Making A Desk For My Fiancé
Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль
In this video I'm working on a DIY custom desk project for my fiancé Ria, which will act as both a "work" desk and a dressing table all in one. Since recently becoming a permanent homeworker, Ria needed a nice desk to work from. She had quite a specific idea about what she wanted, and how it would look - and wanted to incorporate some solid wood to make it less "officey" and give it more of a homely "furniture" feel, so I used some solid beech for the frame and drawer fronts, and made the rest from Medite SMARTPLY's moisture resistant MDF. There were a few challenges along the way!
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@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
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That’s a beautiful custom built modern looking desk. Very impressive!
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
In this video I'm working on a DIY custom desk project for my fiancé Ria, which will act as both a "work" desk and a dressing table all in one. Since recently becoming a permanent homeworker, Ria needed a nice desk to work from. She had quite a specific idea about what she wanted, and how it would look - and wanted to incorporate some solid wood to make it less "officey" and give it more of a homely "furniture" feel, so I used some solid beech for the frame and drawer fronts, and made the rest from Medite SMARTPLY's moisture resistant MDF. There were a few challenges along the way! #Ad - This video is brought to you in partnership with MEDITE SMARTPLY Check out the Medite SMARTPLY member's area here for more information about their products, technical advice, plus your chance to win some excellent prizes!!! . www.meditemakesitreal.com/?KZread&Influencer%20Video&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20%20Q1%20Campaign My Finger Joint Jig video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gmuLpMeRgtjMh8o.html This video is supported by Milwaukee, check out their full range here: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-Milwaukee%20Range Tools used in this video: M18 Mitre Saw: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-254-mm-mitre-saw/m18-fms254/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20Mitre%20Saw M18 Router: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-trim-router/m18-ftr/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20router M18 Brad Nailer: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-18-gs-finish-nailer/m18-fn18gs/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20Finish%20Nailer M18 Circular Saw: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-55-mm-circular-saw-for-wood-and-plastics/m18-ccs55/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20ccs55 M18 Jigsaw: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-fuel-top-handle-jigsaw/m18-fjs/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20M18%20Jigsaw M18 Fan: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m18-air-fan/m18-af/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20Air%20Fan M12 Drill: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m12-fuel-sub-compact-percussion-drill/m12-fpd/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-12v%20fpd M12 Impact Driver: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m12-fuel-sub-compact-8243;-hex-impact-driver/m12-fid/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-12v%20fid M12 Rotary Tool: uk.milwaukeetool.eu/en-gb/m12-sub-compact-rotary-tool/c12-rt/?Social&KZread&Rag%20N%20Bone%20Brown%20-%20Rotary%20Tool #woodworking #desk #diy Thanks for watching! Please subscribe, click like if you like, and hit the bell icon for future video notifications HELP SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Support with KZread channel membership: kzread.info/dron/VyE_6jEtVZGmYGXtUOL5FQ.htmljoin Support with Patreon: www.patreon.com/ragnbonebrown Support with PayPal paypal.me/ragnbonebrown MY TOOLS: For links to the tools I use, plus some of my favourite consumables, finishes and more see links below. As an Amazon Associate I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases: UK affiliate store: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/ragnbonebrown US affiliate store: www.amazon.com/shop/ragnbonebrown SHOP: Etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KeithBrownMaker teespring.com/stores/rag-n-bone-brown-merch
So happy to see you comfortable in your workshop tackling a more complex project. You've come a long way. Many kudos!!
Soft close runners aren't much more than those cheap runners
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
I like the cheap ones
Nice. Thought I was watching Peter Millard for a moment there! Good to see you getting some more quality support for your channel too. Keep 'em coming!
Really clever design, beautifully executed--and Dylan gives it his seal of approval, too!
That is a really good desk and dressing table construction. Well done, indeed.
Defo one of your better project, the skills have gone up a few notch, thanks for sharing!
For the past few years I've watched you do all sorts. You now seem to be A BIT OF A PRO at this
Another great project Keith. Great that the desk provides multiple uses for Ria. Brownie points in the bank 👍
Its really beautiful. Very modern and stylish. Adds a different swag altogether. Keep it up bro.
Beautifully finished project, and extremely practical for Ria's requirements...the holders on the end of the cabinet are a nice touch, great job Keith!!!! Cheers from Aus!!!!
Nothing says romance like a solid woodworking project! (Why do I know?... our first date involved her waiting for me while I finished a woodworking project in the student workshop at college. It must have been a powerful experience... still married after 50 years)
Yay! New video means finally Friday again!
Really smart design and build!! Excellent project. A credit to look at I’m sure
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Looks fantastic
Great build. I really enjoyed watching that. Thanks
Good job Keith. Pretty sleek looking design. I like it. Nice having Medite on board bud. Sweet.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Stew
Nice desk! The epoxy&sawdust trick worked out great!
Lovely job. I really like the beach finger joints that you seen rounded over. Look excellent.
Good job man. I like that you feel comfortable using traditional joinery as well as pocket holes and things like that. - THANKS
That looks awesome.
absolutely LOVE Dylan :) oh yes, the desk too :-))))
Very impressive 🤩. Well done Kieth 👍
Well done !!!
You have become my woodworking hero !!!
looks great!!
The design and the colour match perfectly with the room and i love the knobs they look like a jewelry . Awesome job !!!!! I think Dylan was expecting something for him another bed to match with the desk !!!!!! Cool job again !!!!!!
Good looking desk, Keith. I like the design and I enjoyed the problem solving on the narrow drawer. Thanks for sharing this with us. Stay safe.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
Nice work.. thanks for letting us watch how you did her desk.
Love it. Great work.🙂🙂🙂🌟🌟🌟💙💙
Top job there Keith very nice desk 👌
you should make a *cat tunnel* for dylen, a tunnel with lots of interesting stuff so he can play in it (or maybe he's too old for that now ;)
Very nice job Keith 👍. I almost made that mistake with the drawer when building a workshop drawer unit recently, but I just got away with it 😅.
Came out great Keith!
Great work 👍🏼
8:04 lol i just had that same problem and ran the drawer through the table saw.
Fantastic looking Desk! The Cat couldn't wait to get on it🐱😃
Well done Keith!!!
Keith mate thats absolutely brilliant, Ria must be chuffed to bits with that. I can also see that you upped your table saw game. Brilliant workmanship as well. Nice to Dylan make an appearance.
The desk is great. The quality of your work and design has really progressed from the early days.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Great project. I think there are a lot of your viewers who are looking to do similar projects with the trend towards working from home. I know I myself am and plan on pinching a few of your ideas. Keep up the good work
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Nice project, I love beech and the finger joinery is a nice element. I didn't think we could get dado blades over here? I was thinking you could swap out those bottom drawer runners for some heavier duty full extension runners as I think they'd be better quality (and last longer). Nice kitty btw.
Nicely done.
Very nice! It looked like a comfortable workspace for the future Mrs Brown. Congratulations by the way.
Looks good with those drawer fronts. Looks like that deep drawer will be a nightmare of disorganization. Maybe some cleats inside to support a pullout organizer could help.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
It's what she wanted 🤷♂️🤣
Cool stuff. The cat seems very pleased with his new desk :-)
Nice build mate, custom built to a tee! I'm interested to see the mdf vid, I seen Karl Pope did one recently which was helpful. Mdf is something I'm never really sure about, especially with the dust, or even the best way to finish.
nice job. looks great
Nice desk/dressing table😍😍🇺🇸
That’s a fabulous desk.
I remember 'old R'n'B Brown' in his shed at the bottom-of-the-garden and I wonder what he'd make of this project...? I think he'd say, 'well, you've got that ruddy-great workshop so thrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp!' Nice one Keith.
Great job Keith, your partner and the cat seemed to like it and says it all, Stay Safe Mate !!!.
Looks great, craftsmanship first class. Btw, to remove clou in the inside corners, I use a reed which you can bend, like in the hospital, it will form perfect in the corner and the glue goes inside. Maybe an Idea? cheers!
Great work pal 👍🏻
Cracking job once again. Will be doing something similar soon. Not sure whether that promo shot is going to positively impact Medite's sales figures though 😂
Awesome work. Just wondered what thicknesser this is :) keep the great vids coming
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Elektra Beckum HC260
@MarcJWebbMusic
3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnBoneBrown thank you kindly. Looking forward to next project ;)
Thanks for another really good video, Keith. Please keep them coming cos they really help. BTW, what is the saw blade in your machine at 1.52 please?
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
There's a link to the finger joint video in the description box and I talk about it in that one 👍
Great video. We come for the Dylan we stay for the wood working.
I enjoy watching your videos but now you have every tool under the sun I can’t relate as much. Like that domino tool
Hi Keith, I think I'd have avoided using a fan for drying, as it's likely to circulate workshop dust.
The beech looks so nice once finished. Where do you get this timber from - and don't say you found it lying around Norwich somewhere! Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's jigsaw doesn't like going around corners!
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
I got a lot of slabs from a warehouse, they'd been in there for 20 years+ and they're all twisted and warped but on the plus side, well seasoned!
Great job. And good inspiration for a far more basic desk I'm starting this weekend. But you hid those rear screws behind the glued on back panel so perhaps not such easy dismantling!
@SenselessUsername
3 жыл бұрын
*glued and pinned back panel
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Whoops!
OMG, I want a desk exactly like that.
nice desk mate
Great to hear a bit of Television in the background, musical taste too!
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Love Television!
This is lovely!!! Where did you buy your epoxy???
Great video. Cool to see your video production quality increase as well. Tom Scott will be pleased with the "#AD"
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Loved his latest video!
great project! I notice you have a cen-tec sytems hose. I just got one a couple weeks ago. How do you like yours?
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Love them!
Great desk Kieth.Well thought out and planned.Will we see a picture of Ria hard at work using the desk.You have a good stock of materials these days.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
That's included towards the end of the video
That's one thing I love about your videos you show that mistake happen keep them coming the vids il keep watching
Good job Keith.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael
Top notch video as per norm.
Really enjoyed watching this project. Thank you. And some advice, please! I note you have a track saw AND a table saw. I have a track saw and I’m contemplating buying a table saw. Would you see the table-saw as an essential for a home workshop or just a “nice to have”?
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
I love my table saw because it's quick, convenient and accurate, I couldn't be without it. But I know some people say you can do everything and more with a track saw. I like having both!
Keith. good job. ive always wondered about the wood rack inside the shutter door. is that enough protection from the elements. and temperatures for the wood stability moisture etc. How does that work. I'm a novice of coarse. great video channel 👍👍
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
It works great, doesn't get any moisture unless I leave the door open when it rains, and fairly good airflow so timber dries out pretty well
Lovely work! What is the cutting disc you use in your rotary tool? I have a die grinder which I use spinning with miniature wire wheels for cleaning up metalwork, it's great but the miniature cutting discs you use looks so handy too!
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
It's just a regular cutting disc I got in a set of rotary tool bits
Nice desk! But it deserves some full extension ball bearing drawer slides
Congratulations on the engagement man, coming up on my second anniversary myself.
your cat is full of fun - fine work - the table fits like a glove - greetings from federl (austria) 🤘😎👍💚🍺🖖
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Found your channel, waw beautifull work, watching from Belgium 😀
Nice job Keith...
This desk is looking very smart and the knobs are very fancy. They suits the desk very well. Good to see that another piece of yours got Dylan approved. The day you make something he doesn't climb on to you know you've failed 😸
Very nice indeed. Currently I have a rather awful built-in desk in my home office. I 'm desperate to get rid of it and wanted something much lighter in design. This has really caught my eye. I hope beech isn' t too expensive but I notice that Peter Miller of "The 10 minute workshop" also waxes lyrical about Medite. It seems it really is the dog's cajunos. 🐕😁
Ilove ur cool n sense of humore ! Iloveyou 😘👏🏻😊🤗😂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great vid Keith, but like you said you have normally used the normal cheapy type BandQ type mdf. I guess as that is easy to go get and can be cut in store to aid for transport. Mr Millard also rates the posh stuff,, but my question is?? How can a hobby woodworker get this stuff and from where easily?? Thanks
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Most good timber merchants should be able to order it in. That said, I can't seem to get Medite locally to me in Norwich, they all stock different brands of premium MDF. I could order Medite from a national supplier (like Latham's) though but delivery costs are expensive so I understand the issue! Medite are working on improving things and putting together a list of suppliers though 👍 I'd recommend calling around a few local timber merchants to you and asking what brand they stock, or try asking Medite via the members are link in the description box
super gorgeous desk! I love the solid wood components mixed with the painted mdf.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
That turned out great and i think Dylan approves
Very smart looking unit, and the problem solving was effective. One query though on the use of 'our' tablesaw: I see you have the optional addition attached to the main fence. I thought that this was really only needed when cutting thinner materials, so I rarely fit it. Do you have some other reason for attaching it that I have not realised that you could pass on please?
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
I was sick of putting it on and taking it off all the time so I decided to move my measurement ruler on the fence to account for the dimensions with it added and just keep it on there all the time. Only problem is occasionally I want a higher fence!
That's a cracking looking desk mate , looks really good. What brand router bits are you using these days . Hope the boss likes the desk / dressing table make sure if Ria now has to work from home full time then you claim the correct costs off her employer compensate for use of power broadband ect ect
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
I have a mixture of all sorts, most of them are just cheap ones
@Thesidingsworkshop
3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnBoneBrown the round over left a good finish
Lovely job. I live in Norfolk as you do I believe. Is there a stockist for Medite in Norwich, looks good, I’d like to try it. Thanks for the video.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Not that I can find, unfortunately. They all seem to stock different brands of premium MDF. You can order it nationally via suppliers like Latham's I believe. Medite are working on putting a list together for regional suppliers so may be worth checking with them via the members area (link in description box)
@allanbeasley4565
3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnBoneBrown thanks for your time. Cheers Allan
Dylan! 😍 With the back panel glued on how are you to reach the screws holding the table top down if you need to break it down again? 🤔
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
A good point!! 🤣
That was REALLY nice. I may have missed it but once you slid the drawer in, did you replace any of the wood which you cut from it? I’m imagining paper/makeup slipping over the back edge. Really nice job 👍🏾
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
No I left it as it was 👍
Fantastic video, can I ask as you said you've worked with the cheap MDF before did the 2 coats of primer go on so well on the edge because it's a superior MDF or was it your primer? I've only worked with the cheaper MDF and I normally end up putting filler on and sanding to seal it. Looked so quick and easy on your video. lol
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
I follow the same process for all MDF, never had any issues with it, although the Medite stuff does cover a little better
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Usually I sand at 80, then 120, two coats of primer, denib and then top coat. Maybe the video makes it look like less work than it actually is 😊
Hi, I'm quite close to you (Newmarket/Cambridge area), and wondered where you get your Medite. I have been struggling to find a local supplier.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, I have also struggled to find a supplier locally to be honest - Medite are working on this though and putting together a list of suppliers which I hope will be available soon. I got my product directly from Medite. Regards, Keith
I think it is amazing and one of a kind! 🥰 and you may make mistakes but you work out the problem that is fantastic because you don’t give up! Haven’t used a jigsaw for about 18 years I really should get one P.S forget it was winter in England it’s almost the end of summer! I wish I had someone like you here in Australia I would get you to help design a special bed for my daughter (Adult) because we can’t find what we want here 🙁
Lovely job and great video, thanks. I think you said you used polyurethane glue on the painted parts. Can you please let me know what type - manufacturer and spec? TIA.
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the my tools link in the description box, consumables👍
@markrowland5393
3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnBoneBrown Thanks!
Looks awesome, nice grommet but why no wallace?
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
🤣
What do you do with the old tools .makita / hitachi that I think you were sponsored by
@RagnBoneBrown
3 жыл бұрын
The Makita tools went on eBay (not a sponsor) the hikoki I still have and use around the home
Making A Desk For My Fiancé and Dylan the cat...Greart video again man