i came up with a design i like very much for a light writing desk. It is designed to sit in a corner of a rather large living room, as a ocasional desk for when i want to sit down to use the laptop.
I havent finalised the storage, but it will basically have a narrow drawer at the front, and a large flap covering a small hold into which i can slip the laptop/cable modem/ power supply/cables...
i will make it in 18mm panelled pin, stained in walnut, and then shellac.
as you can see, the legs are a little "special". i plan to make them from a 3 layer sandwitch of 18mm pine, which means the cross through tennon will be easy to make at the top. total leg section will be around 90x54mm at the bottom and 54x54mm at the top.
The question is... will it be wobbly ?
the through tennons (cross shaped) will only be going through the 18mm top, which worries me a little. no so much on side to side play, because of the "exponential" inner brace, but more on the front to back movement.
I am considering fitting a small piece of pine as support between the front and back leg (one support on each side) which will help, but it will alos compromise the lightness of the design..
what do you fink ?
I havent finalised the storage, but it will basically have a narrow drawer at the front, and a large flap covering a small hold into which i can slip the laptop/cable modem/ power supply/cables...
i will make it in 18mm panelled pin, stained in walnut, and then shellac.
as you can see, the legs are a little "special". i plan to make them from a 3 layer sandwitch of 18mm pine, which means the cross through tennon will be easy to make at the top. total leg section will be around 90x54mm at the bottom and 54x54mm at the top.
The question is... will it be wobbly ?
the through tennons (cross shaped) will only be going through the 18mm top, which worries me a little. no so much on side to side play, because of the "exponential" inner brace, but more on the front to back movement.
I am considering fitting a small piece of pine as support between the front and back leg (one support on each side) which will help, but it will alos compromise the lightness of the design..
what do you fink ?