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My Homemade (ultimate iMac) Desk
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This looks amazing, but after seeing the single cord makes me wish that the two rear (closest in picture) were hollow/had a trap compartment thingy so the cord could run down that and out a little notch at the bottom.
Still a great piece of work and learning experience.
Still a great piece of work and learning experience.
Great comment! Actually, that WAS in the original plan... I was going to rout a power cord down the center of one of the legs however, I was concerned that if the cord was damaged in any way, I wouldn't be able to get it out. I figured it would be invisible to anyone in front of the desk anyway if it was just secured to the back side of one of the legs... so I thought that was a better long-term solution.
There were benefits both ways... Excellent thought though!
Just need a router bit with a profile large enough to encompass the cord.
Some wood-textured tape would hide/secure the cord, but allow for fairly easy removal.
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Boy, do I love to see that. Posters, take heed, please.
Some wood-textured tape would hide/secure the cord, but allow for fairly easy removal.
PS:
Boy, do I love to see that. Posters, take heed, please.
Just wanted to give you you're props, since they are definitely deserved. Love the desk, looks great!
I hate to say this, but, IKEA have some really nice quality ones in black or red, with stitching as detail. Just done a quick search but I don't know the name of them. Definitely worth a look (not sure they're real leather).
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http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/30129964
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50129963
AppleMatt
I have the top one. I am pretty sure that it is real leather and if not, i feels really nice. The quality of them are great with - as you say - the stitching which makes it really great and useful
Thanks for the leather-suggestions and the words of congratulations, guys! It's been a blast so far building the desk and posting the pics here for you to see. Even though it isn't 'done' yet, I feel so glad that I undertook this project.
It's so rewarding! I feel like I learned another skill, and found a part of me which I hadn't seen in a while. It was very motivational, and I find myself wondering what I'll build next. One thing's for sure... I'll be painting it or paying someone to finish it correctly! It's obvious I don't have the skill for it!
It's so rewarding! I feel like I learned another skill, and found a part of me which I hadn't seen in a while. It was very motivational, and I find myself wondering what I'll build next. One thing's for sure... I'll be painting it or paying someone to finish it correctly! It's obvious I don't have the skill for it!
Oh no... not this project, I mean if I ever do something like this again. If I ever build something this big and nice again, I won't try and clear-coat it myself. I can do the staining... but the lacquer/poly is beyond my skills apparently.
Enjoying my first brew in my Den while streaming iTunes music to the stereo behind me on the bookshelves. Nice. (It can also stream to the living room to the AppleTV. Double nice.)
Why would you sully that beautiful setup with a Coors??
At least it is cold enough to drink.Why would you sully that beautiful setup with a Coors??
Dude, seriously fantastic job! That chest and lamp add a very nice touch. I think I might have seen a chest like that at Michaels, though I suspect a lot of craft stores might have similar ones.
Any news/updates on the progress fivepoint? I know that you gave us the teaser photos a few weeks back, but I can't wait until the truly finished photos with it being set up. This has been a great thread with and looks to be a truly fun and amazing project, I give you major props for doing it yourself.
No, no updates yet. However, I do share your enthusiasm for finishing the project. For all this time I've had a half-empty 'den' with a card table for a desk. Believe me, I am as anxious as you are to finish.
Unfortunately, with the flooding and storms in Iowa, and other family things, I (and the guy who's shop I'm using) have been VERY busy. Sandbagging, by the way, if you've never done it, isn't the most fun thing in the world.Next week, I plan on going out to the shop atleast 2 nights and putting some hours in. I've got to put one more coat of stripper on, then do some sanding, and then its back to the stain and clear-coat! Exciting! I will post pictures as soon as I have them, assuming I remember to take them.
In the mean time, since I brought up the Iowa storms earlier, I thought I would post this picture for you. It is an absolutely beautiful photo of a funnel cloud near Orchard, IA. You may have seen it in any number of national news sources (it was picked up by the AP) but the interesting part (at least from my perspective) is that the photo was actually taken about 1 mile from my parent's house in Northern Iowa... by our neighbor Lori Mehmen. My parents got many of their own photos, and some video, but none that matched the beauty of hers. I think a bolt of lightning must have hit just as the photo was taken, or there was some sun streaming through the clouds or something... because the rest of the pictures (even Lori's) were very dark. Perfect timing, apparently.
wow that is an incredible photo! amazing. And great job on the desk. I've been following your thread and have felt your pain along the way.
It's what happens right before a tornado. It hasn't touched the ground yet, and is just beginning to form.
