Office Desk for a gaming computer

[@JosephGrzeczka]

Clean and functional. Nice job.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@lukeyoh3511]

I am doing a report on this video for my college class. This desk is absolutely gorgeous and I have so much respect for you for the patience and dedication of every part of this

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I am so honored! Thank you so much I really appreciate it! Let me know if you need any more info about the build, I'm more than happy to help.

[@adriansandu2583]

Awesome desk!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@CheveeDodd]

Absolutely gorgeous. Glad KZbin finally gave me a good recommended channel! 😋

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks, I'm glad KZbin is stepping up their game!

[@CheveeDodd]

@@morganhurst_redridge it's unusual. I watch maker content more than anything else and it seems like YT never recommends me smaller channels. Like, this is the EXACT content I want to watch. You think they'd know that at this point. 🙃

[@garynelles]

@@CheveeDodd same here. It was just suggested to me tonight.... Morgan is doing a good job and I hope to use some of his video style in some of my upcoming videos (I think my pace is too slow). Maybe I’ll try it on the Roubo bench I’m working on.

[@markturbitt8807]

Great design and build. The level of detail is perfect. Thanks for sharing the mistakes / fixes. Keep up the good work!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you very much!

[@1320crusier]

Has a bit of a subtle Greene and Greene vibe going on. Nice. You can get a piston fit with larger drawers its just a much bigger pain to get right.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks, I'm hoping to try out some more Greene and Greene designs in the future. I really like the cloud lift, they just seem somewhat intimidating right now!

[@ColinForBooks]

amazing. i love the walnut outline and back paneling.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks! The walnut outline is one of my favourite touches to add, I've done it on a few pieces now and it comes out looking sweet every time!

[@orvh5223]

love the desk . I need one now! .. re; depth stop .. saw your flag, but I needed to drill into an exterior wall of our new travel trailer so I estimated wall thickness at 1" , and drilled thru a length of wood such that the bit only extended 1/2" out, drilled w/o fear I'd poke thru to the outside .

[@mattelias721]

Morgan, that desk is stunning. You really should be proud of yourself for that accomplishment. I can sense through the video that in every single thing you do, you try your best to make the best. What I like best about your content is that you indicate your mistakes and then show how you thought your way out of them. Another thought here - someone below said you conjured a G&G vibe, and I agree. I'd recommend you challenge yourself by diving into their style, and also Arts & Crafts. From my perspective, you've got the skill, patience and attention to detail to do this. Probably all you need are some good jigs (cloud lifts, fiddly little ebony bits, etc., you know).

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind words! I would say that my big three woodworking inspirations are Shaker, Craftsman and G&G. I've been wanting to take a try at some G&G pieces but it's mainly the cost of ebony that has put me off actually going through with a build. I've found a few different alternative like blackened oak but it's mostly just a case of I need to do more research. As for cloud lifts, I'm currently working on a design where I'm going to give them a shot but again I really need to take some time and do more research on how to build the jigs in order to doing things as accurately as I like!

[@mattelias721]

@@morganhurst_redridge Doesn't have to be ebony - try some very hard maple and dye it with India ink once you've got the bit done and pillowed. True ebonized oak starts very black but warms into a chocolate over time, I've found, or maybe I'm doing it wrong. Also, G&G did use the square plugs to conceal mechanical fasteners at times, so I've found that the decorative 'ebony' parts often are just that - decorative - when you've done solid joinery behind it. As for the cloud lifts, I see a lot of folks just cut stepped, parallel reliefs, but to my eye, G&G's lifts were A) formed on a very slight curve (concentric circles), and B) proportional to the length of the component in which the lift is on... which often means there's no universal cloud lift template.

[@paulquinn5260]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching you create this lovely desk. Well done. Paul from the uk 🇬🇧

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks Paul!

[@MrAnimal1971]

Wow. Such a great piece!!!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@jimrosson6702]

Looks amazing great craftsmen ship

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks, it's held up pretty well so far!

[@russianbear2]

That's beautiful work!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Glad you like it!

[@taularagaki5771]

Absolutely beautiful - true woodworking artistry.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you very much!

[@mikeknierim1618]

Binge watched all 13 episodes the last coupla days. Such a beautiful desk! Thanks for sharing!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

That's awesome! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch the whole series!

[@mobym9157]

Amazing craftsmanship. Loved it

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you very much!

[@MrConminer]

Beautiful, glad I found this channel. Totally agreeing with liking older style furniture, keep the good videos coming bro. I rly enjoy them 😊

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found my channel too!

[@b3ardedbarbarian]

What a gorgeous piece!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@BP-dc6ps]

Absolutely beautiful work

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you very much!

[@ronaldtreitner1460]

Very nice, makes me want to make one and i absolutely do not have room for one

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I know how you feel, I'm just waiting for the day when I have to move and can't bring this desk with me because it's so big! That being said, it would be fun to design a slightly smaller version. Thanks for watching!

[@williamsanfilippo4193]

Do you sell the digital plans for this project.

[@vosifle]

Just WOW!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks!

[@Kingloki13]

Beautiful work!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@valeryezirmi2334]

Juste superbe ! Quel travail !!! Merci à vous pour votre partage

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Je suis content que ça vous ait plu et merci d'avoir regardé!

[@johnpadgham9771]

Very nice work! Great design and very high quality construction! 👍

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@andrehoffmann1056]

Super great craftsmanship, I am very impressed 👍👍👍👍👍 Greeting from Cologne, Germany

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Glad you like it!

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@svenamundsen4080]

VERY nice!!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Glad you like it!

[@sebatapia5213]

Hermoso trabajo... saludos desde Chile

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado, ¡es genial saber de alguien en Chile!

[@sebatapia5213]

@@morganhurst_redridge siiii muchísimo, muy lindo trabajo y mira como viaja la información en el mundo!!! Mucho exito

[@RobCoops]

The desk looks great not my style but that does not mean it is not beautiful. But as a bit of a computer gamer myself I an worried looking at the desk as it looks to leave little room for airflow. Now for short gaming session or light games this probably is a none issue but for the more demanding games and especially longer gaming sessions you might find that overtime your system will begin to struggle as the relatively small enclosure will get heat soaked and the system will find it harder and harder to get enough cool air in its surroundings.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

By looking at it I can understand why you would think that but I can safely say there is no problem with air flow, it actually becomes a bit of a wind tunnel when I have everything running! I was able to play Starfield at 4k and I think my longest session was 10 hours, and my cpu and gpu never went over 65°C.

[@nickdarbenzio1681]

Beautiful desk! What are leg dimensions? Building my daughter a desk and love your design

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks! The legs are 1.5" square and 30.25" tall, I'm a pretty tall guy so this works well for me. Best way to find the right height is to sit in a desk chair, take the measurement from the floor to the top of the thigh and add 6". This gives you plenty of clearance for moving your knees under the desk.

[@nickdarbenzio1681]

@@morganhurst_redridge thanks so much! I’m using ash with cherry panels. Love your attention to detail, I’m ocd also lol

[@twixbong]

Very nice desk and good construction but won't your pc need to breathe a bit more? I know water cooling displaces a lot of heat but the fans themselves create a decent little chunk (at least in mine, got 11 fans). Just the heat off of those alone in a confined space would make me nervous lol. Nice build though, enjoyed watching.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I was concerned about overheating too, so I made sure that I could easily remove the back panel if I noticed too much trapped heat. Also, you may have seen the missing set of panels on the inside face of the cabinet, this basically creates a wind tunnel through the case. As for specs, both my CPU and GPU are liquid cooled so even when gaming for a few hours my CPU maxes out at 50 Celsius and the GPU around 60 Celsius, both are very good temps and won't damage the hardware.

[@mattmaxey5864]

Personally, I like doing half blinds better only because they seem to come out looking better. I think it's because I can focus on 2 planes instead of 3.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

That's a good point, I definitely need to spend some more time doing half-blinds!

[@scotthallgv]

Maybe I missed something here, but it doesnt seem like youve done anything for ventilation for the computer. I see you putting a solid back on the desk behind the computer and I dont see any vents or fans or anything else setup to keep the computer from melting itself inside the desk. Sticking it in that hole, youre basically recirculating hot air from the exhaust fans back into the intake. Unless I missed something, youre going to drastically shorten the life of any pc you put in there due to overheating.

[@morganhurst_redridge]

You did! On the inside of the computer section I left out a section of panels so that air can be pulled in through the front of the case and pushed out the back, so there's plenty of air flow. It also helps that my CPU and GPU are liquid cooled so the highest they go is 70 celsius but that's only on the most extreme games, most of the time I'm sitting around 50 celsius which is a good normal operating temperature.

[@jopperdepopper]

Impressive! How many hours go in a piece like this?

[@morganhurst_redridge]

I stopped keeping track a while back, since I found trying to keep track of hours made the projects less fun, but if I remember correctly it was about 3-4 weeks of full time hours.

[@SonsOfThunder229]

Question, why did you miter certain tenons?

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Since the leg stock is only 1.5in thick the mortises for the side and back stretchers witch are 1in long overlap. By mitering the tenons is keeps the tenons at the full 1in length and maximizes glue surface inside the mortise. I typically try to avoid doing this but when working with thinner post legs like this it becomes necessary.

[@jeffreyknotts4148]

Beautiful desk! Gamer, eh? DMZ on CoD?

[@morganhurst_redridge]

Thanks, I pretty much only play Squad when I have time!

[@MurphyWoodwork]

Great content, but i would suggest you start the video by showcasing the finished piece. It gives you a chance to really showcase the piece and then it’s easier to follow along with your video. Crazy you only have 3k subscribers! That won’t last long!

[@morganhurst_redridge]

In some of my earlier videos I would show the pieces near the beginning and I found that most people wouldn't watch the video through. So, now I've stuck to this style where I go through making all the parts then at the very end show what it looks like all together. This way people seem to watch through most of the video in anticipation of seeing the final product!

[@sergeyivanov5733]

👍👍👍