Modern Writing Desk (with cool hinge)
13 sep. 2020
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Hmmm i like the hinge! The problem for me is i will have to get everything off of the top to open it. Idk if there is a way around this though lol. A smaller version for in your lap could be a nice build too. (Writing box or writing slope)
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You are very talented.
Very well done! I would leave it made out of plywood, although it would look good in pretty much any wood. I would attach a rod inside the curved part and on it I would place a roll of paper for drawing. Above it, I would attach small boxes with sliding little lids for stationary. Perhaps lids made out of plexiglas, so that you can see what's inside. And yes, access for electrical power and internet for laptop. Great, you are so gifted. xx
Can you please make Plans for all your Projects I have Been wanting to Start doing more woodworking Projects For myself and to sell?
I'm thinking Shiney Primary Colors for paint. I think I'd make this into a really awesome Learning From Home desk for my kid, add some charging and LEDs, maybe a big screen or just a pocket for the chromebook,
I think if the "hinge pin" went all the way through, it would provide a non-rotating storage bin so the stuff in the bin wouldn't spill out. If you made it close (as another comment said), and the legs fold, you could have a pretty cool portable desk.
Cool project! What kind of machine are you using with the doted tape - never saw that before?
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Beautiful design. I would love it in cedar.
I'd flip it over so the curved part was on the bottom, and hide an LED light strip up inside the curve for indirect lighting of the work surface (and if you're working at night, it won't light up the whole room)
Hello, my daughter (7) and my son (4) said : in red or in blue or in green, it must be beautifull. Thanks a lot for your wonderfull work (and sorry for my horrible english :)
bicycle bearings in the turning mechanism could making the movement smoother
Another great video !! Editing on point ! A nice dark stain to Finish. Ready for a museum of fine art !
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Hey Laura, what are those clamps you use? I can't seem to find them anywhere and I'd really like to find em. I see them at 3:22.
It has a very mid 20th century retro feel about it
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It'd be really cool to integrate a plexi panel with light so you could make this a drafting table. It's already got the slope...
Interesting idea, I'm surprise you didn't know how to finish it before you started though. Unless your going for a look that incorporates those exposed screw heads you'll need to figure out some trim to cover them, maybe a piece of stainless to match the base. Unfortunately that hinge won't hold up long termn you should probably drop a stainless steel ring over the pin on the next iteration. Modern high end desks have some cool features now, wireless charging, an incorporates and hidden power bar, it should have a light to illuminate the work surface with the top up. You'll have to figure out how someone could use a computer comfortably too.
Flip the design so the curvature is stationary, mount screen in the lid + connected to a Raspberry Pi, small rotating shelves, and integrate a cutting/crafting mat onto the top side of the lid for sewing + non heavy crafting.
This is awesome. Holy crap. Love your work.
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It is! I bought it 10 years ago probably and it’s always awesome :)
I actually love the plywood. You could add a shelf that stays level regardless of the lid position... and the circle needs to be highlighted to show off the mechanical hinge!! Could you monogram the lid for a custom piece too? 😁
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Wow that's nice!
You should watch 3x3 she did a night stand with wireless chargers inbedded in the top...that is one thing you could incorparate into it. I would add a storage compartment for the chargers also.
The table that you made from red🔴 wood paduak is the most attractive furniture till now
Just found your channel, very cool project. That little gap at the back when open though... I would lose SO many pencils down that gap :D
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I would build like to see this built out of poplar or some other really figured wood that you could show off with the top, a light underneath when you open it would be cool , and maybe like a writing paper dispenser on the lid
I love the term "3D Sketch". There's those projects that you just need to make quick and dirty to see how they work. Adjust and make the second one even better.
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To finish use contrasting colours for the hinge 'pin' , the circle, and the side. The hinge is the star after all in this design.
It kinda reminded me of the aluminium airplane wing table Giaco built a while back, a combination of those two would be interesting.
Aluminum and oak
I love it, I almost liked it better with the pencil lines on it -- felt more prototype-y and fun.
that's very very nice
Laura! Eye protection!
That is awesome. I would install a rotating shelf/boxed section extending the entire width of the inner circular section of the table, from hinge to hinge. Say, to hold pens, etc. Maybe consider using bearings so that the self or boxed section remains in the horizontal whether the lid is closed or in the open position. To hold the lid in the open position, maybe some gas pistons/cylinders.
What about bowling alley wax for super smooth wood hinge action. Great us of the shaper origin, your way!
A couple of thoughts. Staining the wood would create a perfectly servicable desk as you've finished it. Just about any darker hued hardwood such as walnut, teak, even red oak or maple, protected with a clear buffed oil surface would look fantastic and service the user wonderfully for years. The metal legs might be encased in the same materials as the desk to add a more polished appearance and add furniture skids to the leg bottoms. Thoughts on the desk surface: as someone who writes extensively as part of my work, in my experience, writing on hardwood isn't ideal. I therefore place a felt surface over my oak desktop as it facilitates the smooth writing and helps control slippage. You might add a hardwood lip at the bottom of the desktop slope to prevent items from cinstantly rolling onto the floor. A lovely final product as presented.
Very cool hinge system.
SO GREAT !!! I really appreciate your work and I'm glad to be able to see it ! Unfuckably Great !
Hello Laura :) What is the machine that you use at 2:40 ? I'm cabinet maker but I've never seen it before, and I haven't understood how it works...
I'd paint it a musdard yellow. It looks "modern" as in the design style and the 60-70s colour would work well.
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Really nice job. I think that I personally would add a shelf that also pivots inside, that that when the lid is open could have writing utensils stored, most likely horizontally, so that you always had something to write with on your writing desk. Alternatively you could have a utensils cup that is available even when closed and a suitably shaped opening in the lid that would allow you to open "past" the cup and pencils so that thy were available when the desk was open or closed.
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It'd be cool to make a shelf that didn't rotate in the barrel area. To make it overly complicated, you could put bearings in the center of each side, thread a rod with a shelf welded to it through the bearings, and weld some weights to the underside of the shelf to keep it from rotating when you open the table. Or just flip the whole thing and make the side connected to the barrel the bottom and build in all kinds of awesome shelves and drawers
What is the device being used at the 2:50 mark?
Amazing work thank you.
Holly on the hinge, and pegs instead of screws. Like you said with the walnut would be killer!
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this augmented reality Oberfräse quite awesome
Mount a screen in there and you've got a great art desk along with gaming station all in one. :P
I would make the lid the base so you do not lose the curve space
Hang little baskets inside the lid! If you hang them on a rope or hook they'll rotate as you lift/lower it, so stuff doesn't fall out. You could fold square or hexagon ones out of thin mdf and lasercutting hinges :)
I would build in a work light that comes on when you open the desk, but can also be switched off if it isn't needed. Also I would paint the metal frame black. I also agree it would look killer in walnut or some other naturally dark coloured or stained timber.
This is so cool! Q: are you planning on making progress on the horse trail camper? Please don’t hate me, I’m just so curious 🤓🤪
You could have an LED strip inside the top section that automatically switches on when the lid is opened.
Why did you make it upside down?
Great nav station for a boat.
Personaly I don't like metal legs on woodwork tables. But that's just a question of personal taste. As well as I think the metal screws are not the finest sort of woodwork connectors I can think of. Personal taste again. IMHO definetly the top needs some drawers to put stuff in like you find them in antique secretary desks. probably the center drawer could hide/open up a large 32" computer monitor. The round part of the top could hold a nicely hidden cable conduit. The tabletop could have a vertical revolving stage, which would put a keynoard and a foldout palm rest on top if turned upwards and hide the keyboard and palm rest when revolving 180 degrees giving a nice plain wooden surface when the keyboard is hidden beneath. A small caninet hiding a mouse and having a possibility of charging a cordless mouse would be fine. As well as a lot of USB connectors and charging ports leading to a shelf beneath the tabletops back, where a desktop computer or even a power workstation could rest horizontaly quite hidden. Probably you could design a wall mount version, which can be flipped by 90 degrees upward to free up space for double use in small rooms. IN that case the shelf for the PC had to lower at the same time to vanish vertically unterneath the table folded upward. I personaly like tables that are hight adjustable, so that I will not have to move away from a table when deciding to work standing up or probably show something to a colleague (its always more comfortable standing at a table together than sitting side by side - my taste. The tabletop surfaces could be smooth and nice and shine so that putting the soft lower side of your arms on it while typing will give a warm and tender touch. Uuups I think this would get a large project if you used all my ideas until here, so I stop phantasizing for now ;-)
This is a really cool concept! In my mind, it might be cool if there was a shelf inside the lid that oriented itself when you open/close the top. Similar to your 'folding table with wooden hinge' idea perhaps?
could the curve have a 'floating' shelf (one that stays level) for storage?
what is that funky tool with the camera???
Reminds me of a drafting table but with storage abilities. Very cool design!
5:19 Is that a Jimmy DiResta ice-pick in your pocket or are you just happy to making such a cool secretary? OK, now cast that puppy in iron and ceramic coat it!
Love the project, but equally impressed with your ability to operate a TIG foot pedal WITH YOUR KNEE!!! You are da bomb!
Looks like a vote booth
It would be cool if the curved back section was joined flexibly, so it’d be straighter with the desk open and more curved with it closed. It reminds me of the slide-up doors on the outside of fire trucks, or maybe the Microsoft Surface book bendy tablet thing
Sieht etwas aus wie nen Kofferraum Deckel. Also vielleicht ein Vinyl wrap mit Heckleuchten....
How about a metal or magnetic strips on the inside of the lid to hold notes or photos
I love that desk so far. Thanks for sharing the build! I think it would be cool to incorporate some additional functionality into the rounded back. Just a thought but if you made it curl around a bit more on the inside maybe pens, pencils, rulers and other odds and ends could be stored there? I guess it would also be good to have some inserts to create separate areas. If you want to integrate some tech into the desk, that back part might be used to house some built-in bluetooth speakers, a raspberry pi or arduino and a strip of programmable LEDs. I like the idea of working at the desk listening to music from my phone while the LEDs fade between colours
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I think it needs a tray for Pens/Pencils/Office Supplies that resides where the pin of the hinge would be...It could either be static and be part of the pivot point, or it could be "self-leveling" similar to one of those no-spill bowls they make...
Add some slick plastic strapping to the round hinge to reduce friction? And add a bead of wood to the top of the desk (when closed) to use it as a drafting table and preventing your pencils/markers from rolling off.
Maybe some shelves on the back of the lid would be cool, like little boxes or storage for pencils and stuff
I love this. The design is a beautiful functional solution. I would cover the top in dimpled copper and make the wood dark and distressed as a throwback to old-school writing desks.
You could add hanging storage on the inside for papers/books. Possibly a lip on top to keep pencils and the like from falling off. Walnut is always a good idea, but a rad paint job could be just as nice.
It would be cool if the curved part was like a tambour drawer. Would make it hard to figure out how to close smoothly though.
Muito bom 😃
The top could be used for art/drafting. and the underside could be used for textbooks and studying.
Hi laura I really like your hobby and trying to make some little things, but just for your health, it's better to wear a mask and glasses to protect your eyes. Keep on being creative.
Have you thought about using a “lazy Susan” as a rotation point. They tend to be relatively strong and relatively inexpensive.
Cool. You could mount a monitor to the bottom of the lid so when you open it up it's ready as a workstation.
For lights I would use LEDs controlled by a micro controller (Arduino, or clone) a tilt switch to detect Lid Open and a colo(u)r selector (Shaft encoder) for mood lighting adjustment. for the exterior I would choose Melamine. in a bright color. You do You Laura (I am curious to see what You do!)
I really like this as a prototype. It was inspiring to me to see you put in the leg-work to try out different things for the final piece. It was a satisfying end-result which means a finished product will be pretty dope.
Cool desk, love your videos. A couple if wee suggestions. 1) add sawdust to tge glue when gluing the curved section? 2) add teflon strips to both the surfaces of the pivot points? It may facilitate a smoother opening and closing. Cool project though. Keep up the videos. 👍
I could see a flat-screen tv or a monitor mounted to the underside of the lid.
The inner and outer sides and drawer front could be solid wood. Walnut Is a great choice. But the writing surface and top are really best done in the Baltic birch ply and Veneered. Lots of grain conflicts and wood movement with large panels. I do love the design. You could run wiring through the metal leg assembly and include integrated charging.
A light that turns on when you open it.
Flip it over like Pete says. Finish clear wax, and black satin metalwork.
Exelente video, gracias
Great design!
Nice Work Laura! BTW why no disclaimer that this is a sponsored video by Festool ;)