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I Can Do That: Lap Desk

Portable productivity with a nod to steampunk style.

By Mag Ruffman

The glorious thing about being self-sufficient is that you can usually figure out ways to create what you need.

My latest need arose after a bad case of Burning Thighs Syndrome, a malady caused by sitting on the couch typing on a laptop computer. With my quadriceps performing as heat sinks for the laptop’s toiling battery, I had the hottest legs in Canada.
PLAN: Download the free SketchUp plan for the Lap Desk.
ARTICLES: All the “I Can Do That” articles are free online.
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I Can Do That Laptop Desk SketchUp Model

This is a model of a laptop desk that was the “I Can Do That” project in the August 2011 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Project design and construction by Mag Ruffman. Read more »

“I Can Do That” Bench Sketchup Model

This is a model of a Swedish bench that was featured as the “I Can Do That” project in the April 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Read more »

Recycling Station Sketchup Model

This is a model of a recycling station featured as the “I Can Do That” project in the December 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine. Read more »

Stickley Bookcase Sketchup Model

This is a model of the “I Can Do That” project from the November 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking magazine. Read more »

Picnic Table Sketchup Model

This is a model of a picnic table and benches, featured as the I Can Do That project in the June 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Read more »

Step Stool Sketchup Model

This is a model of the “I Can Do That Project” from the August 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Read more »