Country Style Desk

The country style desk is an L shape desk measuring 6 ft in length by 25 inches in width for the long side and 22 inches by 25 inches on the side of the L shape.  First I assembled the shorter part of the table top.  I used 5 5.5 inch across boards and cut them to 22 inches each.  Then on the 5th board, I cut the length way measureing 3 inches to make an even 25 inch width for that part of the table top.

 

I used a Kreg jig to make the pocket holes 6 inches apart for each board to assemble into a flat level board using wood glue on both of the adjoining sides, then used screws to make them a solid join.  I left it rest overnight till the glue dries.

Then I took the 6 ft boards and did the same routine.  With the longer boards, the pocketholes are drilled 12 inches apart, and using a side board to make sure the sides are a flat flush while joining them together.  As pictured below.

Then taking the smaller table and aligning it with the longer table, combine the smaller table to the larger table with wood glue and 4 pockethole screws to make it a solid piece.  Leave it dry over night for the table to become solid.

When adjoining the longer boards together, make sure there are no warps, crooks, and bends into the boards.  I had to replace 2 boards due to that.  When picking out boards, lay them flat on the floor and make sure it is flush to the floor.  Then have then on the side and make sure the edge is flat to the floor from one end to the other.  If you see any area of no contact to the floor, the board will have to be placed aside and another board will have to be picked.

After you have your table top put together, now it is time to make the base.  The base legs are the use of 2 x 4s.  You will need 6 28.5 inch length, 4 18 inches length, and 2 16 inches length.  Make sure they are not warped, crooked, nor bends in the wood, and have no bark nor rough cut edges.  This will make 3 legs supports for the base of the desk.  You assemble will drilled in sink holes and using 2.5 inch wood screws, predrill holes before assembling.  Use 2 16 inch with 2 28.5 inch 2x4s, then 2 18 inch with 2 28.5 inch 2x4s, then 2 18 inch with 2 28.5 inch 2x4s.  Long side out with short side in when assembling.  The picture below is what you will form:

Make sure everything is flush in perfect corners of 90 degree.  Then next you need to make 1 inch strips for the braces for inside each leg.  Make the strips long enough so it can reach right corner bottom to left corner top.  Make the inside mark with a pencil and then use a flat saw to saw the markings of those angles while clamped to a sturdy surface.  Then check for perfect fit, then add wood glue to the end and tap it in either with your hand or a rubber mallot softly.  Then do the same for the other left corner bottom to the right corner top.  Then repeat on the other 2 legs.  After you are done, it will look like this:

If you are going to stain your base, do the stainng first, let it dry, then do the assembly.  Then once the braces are all on, then add a back design like I did to create a starlike affect.

The boards are 2 inches and by the width of each leg base.  Then you use the table saw, make it 1/8 of an inch, then route it in direct center of the middle piece, then put the verticle line in the center of all 3 boards.  Then have the middle piece directly in the middle and the outer pieces abot halfway from the edge and center board, making sure everything is well alligned.

Now at his point, the new desk is looking something like this below:

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