Desk Organizer

[Chris Messier]

This is a proto-type desk organizer that I built for my brother-in-law. He liked it so much that we edge banded it with an oak veneer and put a coat of stain on it. Still need to put another coat of stain on it and some poly to match the desk that we built for him. Let me know what you think, the things you would change / do different etc. The one thing I would do if building for myself is use hard wood instead of the birch ply.

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[Randy Moore]

The organizer looks good to me. Hard does look better than plywood to me also. I don't think I would change a thing on it. Show us a pic of the desk and organizer together.

Keep up the good work.

Randy

[Tony Falotico]

the things you would change / do different



Looks very nice Chris, but consider thinning the material for the shelves and partitions to give it a more delicate look (Like the partition between the cd racks, it looks thinner). The right side looks kinda beefy to me. The shelf spans are not that long and very well supported, so sagging shouldn't be a problem.

[Charles McKinley]

I agree with Tony, use thinner hardwood stock. It looks great.

[Chris Messier]

Thanks for the comments, so far. I agree with use of a thinner wood for the dividers and such. Since it started off as a proto-type I was using scraps I had laying around the shop. Any other ideas????

[Mark Stutz]

Chris,
I'm trying to visualize a little more symmetry in the layout--maybe a CD rack at either end, drawers in the middle, with other divided cubbys in between. Just thinking "out loud" so to speak. Just wish my "prototypes" looked so good!

Mark