DIY Metal & Wood Corner Desk

[@diyhuntress]

Hi, friends! I mention this in the video, but if you'd like to make this desk with a wooden base instead of a metal one, you can find the dimensions for the frame I made on my website: wp.me/p79fl6-1KJ Thanks for being awesome!

[@jessicahites871]

This corner table turned out Fantastic!! Congrats on the new rental!! (I know I'm way behind on what's actually going on in your life lol. Sometimes a little reminder of where you've been and how far you've come just helps you remember you've got this!!)

[@danielgeng2306]

Glue ups are stressful Sam, you can also let the glue start to gel up and then scrape it off with your putty knife. Good display of creative problem solving. Your becoming a Jedi woodworker! Lol

[@diyhuntress]

Ahahah. Thank you! Maybe I should change my name... Jedi Woodworker has a nice ring to it. 😆

[@muddyfences5559]

I love the combination of metal and wood. Just remember a welders motto: A grinder and paint makes the welder I ain't! Lol.

[@diyhuntress]

Ahaha. I love that! 🙌🏼

[@pteddie6965]

Congratulations on the move. I'm happy for you. My entire family are teachers and the transition from the classroom a Zoom approach has been quite stressful for them. All of the educators out here feel your pain for sure. The desk is beautiful. I love it. I felt like you did an excellent job on the welding. The legs look great. Thanks for sharing this project and for the personal manner in which you narrate your videos. Stay safe.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you for all of the love! It’s definitely been an adjustment to work from home and manage everything else! I’m so glad you enjoy my videos and stick around. Very grateful for you! Well wishes to you and your family!

[@TallGuyDIY]

Great build! Functional furniture in any apartment is often hard to design, this corner desk is perfect.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! 😊

[@moneymakingmikeg.9555]

Look Kid, You know you're in my top 5 fav's for builders as you Repp. da "Right Coast"!! I have to tone my comments down a bit because I don't want the other makers that you hang wit to see that I send you a SUPER amount of love more than dem!! I gotz respect for all you guys out there making stuff happen. Hoping you found the humor in my comment (I know you're no snowflake), hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!

[@diyhuntress]

You are my favorite. Hope everything is well by you too! 🙌🏼

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

Killer job Sam! What project are you most looking forward to building this year?

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! 🤩 That’s such a good question! I have a long shelving project I’m looking forward to starting soon! Hoping to also experiment with some new joinery techniques when it gets warmer out! Anything you’d like to see me tackle?

[@Devin292]

Nice project. Glad someone has some supplies on hand. Good luck with the new apartment.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! Same!

[@heyimamaker]

Awesome Sam! The only thing I would add would be a little cross brace on the bottom to rest your feet on because I know I would be end up putting my feet on the walls :)

[@diyhuntress]

I thought about that! But, was nervous there wouldn’t be enough room under the desk. Good thing the stool were using has a foot rest!

[@heyimamaker]

@@diyhuntress Hum, yea good point, nothing worse than hitting your shin!

[@caseysullivan6088]

Congrats on the move. Love the table and I agree walnut always comes out beautifully.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! 😍

[@satterwc]

I love the aesthetic of walnut and metal. It turned out great Sam! 😎

[@diyhuntress]

Ughhh - same! Thank you!

[@QuickTrainer]

Great job Sam! Welder or not, the welds are very functional and the end result was perfect. Be afraid no more!

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much! So excited to weld some more pieces of metal together soon! 😆

[@cabman86]

For no training in welding and only the third time welding, you are doing very well.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much!

[@keshavsingh635]

Project came to awesome. The tip hav is to try drill bit coller so drill bit stops at correct depth.

[@espnmk]

very nice for a small space ! which i have . the wood just pops in that corner, i haven't graduated to fine hardwoods yet still messing around with high end plywood poplar, birch ect. but your giving me the courage to broaden horizons.... Great Job once again DH.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much for the love! I love working with poplar. 😍

[@jeremyclark9546]

The Huntress strikes again! Great video, even better commentary, and what a desk! Truly congratulations to you for the weld and getting out of your comfort zone!

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much for all of the love! This one made me nervous to post today because welding is still so new to me! You’re awesome.

[@aster6424]

I love this corner desk ! Good job :)

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! 😊

[@reinhardburkholder590]

Another great project, and great use of the wood gifted to you. I’m sure the person that gave you the wood is proud of you and what you did with it.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much! I hope so!

[@AndyBlackman]

Turn out pretty awesome.

[@diyhuntress]

Thanks so much!

[@robertevans6481]

Looks great,and that chair is cool as well.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! Got that at Target!

[@Kkuts37]

Great build, Sam! Best of luck on your new place!

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much!

[@bryman31]

That stool is awesome too!!

[@diyhuntress]

It matches TOO well. It's from Target!

[@bryanp1969]

Great project and gluing panels are the bane of my existence 😭😭😭

[@diyhuntress]

SAMEEE. We’re in this together. 🙏🏼

[@BronkBuilt]

Looks great!

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@timdyer7692]

Another very nice project! Thanks for including the details on flattening the wood, very useful information.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! I know that part was super long, but glad it was helpful!

[@PFWoodturning]

Nice! Happy new apartment!

[@diyhuntress]

Yess! Thank you!

[@Mrs_Dale]

👍👍 Always LOVE Your Videos 💖💖💖💖💖

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Sam, That came out great. I totally agree with you regarding Walnut's beauty. Good luck with the move. Take care. Cheers, Huw

[@diyhuntress]

Thanks for all of the love!

[@carmenponcedeleon2693]

Wow! This is awesome! Great 👍🏼 work! Can you make a video on how you did the lighting in your workshop ceiling?

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! I actually had a licensed electrician do all of the work in my shop! But, they’re canned lights that are installed in plywood panels... sorry I can’t be of more help!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Turned out great Sam, Awesome job! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you, Fred! 💓

[@dalejones4186]

Loved the video Sam. Best of luck to you and your better half. Wait. Your the better half. 😂. Great job.

[@diyhuntress]

Ahahaha. 🤣 You rock.

[@itskathrineanne]

I cannot wait to see the move!! 😁😁 i’ve been subscribed to you for only a couple of months... but i definitely love your videos and your content! i’ve been beyond inspired to do some wood work to pass the time and your videos have definitely helped with that! keep up the great work!

[@diyhuntress]

Ahh! I’m so excited to take you guys along with me! You’re the best - this makes me so happy! 💕

[@awesomearizona-dino]

Wood glue can leave a bright glue line in walnut glue ups. you can mix a little food color or dye to darken glue before.

[@diyhuntress]

I’ve luckily never had that issue with the DAP wood glue, but I seriously LOVE that idea! Thank you!

[@woodworkergene5416]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you so much!

[@dylanwoodworking483]

Awesome videos! I agree, bigger glue ups or chevron glue ups are super nerve racking

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you for validating my feelings! 😂

[@torinhalsey6313]

Good looking project.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice project Sam! Thanks for sharing the video with us!💖👍👌😎JP

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

You are very welcome Sam! Have a great weekend!😎

[@diyhuntress]

You too!

[@victorhidalgo5526]

Nice work .

[@samc2649]

Beautiful

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@fresharmadillo8844]

Great job, nice looking desk.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@mybuttwasitchy9691]

Desk looks great. I think i need to get a planer

[@diyhuntress]

It’s life saving!

[@ronstark1927]

You are not alone glue ups are climatic because even with a test run something happens or pops up unexpectedly. One thing I do is I use different glues that set up different with the temperature and woods I use.. But good job looks awesome.

[@diyhuntress]

They are seriously soooo stressful. I’m so happy I’m not alone. 🙈 Thats a great idea!

[@DG-ic1hg]

Cool project 👍🏼

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@lgarciapisco2304]

hello Miss. I am speaking to you from Peru, I am a novice and you have a new subscriber. I like how you do it. pos data: I do not speak English, now you are translating it in google translator. Greetings from Peru.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you and welcome to my channel! 😊

[@automaticprojects]

Wow. Beautiful project and terrific video! Congrats on the move. I love mixing metal and wood projects and am always looking for an excuse to add metal elements or accents to a woodworking project, or vice versa. (Very minor nitpick - I think the scrap boards you make your planer sled with @3:45 are particle board rather than MDF, that is, low-density IKEA fiberboard rather than medium density.)

[@diyhuntress]

Thanks for the love - yes. I made a mistake in the voiceover. I use melamine for all of my epoxy pours and had some leftover. For some reason my brain was on autopilot and said MDF. 🙈

[@GibClark]

Looks great! 👍👍👍👍 Well done!

[@diyhuntress]

Coming from you, Gib!! Thank you! 💕

[@mariah8200]

So beautiful! How did the sizing work out? If you were to do it again do you think you’d try to make it slightly bigger?

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! This sizing worked perfectly for our space! 😊

[@mariah8200]

Good to know thanks!!! Keep it up 😊

[@muhammadshamnad1798]

Nice work

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@mikeyoung8126]

Very nice great job

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@deniodan]

Great project Sam! I was very impressed when you used the circular saw to cut metal instead of a chop saw. what kind of blade is that? it was a 7.1/4" blade right?

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! Yes! It’s a Diablo’s Steel Demon 7 1/4” blade. I’m always impressed by it.

[@deniodan]

@@diyhuntress thanks! I'm gonna search for it here in Brazil

[@kpdurand1234]

The table turned out great! Nice coordination with the stool, too. Where did you get the stool?

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! It’s from Target!

[@losproyectosdelore6670]

I love it!! 😍

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@claudiabrunet-nk1ox]

Hi I can't find the video for the wated space by the fridge you have in tiktok.

[@strykervalkyrion]

You should really make a table saw jointer sled, use a router table for it if you have one, or use the electric handheld one with the boards clamped in your bench vise. There's at least 2 ways for the table saw jointer method. Off the top of my head, one using toggle clamps that rides the miter slot and another where you make a halfway stop cut on a straight piece of wood that's the width of the blade deep and then flip the wood around clamping it to your fence and pushing the fence with the wood right up to the blade so that the blade is in the slot previously cut

[@diyhuntress]

Using the handheld one with the vise is GENIUS. No router table... no room... there are a few sleds I want to make for my table saw when I have more time this summer! There are lots of great plans for them floating around.

[@strykervalkyrion]

@@diyhuntress Just a warning that the electric plane won't be able to flatten long boards with slight discrepancies too well without building a jointing jig since it's really small and will just ride the curves that are spread out larger than it's shoe

[@hansdegroot8549]

I'm speechless.

[@diyhuntress]

Hopefully that’s a good thing! 😂

[@hansdegroot8549]

@@diyhuntress It definitely is!

[@nasseralketbi5201]

You are talented and amazing🤛😗

[@diyhuntress]

Thanks for the love!

[@pratiknaik4039]

Love the project! Thanks for sharing. I wonder if you're happy with your new sawstop jobsite pro? Do you ever wish you should've rather bought the contractor version of the cabinet one? Would love to know your thoughts!

[@diyhuntress]

Thanks for the love! I seriously love my jobsite! I can’t fit a cabinet saw in my shop, and this is probably the best choice for a jobsite saw out there... so, I’m stoked on it!

[@tofmanbrico4242]

Very nice 🇫🇷

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@Rocco6lkb]

Love the desk! What kind of welder do you have? I’m looking to get one and still researching.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! I use a Power MIG 210! Actually just shared a whole welding 101 thing on my Instagram, if you have an account! Have direct links to the products I use in my highlights! 😊

[@johnpreston4938]

Congrats, awesome build, but the is something I noticed, you mentioned you used MDF to run the board threw, I noticed it was actually melamine (laminated particular board) , sorry for pointing it out, its just one of my quirks, I'm a joiner by trade in South Africa

[@diyhuntress]

Ughhh. I totally used melamine! Thank you for pointing that out. I legit use it all the time - I can’t believe I said MDF. 🙈

[@johnpreston4938]

@@diyhuntress its a honest mistake, I love your builds, inspiring

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@johnpreston4938]

@@diyhuntress your most welcome

[@drjcobra2187]

Where do you buy the metal you use for the desk??? I also need a circular type of metal for an unfinished chair but don't know where to get any metal.

[@diyhuntress]

I actually got the metal for this one at Home Depot! I go to a steel distributor for anything bigger.

[@CLEEN50]

This is awesome! Do you happen to make things for others to buy. I'm in need of a very similar piece but don't really have the time or space to make it.

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! I don’t, I’m sorry! 😕

[@TheDrblu]

hey just found your channel today love what I've seen so far. I am a hobby wood worker and I'd like to make a sign for my shop like u have on your bead could you do a video on how you did it or if you ordered it tell me where.(my logo is different of course just wanted to make that clear)

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! I got my sign from Lizzy at House Of Timber. She’s amazing!

[@TheDrblu]

@@diyhuntress thank you for answering so quickly 😉

[@TheDrblu]

@@diyhuntress hey I commented about your sign about a week ago and found that house of timber then it took to all different things so I went and bought myself a scroll saw this past weekend and I'm going to attempt to make my own! What's a way I can show you my finished project

[@TheDrblu]

I just set it as my profile pic 😉

[@DsHardWoodCreations]

Subbed

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! Welcome to my crazy side hustle! 😍

[@andipashley3363]

Where did you get those large clamps? Is there a specific name for them? I need those for my workshop. I love your videos! And your welding helmet is wicked cool!

[@diyhuntress]

They’re bar clamps from Rockler and they’re amazing - I actually linked them in my video description today! I use them for almost every project.

[@andipashley3363]

@@diyhuntressOh right I didn't think to check the description haha. Thanks!

[@diyhuntress]

In all fairness, I usually forget to link things. So, you’re good! 😂

[@nasseralketbi5201]

Wow 😲

[@diyhuntress]

🙏🏼

[@jimko97]

I had to Google the term "Domino joint" and I was disappointed to learn that it doesn't use actual dominoes. If you ever build a gaming table, real-domino joinery would put it over the top. So much of woodworking, or any project build, is creative problem solving along the way. Hearing how you step through your problems, like flattening without a jointer is my favorite part of your channel.

[@diyhuntress]

Ahahahah. Yesss. That’s amazing. I’m so happy my little walk-throughs are helpful! Thanks for hanging out!

[@praveenpakianthan363]

nice

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you!

[@billythekidpi]

Aren't you worried about the desk being too hot? Since the corner is 90 degrees

[@diyhuntress]

Okay... you win. 😂🤣

[@MikeTysontheReal]

Sorry my brother is such a goofball 😂

[@joshcosta423]

What is the length of each side of the desktop? From the inside corner to the far outer corners.

[@diyhuntress]

The desk is 30” deep and about 42” across. Hope that helps!

[@joshcosta423]

@@diyhuntress I was more meaning the 2 equal sides. I'll do the math though!

[@diyhuntress]

Ah, okay! I think I know what you’re asking! Both of those sides are 30” deep, from back corner to front corner(s). Let me know if I’m understanding!

[@joshcosta423]

@@diyhuntress yes, corner to corner!

[@brownfunny1]

What are the dimensions of the top of desk?

[@cartoomews]

👍👍👍

[@albertqss]

Great job! What table saw are you using? Thanks!

[@diyhuntress]

Thank you! I’m using a Saw Stop jobsite saw.

[@albertqss]

@@diyhuntress Thank you for your reply. Keep up the great job. I really enjoy your project videos. I am trying to get into woodworking myself. A new hobby :-)

[@diyhuntress]

Of course & thank you! That’s so exciting! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

[@erdavizarahcaprishinta6667]

Did you take a course to use all that tools?

[@diyhuntress]

Nope! Learned the basics from my dad when I was a teenager and then taught myself from there! 😊

[@erdavizarahcaprishinta6667]

@@diyhuntress awesome

[@johnpreston4938]

I've had problems with glue ups , I dred it

[@diyhuntress]

They’re so stressful all the time!

[@stanleyjones2085]

@@diyhuntress First of all great job on the welds, the project turned out great. I hardly ever have a problem with glue-ups, use clamps on both sides(top and bottom). I am a new subscriber.

[@thewoodshop69]

The home improvement stores are still opened here.

[@diyhuntress]

They’re “open” here, but you can only order items for pickup... and there are certain items you can’t order at all to give preference to other things. Gotta work with what I can now and get creative!

[@thewoodshop69]

@@diyhuntress true

[@mattomon1045]

have fun please

[@diyhuntress]

Always!

[@alitabattlechicken9732]

What are you hunting?

[@diyhuntress]

Always on the hunt for new projects. 😉

[@andymartin3021]

What kind of welded?

[@diyhuntress]

MIG!

[@andymartin3021]

DIY Huntress I mean brand name

[@diyhuntress]

I use a Lincoln Power MIG 210.

[@andymartin3021]

DIY Huntress very nice.

[@laimaa3294]

Очень много клея .

[@davordoit]

Why are you talking like a robot, stage fright?

[@diyhuntress]

Maybe I’m actually a robot in real life... 🤖

[@mandyleeson1]

@Davor Ristic There must be something wrong with your hearing. I'd get it checked out if I were you.

[@davordoit]

@@mandyleeson1 I asked a legitimate question if you have a stage fright? It was not an insult, but what you are saying is an insult.