How to Build a Desk Top | DIY Desk Top Build | How to Make a Solid Wood Desk Top

[@JimmyHeller]

I watched too many building of my own desk, but this one is the best one so far!

[@pcs5852]

Beautiful work, as usual. This was a perfect example of the old saw, "You can't have too many clamps".

[@DIYMontreal]

You can NEVER have enough clamps!

[@jaysnipe090909]

Re: panel glue up: if you take two boards that will be attached and flip them in (so the faces are kissing and they’re standing on the edges that will be glued), clamp them together from the top, and then run them together over your jointer, you’ll create complimentary angles. Unclamp, flip out so faces showing - the edges should then attached perfectly. Cheers.

[@mr.nobody9646]

I bet wood workers are the most happiest people on Earth

[@tomhostetter8516]

I need to follow suit and make a 6footer top for my Wifes craft room desk... Congrats Marie on 100k well deserved... have a great day!

[@DIYMontreal]

Go for it! And thank you!!

[@Androchan]

So elegant! Finally a project with space to store the cat!

[@madresults_952]

Excellent build. I wish I had the room to do woodworking again

[@jodiepalmer2404]

I gave your video a like because I've wondered how to make desktop and also that there was a cat in your cupboard (I've been there myself). I like the colour co-ordination of the Desktop and the cupboards.

[@sparky1044]

Looking at the tree in the window, looks like Wednesday or Thursday last week when I almost lost my patio umbrella lol. Nice job and good idea not hauling it up 2 flights of stairs.

[@DIYMontreal]

Sounds about right. Think I saw my neighbour's parasol across the yard on that day 😂

[@determined2diy]

The desk is beautiful but the setup in general looks amazing!!!

[@MatthewEncina]

The entire series was great!

[@Alanhallow]

Hey matt, loved your videos

[@Madovermovies]

Hey Encina ur videos r great. 👍I follow ur ideas

[@andersax1]

Looks great. Ash is a nice choice.

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you! I'm really happy with it :)

[@backpackobsessed4947]

Quick suggestion. Put some blue tape on the clamps before you place the boards to keep the glue off of the clamp. Should help eliminate having to clean glue off of the clamps afterward. The cabinets and desktop look amazing together. Keep up the great work.

[@jeanloreaud9282]

Sympa cette petite réalisation bravo à bientôt salut Jeannot 🛠😉

[@DIYMontreal]

Merci Jeannot!

[@martinebangs6520]

Congratulations on reaching 1000,000 subscribers, nice award....beautiful desk, even came with a surprise inside...Take care...stay safe ...

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@peggyraun-linde6336]

Good call on gluing it upstairs. Glue ups still make me nervous too! Great job!

[@jonoswellii9708]

Most impressive. Great job on the top, it look fantastic. I'm impressed.

[@kennymysak2079]

Going to have to find me some of those plastic razor blades thanks for the great tip. Great idea on building it in the room alot easier on the back. Turned out really good. Keep up the great videos

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks! Work smarter not harder they say :)

[@Dotherightjob]

You deserve many likes 👍

[@erikvigneault01]

Magnifique! Je suis jaloux! Bravo! Awsome!

[@Kkuts37]

That is one beautiful build! Congrats on the 100K!, well deserved, Marie!

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you so much!

[@glowerpower]

Nice video. Great looking desk. I've got desk envy. I'm surprised to see anyone editing video on small laptop screens. That massive desk would support a larger monitor quite easily. haha.

[@speedracer210]

Awesome job my friend!! Very proud of you. You really have come a long way in your projects and experience. God bless you, your family, and precious cat.

[@marshal487]

😍Well Done and Thank You 😊

[@gostathien2157]

The final result looks pretty awesome. I have to build my own custom oversized desktop, too.

[@jakes4680]

That came out real nice!

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks! It was a long labor of love :)

[@SSJ0016]

I really like that finish you used! Turned out great.

[@alancongratssoonyoullhead5273]

Beautiful desk and great job 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks!

[@idlersdream826]

That looks fantastic Marie, great job 👍.

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@julyparin4432]

Hello, am amazed how you do things well perfectly. Am a custom maker from tables to cabinets. Thanks for the videos job well done.

[@9bnmadden]

Awesome build! Brave of you to build in place, im sure the dust was a pain, even with dust collection.

[@DIYMontreal]

The dust collection on the sander helped significantly, but there was still dust with the router and track saw. A good deep cleaning afterwards was needed, but still beats the alternative.

[@zlatan.krsmanovic1986]

beutiful desk nice job i love the color regards from Bosnia

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you!

[@Linoran85]

So jealous of your tools!

[@LogHouseFarm]

You thought you were building a desk, turns out it is a Cat storage unit! Congrats on 100k

[@DIYMontreal]

Ha, thanks! Just goes to show you can store anything you want. A very flexible storage solution ;)

[@eroshtik6997]

Wow look very beautiful

[@81Sevit]

wish i would've had one of your tools. Like the color of the cabinets. Ottimo lavoro and greetings from Italy!

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you very much! Salutation from Canada.

[@vladvippishoulski1267]

Belle vidéo de qualité comme à votre habitude qui justifie vos 114k abonnés. J'attends la prochaine avec impatience. Au plaisir.

[@DIYMontreal]

Merci beaucoup Vlad!

[@billm4560]

Thanks Marie for an awesome build! 👍🏻 Nothing boring about this build! Love all that storage too! Thank you for sharing and the tips! 👌

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks Bill, appreciate it!

[@Lutzboater]

Very impressive build having to deal with those long and heavy boards. Congratulations on 100K. Your channel has sure grown with your great work. On to 250K !!!

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you very much!

[@TheWillvoss]

love this design. so simple.

[@jimsodowsky1298]

Very nice desk. I really like your woodworking. Wow, 100K viewers a great fete.

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you very much!

[@jbb5470]

Great job Marie! I too use Osmo on most projects and it has served me well. Very well done video!

[@westhamlanguages7848]

What an excellent job! Lovely wood work! Congrats from Brazil!

[@phil.pinsky]

Congrats on the success Marie! The desk came out beautifully

[@Belco_woodCenter]

Good morning my dear I enjoy your video's

[@mikesimmons7539]

That is real nice - awesome job .

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you!

[@R0bl0x_L0v3r_3]

Love your channel!

[@carlbarker2068]

Very nice work. You have a great talent. 👍

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@qiongshanchen7561]

This desk looks AMAZING! Nice work!!!

[@paulcurtis4015]

Great job Marie! It’ll be really nice to work on such a beautiful table!

[@DIYMontreal]

Yes it will, can't wait!

[@darrinwesterfeld8948]

Wow that Osmo (?) sure looks good. Beautiful desk. Thanks for all the vids showing how to build it.

[@nomark1978]

i love all of your video!! they are wonderfully helpful!!

[@Wackywoodworks]

nice... Kia-ora from New Zealand.

[@undefeatedgaul3201]

Beautiful job!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great job on the desk Marie! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖👌👍😎JP

[@DIYMontreal]

You bet! Thank you :)

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Your very welcome Marie! Have a wonderful week😎

[@BettyOs]

So much helpful advice! Thank you

[@davidplata1302]

Beautiful

[@normanbott]

Beautiful desktop ! The ash looks amazing, pity it's a dying tree in the UK now , I've always loved the grain. Who's a lucky girl with a Festool track-saw then ? I can't justify one ... (yet). It passes feline inspection too, I see.

[@timfurtado]

look's really beautiful!

[@ZhaoHH]

Excellent work! It looks so nice

[@omaromar-lg3yu]

Excellent

[@mnmike59]

Beautiful work!

[@HvyMetal4Ever]

What a beautiful setup you have there. If I may ask (and I apologize if it seems snarky), was there a reason you didn't use a biscuits, dowels or pocket holes with each plank? As someone who is looking to build his own desk soon, I am fascinated by others builds and steps on how they do it. I think it looks incredible, and I am looking forward to making my desk. ......as soon as I rip out all the carpet, paint the walls and install the new wood flooring LOL

[@kencragun3319]

Nicely done. Excellent video. Turned out beautiful. I was not familiar with Osmo Polys-oil. The finish looks great and it looks easy to apply.

[@arajalali]

Excellent work. I wonder why I had missed your channel even though I was already subscribed! Anyway keep up the good work.

[@rodcormier7428]

Looks great ... its simple and works great by the looks of things ... see a few more projects down the road for your space hopefully:) .... great job and video... thanks for the video

[@jimhinkle7245]

Great Job!!!!

[@jimpike3489]

Hi Marie, beautiful project, the table top is stunning, simple and beautiful. Great tip on the sand paper, glad to see the finished product has the cats approval. Thanks for sharing Sorry, well done with the subscriptions, way over 114k now, soon be 1/2 million.

[@5280Woodworking]

Wow looks great. When you ripped on your table saw did you use the up/down method. That will help clean up the edges a lot.

[@mustamass]

Amazing video .. Keep up

[@ТатьянаВасильева-ю7д8д]

Super!!! 👍

[@DIYMontreal]

👍

[@brandonwolf6702]

Well dayummm 🔥🔥🔥

[@raulsoto2088]

I love you from Chile..

[@DIYMontreal]

Waving at you from Canada! 👋

[@luisjoseprofesor]

8:53 luckily you secured the top!

[@ElliottTucker1050]

I LOVE: This Isssssssssssss the Real speed 😶‍🌫😶🤣

[@ameliabuns4058]

All you need if a big monitor and a cozy cat pillow hehe

[@MrSteve-gi1zn]

Très beau travail sur mesure, je ne parle pas engrais comme tu le sais mes voire les figurés me rende de l’idée pour tout ce que tu fait, je apprend très bien et vois che ton chat curieux ta déjà testé tout. Tout de bon de la Suisse

[@DIYMontreal]

Merci! Et oui, si ça plaît au chat, cela veut dire que j'ai réussi! ;)

[@KennethMcGrath]

I love the clean lines of this desk. Greetings from Ottawa, CANADA.

[@DIYMontreal]

Well hello Ottawa! Thanks very much :)

[@BlakePizzey]

Nice work! Hello from Beaumont AB :)

[@braddobson2060]

Nice job

[@DIYMontreal]

Thanks!

[@cyber_tano]

very nice

[@keithbantleman5245]

I switched off when i saw your workshop was 5 times bigger than mine!

[@ginofrau5127]

Italia biutiful 👍

[@gilgaray1]

belo trabalho!!

[@Lytyrs2go]

Very nice project. Wish you had incorporated some wood joinery techniques. I think this would support a 50+ lb printer (~24 kg).

[@HongKong1842]

excellent

[@ngocehgayabebas2118]

You are super awesome

[@ademirsantos9]

pela qualidade de trabalho, ganhou um inscrito!

[@JamieR2077]

Very nice! I'd love to do this! About how much do all the tools cost for the project? Any way to get a flat desktop without joiner, planer and table saw?

[@billj5645]

I made a similar but not as nice top for a desk, starting with 2x6 lumber in 8' lengths. First I cut each board in half, ripped 1/4" off of each narrow edge to make them square then ripped down the middle so I ended up with 2.5" wide boards. My desk was supposed to be 6' long so I cut some of the 4' lengths into 2' lengths then I arranged the pieces in an alternating pattern 2' plus 4', then 4' plus 2' so the boards overlapped in the middle and provided strength. That gave a lot of glue joints. I didn't have a 6' long workbench for the glueup so I found a smooth and flat spot on my garage floor, put down a layer of plastic and did the glueup there. I should have scraped the glue but didn't so that was more sanding. I did some hand planing on the surface but it's not perfectly flat, to get that I would have had to use a router sled to flatten it. I was trying to do this on a budget, otherwise I could have just bought a factory made butcher block top. My resulting softwood top is 25" x 6' x 1.5" thick, a hardwood top one foot longer would have been heavier. I can carry mine around pretty easily but my arms can reach across the 25" width. I'm working on the legs now.

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful work, Marie! It turned out amazing! 😃 BTW, about cats... We have 3 here! 2 of them are sleeping here in the living room and the third is with my mother in her room watching TV. 😂 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! (Cats always included!) 🖖😊

[@DIYMontreal]

Thank you! Wow 3 cats! I have 2 myself and that's plenty enough fur for me 😂

[@NWGR]

Nicely done Marie! This made me realize I'm in the same situation if I decide to make my own desktop; small shop, and then it has to go up two flights of stairs. Build in place makes sense. The entire project came out amazing! I love the color of the base units and the look of natural wood and painted surfaces together. And thanks for the tip on the scraper! I have one from amazon on the way. :-) And congrats on 100K! You'll be at a million in no time!

[@DIYMontreal]

Yes, building in place made this so much easier. The dust can be a nuisance if you don't have a dust extractor, but it's manageable. Enjoy the scraper!

[@markkedzierski5844]

Beautiful desk thanks for sharing. Are you pleased with the Mirka Sander?

[@B1u3Lightsaber]

Great desk and exactly what I was looking for with me and my wife's DIY project.. I'm curious.. can you build it mostly with just a table saw and clamps and power drill/ impact driver?

[@Rprecision]

Seems like a project made for a biscuit jointer!

[@jac_builtWoodworks]

Why?? Biscuit joiner is only for alignment and a waste of time if you can get it flat without them anyway. Which she proved.

[@josephcatano4705]

There is a fence tool you can use to get a perfect square. The problem with using just the fence and the board is that if you use an imperfect edge with the fence it basically transfers those small wedges to the opposite side and then you flip and do the same thing to other side and never truly get square. Just something I saw from someone else's videos.

[@txmexnittro]

Awesome build, that’s what I’ve been wanting to build for our new home that we starting to build this past Dec... But I want a black/ ebony stain desk, have you stained anything black?? Thanks for sharing

[@michaelthompson5875]

Beautiful desk Marie. I see Osmo all over the Tubes (as the kids call it these days), how does it stand up to water? I live in fear of water rings. Thanks for the great work!

[@DIYMontreal]

Well, apparently well, but I tend to be pretty careful with all my furniture so I can't confirm from personal experience. I guess that's why I make so many coaters ;)

[@michaelthompson5875]

@@DIYMontreal Thanks Marie! Unfortunately for me the use of coasters will, of course, lead to some horrible fate for my children. Or so you'd think based on their inability to use them! That's why I asked! Thanks again and please keep up the great work!

[@rohitsriram9512]

Pls make a hexagonal drawers

[@veremlim]

This is an old video, but I just watched and you've done a great job! May I kindly ask your chair brand and model? I have been looking for mesh seat and back office chairs, but been unlucky.

[@DIYMontreal]

Human scale Diffrient if I recall correctly. Extremely comfortable even for day-long sitting 👍