Project #4: Desktop

Bought two pieces of reclaimed lumber from Longleaf lumber. They came from a barn in Western MA that was 100-150 years old. Yellow Pine. 59.5”x12”x3/4” for each.

Glued and clamped. More difficult than my last project because there was a tiny bit of cupping on one end, so the clamps caused outward pressure in the center joint — the boards wanted to pop apart.

After glueing, time to sand!

After sanding! I love the challenge of trying to make the boards flush.

Before staining.

After 3 coats of stain + 2 coats of polyurethane.

After attaching to the standing desk frame.

Finished! Before it’s filled.

The setup. The two-piece bendy arm in the foreground holds my camera for Zoom. Camera was used to take this photo, though.

Front view.

Front view. I need to make proper monitor stands.