Dear Tony,

I have a wide selection of plans for low-stress computer
furniture at my Web site. Several are similar to what you describe
(the Modern Corner Desk for example).

Please look the site over and get back to me if you want to
review any of the plans.


Thanks,

Tom Riley


Woodware Designs
http://www.charm.net/~jriley/woodware.html

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On Thu, 02 May 2002 00:04:09 GMT, Tony Pellegrini
wrote:


I'm in the process of building a simple, large desk top and am curious what
would be the best material to use. Actually there will be two desks, formed
in an ell. One is 28 x 60, the other is 32 x 84. The larger desk needs to be
able to support at least 220 lbs--the weight of 3 21" monitors. One of the
monitors sits near the middle of the span.

This is actually a rebuild of the same-sized desk which I had build with
3/4" "shop-grade" birch plywood and a layer of 3/4" plywood, edged with
hardwood. I had originally attached the desk directly to the walls but have
decided I don't want to do this now, so I'll use some metal desk legs I
have.

I had intended to use the 3/4" birch plywood again, but this time laminated
to 3/4" MDF, but in looking through the group I see several threads
suggesting this might not be the best route because of a possibility of
bowing due to the different expansion/shrinkage rates of the materials. Is
this correct?

A followup question: What's the best glue to use, and is there a way to
ensure solid bonding in the middle of the large panel without using screws?

Thanks for the assistance!


~ Tony Pellegrini