How to make a simple modern desk

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2024
  • Drillpro doweling Jig: amzn.to/496vnjW
    In this video I will make a modern desk with simple design
    My music channel:
    / totucool
    AT Restoration Plus channel: / @atrestorationplus
  • Навчання та стиль

КОМЕНТАРІ • 248

  • @andrewfarrell6120
    @andrewfarrell6120 4 місяці тому +66

    Some enterprising dude or lady will find this many years from now and restore it while marveling at the awesome simple construction.

  • @W4iteFlame
    @W4iteFlame 4 місяці тому +31

    It may be simple, but definitly not easy. Well done

  • @cecoya
    @cecoya 4 місяці тому +22

    You do such great work, and I like to watch you create and do magic with the wood. You have all the best toys too. Have a wonderful day

  • @amitojha9
    @amitojha9 4 місяці тому +14

    Minimalism at its best 👍

  • @jeanmariemclain2836
    @jeanmariemclain2836 4 місяці тому +10

    Modern? Yes. Simple? Not the careful and detailed way you make it! This is stunning. Just beautiful. Also, I like your new jig.

  • @robertbamford8266
    @robertbamford8266 4 місяці тому +28

    Gorgeous early 21st century antique. One of a kind. Irreplaceable.

    • @DaleDix
      @DaleDix 4 місяці тому +1

      A good carpenter could do it.

    • @svenhurdurburdursson8765
      @svenhurdurburdursson8765 4 місяці тому +2

      There are 2. He just showed you in the video 😂😂😂

    • @NomadOfNorad
      @NomadOfNorad 4 місяці тому

      @@svenhurdurburdursson8765 Still irreplaceable to someone in the year 2124. 😀

  • @geofffikar3417
    @geofffikar3417 4 місяці тому +14

    That design is timeless. Beautifully done!

  • @yx6889
    @yx6889 4 місяці тому +2

    Very nice, clean lines and utilitarian.

  • @noras.9774
    @noras.9774 4 місяці тому +11

    Beautiful! Simple and elegant!

  • @shirleyannconfer9651
    @shirleyannconfer9651 4 місяці тому +12

    Your work is always beautiful.

  • @lorna5609
    @lorna5609 4 місяці тому +2

    Amazing, my friend, thank you!

  • @leeannoneal4847
    @leeannoneal4847 4 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic design, sleek and efficient!

  • @JuneSivell
    @JuneSivell 14 годин тому

    very clever and very well made.

  • @alindorindicu3732
    @alindorindicu3732 2 місяці тому

    Nice work and tidy worshop! Thanks for the written explanations, very useful!

  • @acdallas6356
    @acdallas6356 4 місяці тому +4

    Beautiful work. You certainly got your money's worth out of that jig. I believe you could dance a jig on those desks!!!

  • @rodikalicharan5544
    @rodikalicharan5544 4 місяці тому +2

    This guy is amazing.

  • @pinkytaylor5845
    @pinkytaylor5845 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful and clean. Very nice. The lamp was way cool.

  • @jfulysse9629
    @jfulysse9629 4 місяці тому +7

    Far from your restorations but I like this very much too. Congratulations from France !

  • @rickdeyoung8886
    @rickdeyoung8886 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice desk, I like watching furniture builds as much as restorations

  • @mdeysenroth
    @mdeysenroth 4 місяці тому +7

    Very nice! I like the combination of paint and light wood. It's modern and fresh. I also like that you made the drawers free standing on casters so they can be used wherever it is convenient. Great job.

  • @katherineharper-sj4ys
    @katherineharper-sj4ys 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful classic modern design. Love it. What a fun video to watch. Thanks Ahti.

  • @DyviniD
    @DyviniD 4 місяці тому +3

    Ahti, the desk was professionally constructed, great job, but I love, love the lamp.

  • @marcusott2973
    @marcusott2973 4 місяці тому +2

    Much awaited, much appreciated excellent work as always from you.

  • @markhearsey4294
    @markhearsey4294 4 місяці тому +2

    Always a pleasure to watch your videos buddy, old or new you are a fantastic craftsman…👍🏻

  • @badgerservices9665
    @badgerservices9665 4 місяці тому +21

    I always wondered "This guy is simply amazing at fixing old things, no matter what part is broken, he can fix it.... so surely he can make something entirely from scratch? Why doesnt he?"
    Thank you for proving that hypothesis! Very nice.
    Do you enjoy making from new as much as fixing old?

    • @karencox3235
      @karencox3235 4 місяці тому +6

      I have always thought the same thing. I'm sure he can make a TON of money designing and making his own items. Not that I would want him to stop restoring, though. There are too many awesome pieces out there that need his sweet touch!

    • @ATRestoration
      @ATRestoration  4 місяці тому +4

      Yes!

    • @hannahstraining7476
      @hannahstraining7476 12 днів тому

      @@karencox3235 I would think he could actually make more money restoring antiques than making and selling new furniture that would have to compete with the Ikeas of the world.

  • @patstrailertopics5975
    @patstrailertopics5975 4 місяці тому +3

    You are simply the best!

  • @adriennejames9120
    @adriennejames9120 4 місяці тому +2

    You do beautiful work, sir!

  • @78jog89
    @78jog89 4 місяці тому +5

    A virtuoso performing a beloved sonata with ease, utter professionalism, and confidence. A pleasure to watch and learn from. Thanks for posting.

  • @autodidactin
    @autodidactin 4 місяці тому +2

    Lucky the student/worker who will get to use this elegant and functional work of art. Hope they subscribe! 😂

  • @Brigidz
    @Brigidz 4 місяці тому +2

    I would so love a table saw like yours.

  • @anniewardlow9297
    @anniewardlow9297 4 місяці тому +2

    Wow 😲... that was amazing work, Ahti! 👍
    Someone will be lucky to use this desk for many years to come because you built a quality piece of furniture.
    Thanks for the great content!

  • @JohnDoe-cg4eo
    @JohnDoe-cg4eo 4 місяці тому +1

    This channel is awesome, I’m a subscriber from Saskatchewan Canada, and a loyal watcher. I turn the sound off and watch the videos because it helps with my ADHD. Keep the videos coming please, I love the craftsmanship 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Ss-mh5wi
    @Ss-mh5wi 4 місяці тому +6

    So beautiful ❤️. And I really love the Lamp on the table 😊

    • @juliecullom6955
      @juliecullom6955 4 місяці тому +2

      Me too! I wined if he made it. Wouldn’t surprise me if he did.

  • @user-xd5ip1rc3l
    @user-xd5ip1rc3l 4 місяці тому +2

    It is more difficult to make something brand new! Congratulations!😊

  • @janelloyd4332
    @janelloyd4332 4 місяці тому +1

    What a cool looking desk. Wonderful job

  • @LV12800
    @LV12800 4 місяці тому +1

    You do beautiful work and it's a pleasure to watch. ❤

  • @selmamachado5728
    @selmamachado5728 4 місяці тому +1

    What a spectacle, Ahti! Like always! I look forward to your posts eagerly. Thank you!

  • @myraholmes8702
    @myraholmes8702 4 місяці тому +1

    OK, mind blown. I couldn't see this coming.

  • @redskins43
    @redskins43 4 місяці тому +1

    such beautiful work ahti... always wonderful... aloha ✌️🙏🤙

  • @rosegonella3098
    @rosegonella3098 4 місяці тому +2

    Wow, we recently got a drill guide for better control, but that jig is like that drill guide times ten.

  • @lynnew5619
    @lynnew5619 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful. I’d love to have that in my workroom.

  • @misterj1968
    @misterj1968 4 місяці тому +1

    Nicely laid out and more important clean shop

  • @rebeccabarnes3324
    @rebeccabarnes3324 3 місяці тому

    Gorgeous Desk Beautifully Crafted!

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you, Ahti, for sharing your wonderful carpentry skills. Those were beautiful desks, simple, elegant, and very, very versatile. This was a fun video.

  • @mozu517
    @mozu517 4 місяці тому +2

    Both are BEAUTIFUL! And the lamp is cute too ❤

  • @briangoldberg4439
    @briangoldberg4439 4 місяці тому +2

    still the best furniture channel on youtube

  • @KarenL-qt7dy
    @KarenL-qt7dy 4 місяці тому +1

    What an elegant, yet simple desk! I love it!! The drawer handles are amazing. You're the BEST, Ahti!!!

  • @user-lw6xr4xn4z
    @user-lw6xr4xn4z 4 місяці тому +2

    Your craftmanship is fantastic.

  • @clutions
    @clutions 4 місяці тому +1

    Ahti, I've often checked out the Drillpro but being a cheap a$$ I use the Milescraft Joint Pro. Not a s pretty and maybe not as durable but it has worked "OK" for me. As usual I ALWAYS look forward to your posts!

  • @killy1958able
    @killy1958able 4 місяці тому

    You are so good at your profession, love watching your videos 😊

  • @williammullikin2076
    @williammullikin2076 4 місяці тому

    love that lamp, go back to grey

  • @joshuaosburg3618
    @joshuaosburg3618 4 місяці тому +1

    I’m not even half way through the video and I already love it. It’s very clear and well put together. Altogether, you make terrific videos.

  • @karenhill5945
    @karenhill5945 4 місяці тому +3

    Simply amazing! Yours is my absolute favorite woodworking channel.
    The techniques and depth of knowledge you display is both educational and inspiring.
    Could this be adapted to a multifunctional craft room?
    I paint, sew, and do woodworking. Need a desk/bench in my craft room for cutting fabric and storing threads.
    Need another bench/desk for my woodworking in the garage.
    Any suggestions?

    • @ATRestoration
      @ATRestoration  4 місяці тому +4

      I think you need more sturdy and heavier design for woodwork.

  • @darilynkrupp6309
    @darilynkrupp6309 4 місяці тому +1

    It's always compelling to watch someone with skill and expertise create something useful as well as beautiful. Kudos.

  • @gpanizzolo6090
    @gpanizzolo6090 4 місяці тому +1

    Excelente trabajo y hermoso diseño. Gracias por compartirlo! Un abrazo!
    Germán, Lomas de Solymar, Uruguay

  • @arnauddin9578
    @arnauddin9578 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful !

  • @juliecullom6955
    @juliecullom6955 4 місяці тому +2

    Wow! That’s a great looking desk. I bet you can build just about anything. Was this made for a client?
    As I’m watching you build, I was thinking about the masters of old & how they’d go about making the same table. I would imagine it would take a lot more than 12 days though.
    Wish you were here in Houston, TX as I have a few pieces I’d love to have you restore!

  • @CallMeTippy
    @CallMeTippy 3 місяці тому +1

    I for sure thought the black parts were metal from the thumbnail 😂, love the finished product.

  • @joseSilva-ky4lm
    @joseSilva-ky4lm 4 місяці тому +1

    O projeto ficou lindo 👏
    Única coisa que n gostei foi dessas corrediças
    Elas dam muito defeito e se desgastam rápido
    Teria sido melhor corrediças telescópicas
    Mais fora isso ficou top ❤

  • @Troutay
    @Troutay 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice! Wish it was mine!

  • @donmcallister3745
    @donmcallister3745 4 місяці тому

    Nice desk… cool lamp…🙌👌🙌
    🌜🌞🌛

  • @user-no8sj8qs9d
    @user-no8sj8qs9d 4 місяці тому +1

    Приветствую! За созданием новой вещи тоже интересно наблюдать. Получилось очень красиво. Ваш стиль работы чёткий, педантичный. 👍Лампа в стиле стимпанк, хорошо сочетается со стилем стола. А блеск столешницы вообще супер.

  • @dbach1025
    @dbach1025 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful!!

  • @Annikina
    @Annikina 4 місяці тому +1

    You should make a chair (or two) to go with the desk.... 👀

  • @royer_redos
    @royer_redos 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful but I am obsessed with that lamp on top.

  • @x84pav84x
    @x84pav84x 4 місяці тому +1

    Отличная работа.

  • @svetlanaziatnina1514
    @svetlanaziatnina1514 4 місяці тому +1

    Современный стол из современных мебельных материалов. Немного непреввчно видеть такую работу, а не одну из невероятных реставраций.

  • @WeGoWalk
    @WeGoWalk 4 місяці тому

    Beautifully done!

  • @KeungWai-qt8mn
    @KeungWai-qt8mn 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing video👍👍🙏🙏

  • @robertm348
    @robertm348 4 місяці тому

    Are you a skiier or roller skater? Your stance while brushing and rolling on the varnish leads me to believe you are. Nice build! Thank you for sharing.

  • @lovingmayberry307
    @lovingmayberry307 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice to see you make furniture from scratch. Such talent! ❤
    I love the lamp too! Did you make it?

    • @ATRestoration
      @ATRestoration  4 місяці тому +1

      No. One Estonian guy makes them.

  • @shellydehart8217
    @shellydehart8217 4 місяці тому

    Wow! I’m blown away.
    What a beautiful piece of modern art to become a desk with drawers. It took you 12 days but it will last forever for it was well made. Thank you for sharing another part of yourself.
    ♥️♥️♥️😊👍👍👍🌟

  • @vbee3571
    @vbee3571 4 місяці тому +1

    Very nice!

  • @MrGalpino
    @MrGalpino 4 місяці тому +4

    Making new things now? This is UA-cam imperialism, AT!

  • @novankurniawan20
    @novankurniawan20 2 місяці тому

    This is not simple work modern desk, but very good desk....

  • @aliceshiflett4278
    @aliceshiflett4278 4 місяці тому

    Epic. I would like one of those.

  • @jennyschwartz2554
    @jennyschwartz2554 3 місяці тому

    I love your work. especially with old furnitures. This is also nice but bringing old furniture back to life is more interesting to me. Whatever you do, it’s great.!

  • @brianvittachi6869
    @brianvittachi6869 2 місяці тому

    A very elegant looking piece. The only one of it's kind in the world. Great job.

  • @2quintly
    @2quintly 4 місяці тому +5

    I was shocked at the materials cost. I wonder what it would have been with SOLID wood? All-in-all, excellent work, compliments. Great outcome.

    • @blainerueckwald
      @blainerueckwald 4 місяці тому +2

      Anyone who thinks they can save money building this kind of furniture is in for a big surprise.

    • @joutilas
      @joutilas 4 місяці тому

      You can save a great deal if you buy used furniture and repurpose the wood. Unfortunately real wood in furniture is getting kind of rare...

    • @xXVintersorgXx
      @xXVintersorgXx 3 місяці тому

      The other thing to note is that the top was solid butcher block 3-4 inches thick? That's where most of his cost was on this piece if I had to guess.

  • @eenayeah
    @eenayeah 2 місяці тому

    That doweling jig is so aesthetic and stylish!

  • @vinceianni4026
    @vinceianni4026 4 місяці тому

    Hello AT beautifully done good job

  • @user-dz8dg6ey8g
    @user-dz8dg6ey8g 4 місяці тому +11

    Кропотливая, трудоёмкая, в тоже время восхитительная работа. Итог прекрасен. Спасибо за видос, лайк.

  • @xtender5
    @xtender5 4 місяці тому

    Four dowels in-line. Take that IKEA! 😄

  • @bamereg
    @bamereg 4 місяці тому

    My job is performed mainly from behind a desk. And seeing you make one makes me want to work with my hands and create, and re-connect with what I think I am supposed to do and be as a human being. I don't know yet how I'll get there but I do know that I will. Thank you Ahti.

  • @Diana221162
    @Diana221162 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for posting! You really got “jiggy with it”.😅

  • @myersmoviemoments8751
    @myersmoviemoments8751 4 місяці тому

    This was a great change of pace from the restoration videos, but equally as brilliant and entertaining

  • @dannraff
    @dannraff 4 місяці тому

    Mr magic fingers you make everything look so easy thanks Great build.

  • @phyllisholt4847
    @phyllisholt4847 3 місяці тому

    Love it. Great job

  • @susskinsgamer
    @susskinsgamer 4 місяці тому

    Ahti, this is a beautiful design. I like this so much. It has a timeless, clean look that really appeals to me.

  • @mlaiuppa
    @mlaiuppa 4 місяці тому

    You almost make me believe that with all of the correct tools and materials I could build furniture too.

  • @jburnett8152
    @jburnett8152 4 місяці тому

    Really beautiful. ✨️

  • @erikziak1249
    @erikziak1249 4 місяці тому

    The surface looks like PUR. I prefer to spray paint it. At least that is what I did 25 years ago, when making custom made tables for myself. The surface was a nice, sort of satin matte. Ahti, I really love the front panel of the drawers, a very nice and clean design. Perfect work, as we expected from you. Thank you.

  • @gaslitworldf.melissab2897
    @gaslitworldf.melissab2897 4 місяці тому

    I'm in love.

  • @jsl1952
    @jsl1952 2 місяці тому

    so nice seeing you create instead of re-creating...

  • @caroleunderwood953
    @caroleunderwood953 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice job!

  • @mirom3774
    @mirom3774 4 місяці тому

    Jak się ma taki park maszynowy i zdolności to praca sprawia przyjemność

  • @tjkoker
    @tjkoker 4 місяці тому

    Nicely done! Cheers!

  • @PANRamalho
    @PANRamalho 4 місяці тому

    YES. Yes. And the people have all the equipment at home

  • @giovannipiccione984
    @giovannipiccione984 4 місяці тому

    Grande lavoro, complimenti e ciao

  • @calogerosavarino4708
    @calogerosavarino4708 4 місяці тому

    Salve maestro la sua precisione e spaventosa e con piacere guardo il video