Oblivion Inspired Office Build
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I'm very excited to see the desk. I think it's going to be the standout piece in this awesome office.
Captain April
Sr Member
I have a friend who builds boats and he suggested that you steam the plywood before apply it to the curve.
Stojespal
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Steam will help soften it, yeah, and when it dries in the new shape it'll hold it much better - the spring tension resets in the new position.
Know anyone who makes musical instruments, especially guitars? They might have some good suggestions for dealing with the curved wood; just a thought!
Know anyone who makes musical instruments, especially guitars? They might have some good suggestions for dealing with the curved wood; just a thought!
The bulk of my supplies are here!
I started cutting the frame for the desk and got a good chunk of it assembled. I altered the design a little bit and did not cut out for knee clearance on the back two layers. My knees won't got that far under the desk and it will give the desk a little more stability.
I still need to cut some more pieces to get the frame complete. Once I have that, I will fit it into the space and make sure my angles are right. Nothing is glued yet so I have the ability to make edits where needed.
-Eric
I started cutting the frame for the desk and got a good chunk of it assembled. I altered the design a little bit and did not cut out for knee clearance on the back two layers. My knees won't got that far under the desk and it will give the desk a little more stability.
I still need to cut some more pieces to get the frame complete. Once I have that, I will fit it into the space and make sure my angles are right. Nothing is glued yet so I have the ability to make edits where needed.
-Eric
Captain April
Sr Member
The frames look great, what is your plan for the large radius edges? I suspect the desk in the film was a fiberglass shell.
Initially, I was going to use MDF with kerfs cut into the back, but now I think I am going to use bendable plywood. I have a sheet of 1/8” and am planning to laminate two layers together.
Eric I remember you showing me pictures here and there on your phone, but I haven't seen all of these. This is absolutely amazing. I guess next prop party is at your joint.
Thanks John.
I don’t think I could match the quality of our regular host. Not to mention, most don’t want to make the trek out to my place.
Pure awesome.
I have the rest of the ribs cut and installed. I did mess around with the kerfed MDF again and my confidence for that technique is getting higher, but I still want to try the bendable plywood too before I make a final decision on which way to go.
Also, I measured where the desk will mount to the wall and cut holes in the sheet rock for the tabs to slide through and then bolt to the studs in the wall. In order to estimate where the tabs would go, I made a story board to make sure the spacing is right for all the vertical holes (visible on the left hand side of the first photo) and took a rib to get the horizontal spacing right (visible in the bottom right of the tarp in the last photo). I know they all work vertically, but won't know for sure on the horizontal until the desk is there. I did make the holes slightly bigger to give myself a little wiggle room. Of the original studs, only one matched up to the way the desk was designed. I only need two, but will most likely install four to add to the stability of the desk.
Next up, will be to haul the desk upstairs. Fit it into the spot and then make any adjustments needed to fit the space.
-Eric
Also, I measured where the desk will mount to the wall and cut holes in the sheet rock for the tabs to slide through and then bolt to the studs in the wall. In order to estimate where the tabs would go, I made a story board to make sure the spacing is right for all the vertical holes (visible on the left hand side of the first photo) and took a rib to get the horizontal spacing right (visible in the bottom right of the tarp in the last photo). I know they all work vertically, but won't know for sure on the horizontal until the desk is there. I did make the holes slightly bigger to give myself a little wiggle room. Of the original studs, only one matched up to the way the desk was designed. I only need two, but will most likely install four to add to the stability of the desk.
Next up, will be to haul the desk upstairs. Fit it into the spot and then make any adjustments needed to fit the space.
-Eric
Whether you'll use the MDF (more work) or the ply, you'll end up with the same result. I used kerfed MDF and ply before to make skateboards and I didn't see the diff. at all.
That desk needs to hang by the next update:thumbsup
Thats good to know. I haven’t the experience with bendable plywood and am looking forward to trying it out.
If the desk has to hang in my next post, there could be a significant gap until my next post. Unless a post with an exposed frame is acceptable.
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