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No, it wasn't a woodworking tour de force (which wouldn't belong here), it was an Ikea desk. The perfect dull furniture.

But it's almost twice as wide as the makeshift worktable I had before, much more stable, and has a drawer pedestal on one side. My oscilloscope fits nicely on it, and there's space to actually work on projects now.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

DIY desks are awesome. Nothing like using a piece of furniture you made yourself. This is the one I made for my husband last year!

It was my first time making an epoxy river desk/table. Made from two live edge slabs joined together. I suggest zooming in or opening the third image in a new tab to see the full resolution. My favorite part are the swirls in the epoxy river itself. What's so neat about those is that those aren't something I created. Those formed naturally. I poured two different colors of epoxy at the same time, deliberately not fully mixing them. As the epoxy cures, the heat given off by the reaction generates convection currents that swirl and whirl. When the epoxy sets, those convection cells get locked into place. So cool!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 1 hour ago

No picture? 😔

[–] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

Speaking of woodworking tour de force (or not), !woodworking@lemmy.ca always seems to appreciate pics.

Fuck yeah to desk upgrades! Ikea or not, feels good to have it done and set up I bet.