Fin looking to build that Custom Ergonomic Desk Build:
Would anyone be willing to share their desk and office pictures?  Im in the myst of designing a dual desk that the wife and I can share and work and play together but still have our own space ish, heavy on the ish...  ATM, Im thinking a longer L-shape corner desk.  
 
The desk,
Ergonomic sitting, proper keyboard & mouse placements, proper monitor placement & feet placements.
Better Lighting, Indirect Lighting.
Simple build, nothing crazy.......
 
Feedback is welcome,
Knight'
 
 EDIT: You'd be surprised on how unergonomic your desk setup really is....
https://www.ergotron.com/tools/workspace-planner

The total floor space is 60"x84"(5ftx7ft) and 8ft ceiling.  
 

 
As far as the printer, can be put anywhere else.

 
So I dont like my desk, or screens in the bedrooms, I just like being not secluded, Im weird, just like my desk or our desk in the dinning room or living room. Like my sunshine and being where the family is. Our apartment is small but its cute and we got an awesome landlord, and starting over from nothing takes time. Like that new desk chair, lol.....

I built my own desk... Mostly out of necessity; The majority of desks that are sold in the Unites States are set to a height of 29 inches which is far too high for most people and I wanted a larger desk than the ones that you can buy. Before building your desk it is critical that you first get your PC chair and than build the desk around that chair. When it comes to desk ergonomics there are plenty of resources online, but at a basic level you are going to want to stick to the following. One, your elbows should form a 90 degree angle when resting your arms on the arm rests. Two, when standing with your knees facing the front lip of the chair the chair should be just below your knee caps. Three, The arms of the chair should be even with the surface of the desk or if you are using a keyboard/mouse tray they should be even with it. Stick to these three rules and you are going to be able to sit at your desk for hours in complete comfort. 
 
I hand built my desk out of combination of pine and red oak. The top of the desk is 72L x 32W x 3/4H inches and was built from two pieces of pine that were joined together with wood glue. I than outlined the surface with 1.5W x 3/4H pine to give the appearance that the surface of the desk was 1.5 inches thick. The frame of the desk was built out of red oak of various sizes depending on structural need with the legs being 2.5L x 2.5W x 2.5H red oak as well. Once again where needed for structural rigidity and strength I used some metal brackets that I painted black. I sanded all surfaces of the desk, stained the pine top black, stained the oak a gray color, applied multiple coats of polyurethane to the pine top, and than applied a wipe on poly to the oak frame. 
 
In total it took me a little over a month to build my desk... while you dont have to follow the same process that I did dont be afraid to get creative, for example old solid core doors can make for a great desk surface! The one thing that I would try and stick to though is the advice regarding the ergonomics listed above having a desk that fits you correctly makes a huge difference in comfort. 
 
Here is a photo of my desk shortly after I had completed it... not the greatest photo, but you get the idea, https://imgur.com/a/qtQpUbJ. 
 
 
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jasoncodispoti
Errr... well SPAM filter keeps taking my post down... Maybe one of the admins will see and put it back up...

 
Done

Ill say star from the light switch all the way till the front handle of the chair hippie-rino😼

knightsilver
Found this years back, when I first hurt my back:
https://www.ergotron.com/tools/workspace-planner
 
And good ol Monoprice:
https://www.monoprice.com/category/mounts-&-stands/monitor-mounts/desk-monitor-mounts
 

Been eyeing this desk for some time now.  Would love to be able to stand at times.

I know my way around the shop Ghost, and just like real life, nothing is ever permanent. Of course not all of us are taught or learn how to think 3rd&4th dimensionally...
 
Knightviper, Im not allowed to bolt or screw anything into our walls here. But I am keeping the build simple and clean.
 
JTXJack, Ever thought about just doing a standup desk, and just getting a drafting style stool desk chair?
 
Nereus, Total layout, two separate work areas with own mouse/keyboard & monitor, the ISP Modem, Brother compact laser wifi printer, phones and one ipdad.
 
Jasoncodispoti, super nice and clean work. Waterbased or oil based poly for your clearcoat? Been thinking about just using Cottonseed oil with the allergies and all?

Didnt mean no disrespect Ghost.  

Sorry about the spam filter deleting some of the posts here in this thread. I have reported those posts to EVGA. 

knightsilver
Didnt mean no disrespect Ghost.  

 
All good brother all good .. 
 

def its it is two of ya, a L shape would be Key.
doing a slide in L or a over lap L shape ?

knightsilver
Jasoncodispoti, super nice and clean work. Waterbased or oil based poly for your clearcoat? Been thinking about just using Cottonseed oil with the allergies and all?

Thanks. Oil based poly, the wipe on poly was a homemade brew 50% poly and 50% mineral spirits. If I remember correctly I did around 5 coats of poly on the table top sanding between each layer with a very fine sand paper, than I did a 6th and final coat. This took the majority of the time required to build the desk as I had to wait for each coat of poly to dry for 24 hours before sanding and applying the next. The wipe on poly was substantially easier to apply, but at the cost of less protection. I believe that I did 3 coats of the wipe on poly with very little sanding between each coat. The end result was great! However it was a ton of work (the table top portion)... if I did it again I think that I would experiment with something like 80% poly 20% mineral spirits for the entire desk, not sure that would work or not. 

I'm going to build myself a desk too...... but I am going to admit my limitations & keep it fairly simple.
 
Get the rectangle dimensions & height  proper for me - put a shelf for a footrest ..call it a day.
 
Then maybe add on/ mod it  little by little , if time and desire allows it. 

Anyone recommend a opensource/or cheap 3D Cad?  Sketchup is online only and performs like cow crap. 
 
Anyone used cottonseed(Linseed) oil or beewax? Looking for a sealant thats not harsh.
 
https://www.rockler.com/tried-and-true-varnish-oil
 
https://www.rockler.com/odies-oil-9-oz
 
https://www.rockler.com/odies-oxi-oil-9-oz