Hey Creekers,
I'm not much of a woodworker, so I'd like to have your input.
Currently, I'm in the middle of making a simple desk for my sister.
I have a nice piece of poplar, and some ikea legs.
Can I simply screw the legs to the poplar, or do I need some lateral support?
I usually hang around the neander forum, so my first thoughts were that a sliding dovetailed lateral support would be needed. However, I'm not much of a woodworker, and would be afraid of messing it up.
I'm not sure if I can just screw it in place? Or use nails? Or if the sliding dovetail is best? Maybe nothing at all?
For what it's worth, the wood plank is centercut....1 inch thick. 15 inches wide...50 in long....slightly cupped (about 2 mm).
I was going to do the cupped side facing up.
I was thinking of simply scraping the wood, adding a light bevel, and adding a simple soap finish.