Well after the last few years of my traditional desk(s) I decided I needed a sit-stand. Unfortunately all the ones that I saw for sell were over priced and generally ugly and not made out of real wood. Since I decided I wanted to do things on the cheap I went out and collected pallets. This was all free wood and with a little work could provide a pretty unique look on the whole. With the top material figured out I searched for a frame and ended up finding a brand new VIVO sit stand corner desk frame for $300.
Below are the images of the evolution of the project. Remember this is one desk that is going to replace 2 desks with 2 desktop's . Also I have not built the monitor shelves yet.
Initial Design - Autocad
Center core rough measurement - AutoCAD
Gluing the cut slats into a slab
First stain to bring out the grain.
Alignment check
Beveling the outside edges
Sand down and Shellac
Aligning the frame and desk top
Hardware alignment check - 2 desks into 1
Definitely need the monitor shelf to allow for the work station portion to work correctly. Will likely move the old ultra wide to another location and use the extra monitor by the door for the drafting system. All in all I am happy with the initial look of the V1 build. Will see how well the V2 portions match up with it in the future. Need to paint the walls and change out the trim as well before I to much farther.
Below are the images of the evolution of the project. Remember this is one desk that is going to replace 2 desks with 2 desktop's . Also I have not built the monitor shelves yet.
Initial Design - Autocad
Center core rough measurement - AutoCAD
Gluing the cut slats into a slab
First stain to bring out the grain.
Alignment check
Beveling the outside edges
Sand down and Shellac
Aligning the frame and desk top
Hardware alignment check - 2 desks into 1
Definitely need the monitor shelf to allow for the work station portion to work correctly. Will likely move the old ultra wide to another location and use the extra monitor by the door for the drafting system. All in all I am happy with the initial look of the V1 build. Will see how well the V2 portions match up with it in the future. Need to paint the walls and change out the trim as well before I to much farther.
