Starting with the layout
I planned the proportions, frame, drawers, work surface, and feature locations together. That gave the electronics somewhere to live before I started cutting wood.
Log entry 005 · Furniture · Embedded technology · Age 16
Integrated Wood Desk
A desk with a few things hidden inside.
Entry notes
I made this when I was 16. I drew the desk around how I wanted to use it, built the frame and drawers, then worked a charger, a magnetic display, and some hidden storage into the top.
- Age at build
- 16 recorded
- Project photos
- 9 in this entry
- Hidden features
- 3 built in
Building the frame
The frame, cabinet, drawers, top, trim, and lift-up sections all had to stay aligned as the desk came together. These photos are mostly from before the finish went on.
Hiding the hardware
The magnetic display sits beneath one area of the top, the phone charger works through the wood, and the compartments keep the mechanisms out of the way.
Saved clips
A quick look at the finished desk.
The charger, levitating display, and hidden sections in use.
End of entry