Well, I posted twice re my project of creating a new gaming set up. Last time was back in February, but I didn't have any pics because I was still building my new table. I now have some pics to put up. It took so long time for a couple of reasons. One, I decided to re-finish the pine floor in my living room where the new set up was going first. That floor re-finishing was a BIG job--sanding off multiple coats of old urethane to bare wood with a belt sander, and then re-finishing of a 280 square foot area. I got that completed in March, and it turned out great. The other delay was that most of the tools I needed to build my gaming table were at a friends' cottage on the far side of a then frozen lake with no road access. I ended up transporting my oak lumber across that lake several times with a sled initially, and by canoe for the last trip in April. Also, building this table was just a lot of hours of work.
 
The table is now built, but still has a few construction details to be completed, as well as some filling, sanding, and lastly the finish applied. I picked up shellac for that yesterday, which will be applied first, then stain,  and finally urethane for a protective coat. As pictured, the table is still just bare wood. My cheapie digital camera is broken, but  I had a friend finally get a few pics for me yesterday.
 
The table is 40"x78' made of solid red oak planks, except for the top which is red oak veneer plywood. It was built such that it can be taken completely apart in a matter of minutes, so I may at some point replace the top with solid oak boards. The style is a centuries old design known as a 'trestle' table. I wanted to keep everything traditional, and so used mortise and tenon joinery, and it is as solid as a rock. I have very little experience in wood working and so did all my research on the web re design, and how to build it. I really love the set up--gives me lots of space for everything, and it looks really cool to IMO.The first pic is of my last trip across the aforementioned lake to do the last cutting on some of the table components. The next pic is a detail shot of the construction method using wooden pegs to tie everything together which is the traditional trestle table design. Finally, a few shots of the nearly finished setup.
 
The display on the wall is a 50" Panasonic plsama T.V.--I am very near sighted, so if that seems kinda big, well it suits my needs nicely. Gaming on that large screen with the adjacent floor standing speakers cranked up is really a blast.
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I'd post mine, but people give me the evil eye. 

I thought i had posted to this one back in the day... guess i was wrong...So i post now !
Enjoy !

 
Here is mine

Brad_Hawthorne

I'd post mine, but people give me the evil eye. 

 
looks like you sneaked it in anyway

knightsilver

Im still looking at doing a stand-up desk. And with foot pedel/rest.

Just priced some red oat hardwood for the top and supports, man! I should get back to wood working!

Anyone think there would be a local market for custom desks/entertainment centers/Tables? Say no more than a 6-10 hour or days drive for delivery?

It all depends on the local market...how rich is it? I've sort of been doing that, off and on, for most of my adult working life as a carpenter. I have a traveling woodshop and set it up on site for different types of projects, but if I had a real woodshop I could have picked up a lot more custom work. Word of mouth works better for me than advertising. When I advertised I ended up wasting a lot of time and money doing estimates. I don't even do estimates anymore, just time and materials, and my hourly rate is somewhat below market value. 

Brad_Hawthorne

Screw it, I changed my mind. Here is mine with a little SC goodness.

 
 
How the hell are you on it already? 
 
Here's my setup, blacked out the picture frames of my girlfriend though.
 

 
Sorry about the mess on the lower section, rig is WIP right now. 

Hmm I wonder what Halo is hideing in the picture frames

_Nite_

Hmm I wonder what Halo is hideing in the picture frames

"Supposedly" his GF. He probably has a dude in the back ground smoking a bong with no pants with a bunch of McDonald's cheeseburger wrappers all over the floor.jk.

I get bent out of shape went I see men treat wives/girlfriends like trophies!

Holo, have you tried that keyboard tray,and if top of the desk position is as comfortable? Im looking at doing two keyboards, mice and a Wacom for a 2 system desk.

oops,

Typing fail, Halo!

Ill most likely just build my new desk wider, so I can run both system at the same time. Where this will be a stand-up desk too.

Just finished the build of my new desk, I've never built any furniture before but it turned out perfect! Here's the sketchup design I did and then the finished desk, going to start staining it tomorrow!

I took my time, but I'm already looking for a new project to start after this one, I think this could become a second hobby for me.

Here's a leg after staining, will put on the polyurethane tomorrow morning and hopefully have it in the room by the end of the day!

Super nice Snuke!

Got some skill there.


Ive been wanting to get back to wood working for years.
Question for the forum, If I could manage cost vs weight vs shipping(freight/drop), under $500 shipped, might even could do $300, for a Corner/L Desk.

Yall, think it would sell or even forum members be interested?