2 shades darker, what would you recommend using? I see you used Minwax Polycrylic Clear Finish, should I go with their brand of stains (I like their Honey Maple Gel Stain look)?
You can totally do this! I'm so glad that you are taking a leap and getting started with a project like this 😀
As far as stain goes, I would recommend doing whatever you think looks best, even if it is a different brand. You can always take a piece of scrap (leftover) wood from your desk build and apply a couple different finishes and stains to small areas (You can buy the really small cans of stain for these tests). Let them dry and see which one you like best. I still do this on a lot of my projects, if I'm not sure which stain I want to go with.