Knockdown Computer Desk
Ladders form the base of this knockdown desk — simple steps to a higher education in woodworking. Editor’s Note: Hunter Lang was a high school senior when he completed this article for [...]
Plywood Office Suite
Build a modern workspace with just a single sheet of plywood. Project #2012 • Skill Level: Beginner • Time: 1 day • Cost: $150 Creating your own space seems to be a rite of passage for most [...]
Drop-Front Limbert Desk
This rare and timeless silhouette is updated for contemporary use. When our youngest went off to kindergarten, my wife took on freelance copy-editing and needed a work station. An executive-size [...]
Perfect Proportions
Build a standing desk tailored to your body. I designed this compact stand-up desk to meet a prescription from my doctor to be less sedentary. “Sitting is the new smoking,” I was admonished. It [...]
Monticello Lap Desk
In 1776, Thomas Jefferson commissioned Benjamin Randolph, a Philadelphia cabinetmaker, to build a compact lap desk to serve as a portable office. This small mahogany box, now prominently [...]
Southern Lady’s Desk
This North Carolina beauty exemplifies the style of the early South. I don’t consider myself a furniture snob, but until recently, I’d not studied furniture from the South beyond pieces featured [...]
Lisa’s Slab Desk, Part 2
Yoav Liberman and his student Lisa put the finishing touches on a unique live edge desk.
Lisa’s Slab Desk, Part 1
Working with reclaimed wood often requires some creative problem-solving. Here's a clever strategy Yoav Liberman and his student Lisa used when making this live edge desk.
Most-asked Woodworking Questions
Throughout the years I’ve been here at Popular Woodworking Magazine, there are only two woodworking questions that find their way into my inbox on a regular basis. The number of times [...]
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 [...]
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.
Providence Writing Desk Sketchup Model
This is a model of a writing desk that was featured in an article in the April 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.
