Posts tagged ‘Office’


Office Overhaul – Finishing Touches

Posted on: November 4th, 2011 by Chris Steingart

* The conclusion to my summer project completed September 20th. After cutting out the shape of my desk, things were finally starting to take shape. Unfortunately a desk doesn’t work unless it’s standing off the ground and at this point I had no legs to accomplish this – so it was time for another trip [...]

Office Overhaul – Step Three – Buiding A Surface

Posted on: July 26th, 2011 by QT Web Designs

Now that we’ve made our board selections and they’ve had time to acclimate to the workshop’s air pressure it’s time to plane the boards. Unfortunately my dad only has a 6″ jointer and many of our boards are up to 10″ wide. Instead of cutting these boards in half – which would have been a [...]

Office Overhaul – Step Two – Wood with Character

Posted on: July 15th, 2011 by Chris Steingart

So I just talked to my dad and he’s on board to lend his woodworking expertise as I build a new desk for my home office. Originally my plan was to get a sheet of nice plywood and cut it to specs, slap some legs on it and there you go… instant desk! Unfortunately that [...]

Office Overhaul – Step One – The Plan

Posted on: July 4th, 2011 by Chris Steingart

Ok, so it’s summer time and time for a project. I’ve had this massive workspace issue that I’ve been dealing with for the past few years: it sucks! My desk is actually 2 desks pushed together, and my elbow has a permanent welt on it from banging against the corner of the higher desk and [...]

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