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Thank you for the kind words. I needed them today.

Nature King Thank you very much. I think plans for this kind of project would be frustrating for everyone, since I built it around equipment I already had. Thanks for watching and the thoughtful comment.

A trick : watch series on Flixzone. Been using them for watching loads of movies these days.

@Sylas Aaron definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself :)

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Thank you!

Thank you so much! I'd love to see your finished project.

FranklinWoodWorks haha. Probably not. I'm a total novice. What I am building is basically an extended table with a rollout keyboard drawer underneath. What I don't know how to do just yet is how to get everything together without putting screws through my desktop. I bought some brackets and some small screws but I'm still not sure that this is the best way to go. Any ideas? (Without using dowels)

Yes! Pocket Holes! You can either buy a kreg jig, or harbor freight sells the same thing for 1/4 the cost. RU-vid "pocket holes" and I think that will be your answer.

FranklinWoodWorks thank you!

Thank you. I'm very happy with it also. Very industrial looking, but I can still see the wood grain. Thanks for watching.

T Sent Thank you for you kind words.

I appreciate that. Thanks for watching.

Mark Lucero Thanks for the kind words!

Thank you!

Fantastic! I'm happy you're encouraged to give it try. Let me know when you're done - I'd love to see pictures of the finished product.

Thifty Flipside I really fell in love with this shade of gray (no pun intended).

rcemusic Thank you, sir!

Thank you!

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Thank you!

You are very kind. Thanks for watching!

So the challenge for you is to make something that can grow or change with you. This isn't as hard as you may think. Don't think in terms of what specific equipment you have now, just think in terms of types of equipment. Computer, keyboard, mixer, effects - all these can be generic in size and placement. The only thing I did that was equipment specific was where I put my mixer. I know that even if I get a different one, it will still be around the same size. I'm too old to ever need anything bigger. You could even incorporate, for lack of a better word, a "rack" system that will allow you to put any number of things in there, from power amps to interfaces. Of course the big advantage for me is that the only thing I'd ever need to pull out of my desk to go play somewhere is my POD HDX. I think you can do it.

Thanks!

MarlonGibbons Thank you! Much appreciated!

Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I fixed it, and I appreciate you watching and thank you for the kind words.

Thank you sir!

Thank you so much!

I used Varethane Carbon Gray wood stain bought at Home Depot. The whole project took a little over a half of a quart. Then I used Varathane Water Based Poly for the finish.

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Bobcatt22 You're probably right. My problem is that I hate talking on camera, and I have trouble envisioning an "intro" that doesn't involve me getting in front of .ca era to talk. Maybe I'll be able to figure something out for future videos.

Show the completed project as just an image before the work begins. You can just add the image to your initial comment.

That's funny! I don't think I'd be in high demand. By the way, I liked the Brandenburg challenge. Do you play professionally? I'm also curious where you went to music school. My son is looking into colleges now.

Thanks! I do play professionally. I went to OIART for Audio Engineering and the University of Windsor for my BMus. If your son is in interested in recording, live, and film audio, definitely give OIART a look.

I did, and I have a long video series on how I did it. I think there's 14 videos in the series, but each one is fairly short.

THE REASON I QUESTION BECAUSE I PLAY BASS AND I,M A LEFTY ,AND OVER THE LAST THIRTY YEARS I HAVE HAD SOME GREAT BASSES .BUT I REALLY WANT MAKE MY OWN BASS ,BECAUSE BY NOW I KNOW WHAT I WANT . IF THAT BASS IS YOUR DESIGN IT LOOKS GREAT .IT LOOKS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A MODULUS AND A MTD. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR VIDEOS AND AGAIN THANKS.

CB No sir, I don’t. I used 2 full sheets of plywood, used to cut out the top and bottom on the table saw, and the remaining plywood is used for the dividers and drawers. I used a Dowelmax to drill the holes for the dowels.

Geez, I've never priced a piece of furniture before. I've got $180 in materials in it, so maybe $850? At least $600.

Ha!

SheepdogColumbus I've asked myself that question many times. I guess when you have many things going on at once, like spreading glue, clamping in odd directions, all with limited open time on the glue, mistakes happen. It's why I don't do this for a living.

As a boss of mine once told me "We don't make mistakes, we just make corrections!" , nice desk.

@@BlueJay7850 and as a boss of mine said "if you mess up and drop the turkey on the clean floor, you can dust it off and still cook it, but if you go to fry it outside and drop it on the ground in a pile of dog shit, then you gotta throw out the whole turkey. So, feel free to mess up, but make sure when you do, you're not messing up that whole turkey." IMO, the upside down piece isn't whole turkey material lol

I agree. The camera angle kind of exaggerated it, but you notice I only did it once. Scared me too.