Today on modern builds i m making diy steel hairpin legs for a live edge slab table i worked on with johnny brooke from crafted workshop and cressel anderson.
Diy desk with hairpin legs.
Instructions spray paintthe hairpin legs first.
The board is a little wider than what my miter saw can handle so i cut it.
Since jake has been using jonah s desk which is just too small i decided to build him a new diy plywood desk with hairpin legs.
Stain the boards completely top and bottom.
This desk build is honestly so super easy and a great way to have an awesome new desk.
Hair pin legs set of 4 28 inches table or desk.
Prep your hairpin legs make sure they are clean.
Make your desk about 48.
Use a 3 8 router bit and round the edges of the panel board.
Also some wood stain screws and a top coat.
For this design to look nice and be stable in both a corner position and a long position i suggest placing your last two hairpin legs centered over the square you drew so that they are about 1 2 away from the square and facing.
Use pocket holes to connect the 2x12s.
Two 2 24 x48 project panels 3 4 thick each wood glue 21x 1 1 4 wood screws polycrylic paintbrush four 4 28 tall hairpin legs example uses powder coated hairpin legs in mint 120 and 220 grit sandpaper electric sander.
Using a miter saw cut the panel boardto 32.
Glass top optional adding the hairpin legs.
All you need is a plank of wood of your choice live edge is super trendy right now and some hair pin legs.
Seriously this is so simple.
They will dry while you are working on the top of the desk.
Here is what you ll need to recreate your very own diy hairpin desk table.
I built aiden this one a couple years ago so i wanted jake s to be similar but i slightly modified the design to include some storage bins and some additional secret storage bins that pop open using magnets.
For a stable table you ll need two hairpin legs attached to the area where the pieces overlap.