Gaming Desk Build - Home Office UPGRADE / Woodworking

[@ness-ee]

That’s the first “now here’s a word from our sponsors” from any creator that I haven’t skipped through.

[@ChristopherBurkholder]

The algorithm dropped this into my playlist tonight. It's the first video that I have seen from this channel. The desk is insanely beautiful. Can't wait to check out more of what you do.

[@SawyerDesign]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks Christopher

[@BlakePizzey]

Same here! The cinematography is great. Don't change a thing!

[@adspremiumwepaypremiumfora1469]

Yeah same here. I just subbed. This is where I hope to be one day. Maybe I'll even have some of my own creative abilities as well

[@patrickcarder1644]

Same here. Really nice piece. Love how the veneered curved section turned out

[@huberer98]

Same for me, awesome desk man!

[@johnledyard2320]

It’s about time pantorouter sponsors you.

[@SawyerDesign]

Such a good fit for the channel. Love that thing

[@corroder2500]

Best sponsored add I've ever seen! Doing custom woodworking and making woodworking content is my dream and I'm always happy to see somebody that managed to pull it off, you're an inspiration dude

[@DDL2728]

THAT is the way to present an ad!! I didn't fast forward it - watched it twice, actually. They should give you a bonus!! The, "I'm not bright enough to see it" was great, too!! LOVE your videos & your incredible talent!! WOW! God bless y'all!!

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha glad you liked it Dianne! Thanks so much!

[@DDL2728]

Had to show my hubby, so I've now watched it 4 times!! 😉👍❤

[@EverIost]

jesus christ.. doing my first steps in woodwork and this seems like art, witcraft and sorcery combined :D the complexity is insane. absolutely baffling :D

[@Charlie-jb1it]

I’m so happy I found this channel just now. I’m an electrician but a carpenter at heart. Just starting to invest in my own tools and shop. Seeing your work is very inspiring and your camera work is phenomenal. Educational without being overly educational. Keep putting our content!

[@Baelfyr]

The desk is a nice design, only thing i don't like is the veneer on the curved part of the desk. something about the grain being in the opposite direction to the other parts of the desk really is jarring for me. Other than that, i like the design of the desk and the idea to hide the cables and what not. Should be interesting too see it after you are fully set up on the desk, see what drawers and storage you use in conjunction with the desk.

[@blahfnblahfnblah]

I'ma be honest, that ad got the subscribe. Old man past future you is a natural born salesperson

[@tylerhorton3976]

Representing ID nicely with all your license plates. Born an raised myself, and still reside. Your woodworking is absolutely stunning. Keep it up! I really like your style

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thanks Tyler! Whereabouts? We moved out to PDX from Boise about two years ago. Born and raised in Eagle!

[@tylerhorton3976]

Grew up in Boise. Now up in the Moscow region for the past 16 years.

[@sandramarshall7712]

OMG! My son would love this desk. I mean, I would too, but my son is a gamer and he appreciates the fine workmanship as well. Truly awesome.

[@partyshorts]

I love how you synced the beat with dropping the re-sawn boards at 2:34. Clever boy.

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha glad you appreciated that. I love using music to guide the edit. Makes it a little more interesting to get through the otherwise boring parts.

[@terristroh3965]

I love the legs and the inlays. Fantastic job!

[@112Haribo]

I really like the straight side pieces, but the veneered round piece feels off, to me. At 22:08 in the video, during the glamour shots, you can see quite a big gap between the veneer on the top and the front section of the corner. also the color and shine appear to be different from the rest of the desk? The rest of the work is awesome, the legs are wonderfully crafted.

[@grant8653]

I love that you make gorgeous pieces that can be easily pulled into different parts. Because the beauty of a piece goes down if it cannot fit into my home.

[@beverlycollins4283]

You made the sponsored portion of the video so much fun I didn't skip through it. Great job on the desk as well.

[@PolySammo]

Absolutely

[@LeadRakFPS]

Craftsmanship at it's finest. Well done good sir!

[@cyrus5454]

I really dig the music you select. Your designs are simply next level!

[@DimNussens]

I also appreciated the way it was cut such that around 2:30, the veneer pieces were dropped in perfect time with the beat. Attention to detail, love it.

[@richardroy61]

Absolutely the only time I can remember enjoying a sponsor break! Totally worth my time. And nice desk too.

[@andersonolive4553]

Mind. Blowing. Love your work man! Really glad Cam over at Blacktail gave you a shoutout. Your designs are unbelievable!!

[@nellylegend7264]

God what colour is your tongue please 👅💩

[@babsabroad2205]

I watch a lot of Blacktail Studio's page and this page sent me here (or rather the algorithm did). Glad I'm here. Love your work and calm presentation. I'm over all the yelly-screamy-look at me youtubers!

[@forrestcollier1774]

This channel deserves more subscribers

[@andrewaustin6941]

SIMPLY PURE ELEGANT EXCELLENCE

[@SawyerDesign]

🙌🏼

[@sobertillnoon]

I'm a big fan of that corner section

[@kevinkelley332]

You are in a league of your own. Very talented furniture Maker.

[@pfalzhofe9343]

cool project bro!

[@CZRetro]

I am still wondering if $10,000 is adequate price for this in US? In central europe you would be able to buy all the tools and material to build table like this with this budget and still save some money. I would say that you would be able to sell it for around $600 top in my country. No offense, still thinks it's very well done and turned out beautiful.

[@MrRuinf20]

just a click bait title max 1k for the table.

[@sanjosejeff]

Beautiful desk. In my opinion, the legs on the sides would’ve matched the back better if they would’ve had some curve element as well. Love the string inlay

[@lvnmylife]

Thank you algorithm! Stumbled across your video. WOW! I like the way your brain works. Smart solution for the curved, middle section. I was so fracking confused on what tool you were using for a while there. I was like, where did he get that brush/dust collector system for his... router? What is that? Pocket cutter, no... Then you did the sponsor thing and I was laughing at myself and fully enjoying the ad that I didn't skip through. "Wanna talk about the weather?" LOL!! Loved the DMT knod! I was especially stocked to see the ways you used the vacuum bag. I've been imagining ways to use one and have not made the leap yet. You've inspired me to go down the rabbit hole and figure what what system to go with. Would love to watch a video of your favorite ways to use it and what you found works best and what doesnt work well. Liked your solution for the support for the middle! The inspiration to do the inlay last min was fire! Glad I found your channel. You got a new subscriber!

[@brigetteanderson-atkins1128]

Loved the word from the sponsor! The inlay was a good choice.

[@JBajcz]

The camera work is phenomenal

[@_dooley]

I'm glad you're adding lights. You were light deficiant.

[@skillz0043]

This is the first ad i haven't fast forwarded through. ever.

[@charlesingram9471]

I was expecting so much more for the title 10k dollar gaming desk tbh. I'm a Carpenter/Joiner myself of 30 years. So I very much appreciate quality workmanship which this guy clearly shows. But I still feel that 10k is just too much for just a corner desk no mater what it's made from but each to their own and I wish you all the best. Its great to see passion with wood craft. So rare to see these days.

[@badcat4707]

Well , I actually liked that "Old Guys" Cardigan :) I'm just glad he didn't have time to start talking about his Doctors appointments and what's ailing him currently :-) :-) / oh and nice desk too btw :-)

[@SawyerDesign]

Hahaha that cardigan is my favorite! Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the build (and ad)

[@badcat4707]

@@SawyerDesign / You're welcome :)

[@kdavidwhite8376]

Thoroughly enjoy the "Commercial" in this vid!! You are definitely upping your game dude!! Great Job Nick!! and yes.. that's a big Ash desk!

[@SawyerDesign]

Haha thanks Dave!

[@GummyBear070]

wow that looks incredible

[@montanaboom1]

Tripped over this video this morning . . . all I can say is WOW! That's a B E A Utiful desk! Excellent work there.

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thanks so much!

[@vladomie]

Thanks for including the flub-ups.

[@PorscheGuy77]

JFC!! How HEAVY was this beast?? An absolute grand slam.

[@Sly_Wolf_1]

Fantastic, love the inlay and partial inlay on desk top end panel. Wish I was so creative in design.

[@andrewjakakas2502]

Wow fantastic piece, nick you hit the mark. Can’t wait for the next master piece.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Andrew!

[@orlanino]

Your finishing, not just in this video, is top-notch. Really good explanations and workmanship.

[@jimgoldener7815]

Gorgeous!

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Jim!

[@chriswaltmann5841]

I love that inlay!

[@davekavanagh7599]

Re-watching all your vids partly or inspiration, and partly because they are really well made and entertaining

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Dave! That’s awesome to read

[@Juniordc21]

That bit with old you as a medium to sponsor the panto router was brilliant. That word brilliant is thrown around too much these days but its adequate here 🤣👍🏼

[@anthonydtobias]

Nice! Older version of you was into the weather 😂... I laughed when he was chomping his gums.

[@SawyerDesign]

Lol I probably had too much fun with that ad read! Thanks man

[@gardengatesopen]

Old Nick had me laughing!! The weather - OF COARSE!!! I very much enjoyed the sponser ad, and I HATE commercials, so that's a HUGE compliment to you!!! My FIL is glued to the weather channel! I guess he likes the plot? "Gotta Check The Radar!" is now the running joke in our family! Keep up the great work, and I look forward to more time travels. ❤

[@rrusselljr67]

Incredible intellectual detail, you are truly a master of your craft.

[@Longshot3531]

Definitely add some cable management and possibly make the legs into something that can stowaway your PC and have fans fitted in to keep it cool and the other side could be for storage!

[@BooyaJoe]

I literally watched the entire commercial. AWESOME! Would you like to talk about the weather?!! 😀

[@TheSonicPT]

I think your channel is about to blow-up in subscribers. Great stuff.

[@mattmacneil4004]

The inlay was the perfect finishing touch. Great desk build Nick

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Matt!

[@patrickguest2762]

string inlay really adds a fine touch! good work as always man!

[@steveferguson1232]

That is a work of art. Simply gorgeous

[@zacharysaunders8567]

This popped up on my playlist. Love the video. Keep more content coming!!!

[@jubul666]

i built my corner desk that is 8ft/6ft for ~$200 worth of materials and the better part of a weekend worth of my and my dads time. its nothing fancy but it is solid enough to support anything i need to put on it and large enough to hold at least 2 full PC setups

[@andrewrice9031]

Annoyingly addictive watching when I should be working! Great skills my friend 👍

[@VC-uo3pj]

The inlay…an “old fart” would say you designed it as you did organically rather than contrived because you are a creative designer who listens to another voice and not the boring industry standard of give the people what is popular. I have watched this at least half a dozen times. You are amazing…love it!

[@ImTMPZv]

Stumbled across this, I'm a uk site carpenter. This is a really quality watch buddy. Tennon jig is an absolute beast. Love those domino worktop clamps!

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thanks!

[@rianwhitby3480]

phenomenal. good call on the detail addition and stopping when you did!

[@5FSF]

I love all of those joins, very nice

[@ubernewb3005]

great project with some really cool ideas. if i had to knitpick one tiny thing, i would love to have seen the grain on the straight pieces run vertically instead of horizontally, to match how it moved thru the center curved piece. totally get the why tho, as you probably would have needed to build them in the same fashion to get them to look right instead of using solid wood.

[@seanmurphy5417]

Beautiful. Fast becoming my favorite channel.

[@misiumalowany]

Hello. In boat building such method is called cold moulding. You could get a lot of stiffness by running the grain of inner veneers 90 degrees ( alongside to the curvature) to the outer ones . You did similar thing with this batten. In boats they are also adding 45 to get more diagonal stiffness. Love your videos!

[@rascal3042]

Same way they make drum shells. All in one direction is weak.

[@mattelias721]

Nick, great design and execution. I've found big things like that are tough merely because they're big - shop size is less a factor. Best desk leg design idea I've seen in years with the layers and though, shaped tenons! Also, you just set a higher bar for every other sponsored maker out there because I doubt anyone clicked past it. I agree with you on your string inlay design - maybe the word is, "organic." Question: what width is that tiny, skinny chisel?

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Matt! Organic is totally the correct word there 😆 man, words are not my strong suit. That chisel is like 1.5mm. My buddy got it for me. I thing the maker is komorungu (sp?)

[@mattelias721]

@@SawyerDesign Thanks!

[@-ex2598]

@@SawyerDesign Who needs words as a strong suit when you can make stuff like this magically appear from some wood.

[@flol4570]

Great pace and music. "Only a few more complicated details to go ..." could be something for a shirt.

[@Windex___]

That desk is beautiful man!!

[@Hockey4harry1]

Loving your content. So creative. Keep at it. Your channel will blow up soon.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks so much Harry! Here’s hoping 🤞

[@ryandraper4192]

Several years ago they used to have the biker build off. I think it would be cool if some of the pnw builders did a build off. Black tail studios, bourbon moth, almfab and Sawyer. That would be fun to watch, especially with everyone's different styles.

[@SawyerDesign]

Oh I love this idea! Now we just gotta get Michael, Jason, and Cam on board!

[@Morrison.mp3]

I hit the subscribe button instantly because you are actually teaching us something

[@genericpvp4161]

love the desk! i need one this size for FPS gaming

[@meperson]

That is stunning! Both the product and all the woodworking skills that went into making it. Honestly I think this table is worth way more than 6000. I also like a asymmetry in your inlay - I did something similar myself.

[@josenaborsanchezescobedo3027]

Muy buen trabajo 👍 felicidades!

[@robertmiller8918]

Your channel is so underrated man, I’ve been woodworking for some time and have been at a cabinet shop for almost 2 years. I just came across your videos and your style of videos reminds me of really awesome people on KZbin named Mike Farrington and Blacktail Studios. Honestly you’re super inspirational to me, so please keep it up!

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey thanks so much Robert!

[@czerstwy22]

I love ash, this will be my wood of choice when I get started (soon!). I saw maaany different woodworking channels and you are first of what I looking for, creative designer. Because everyone can make river table, epoxy table, square cabinets and boxes, few can do... more, a lot more interesting things, even if there are based on the same concept and materials. Also, you are first that use en masse mortise and tenons, until now I was scared that this is kind of forbiden thing to do :D

[@TheZacharySutliff]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@OaMaaM1775]

I love that desk top, but I’m a bit on the fence about the legs. The stark contrast between the center backing and the outer legs seems off. I imagined having a solid sheet between the legs that divided the two parts, in my mind’s eye, would tie into the back panel a bit more aesthetically. But it is a really lovely desktop.

[@mrskwrl]

What on earth did you spray it with? would love to know more about your processes like vacuum pressing, finishing, jigs, etc!

[@alexandredeoliveira8075]

The panto router is amazing ! love discovering new tools like this, thanks for the video

[@SawyerDesign]

My pleasure! It’s such a cool platform. Very useful tool that I couldn’t recommend more!

[@tellis9844]

That's a great job well executed. I particularly like the inlay. one criticism is I would have run the veneers on the curved section diagonally along the longest run instead of across the short section as it looks odd. but never the less its a fantastic desk

[@johnhastings1874]

Well done. Limited string inlay was a nice touch.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks John! Pretty awesome how the smallest touches can really pull a piece together

[@ayeg2433]

Great work. I enjoyed watching and learning. Going to check some more of your videos. Why is it 10k? Labor?.. or the cost of materials?.

[@SawyerDesign]

Yeah lots of labor in one-off. Design, materials, and lots of labor. Thanks!

[@rodneydionne1087]

yes it dose... and looks great

[@boryscholewinski4370]

Man I admire your work so much, it's appalling. So glad you got a sponsor. Pomp this channel!

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Borys!

[@Rubbernecker]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@danlynch1154]

This was wonderful. Thanks a bit of humor and your wonderful design/build and craftsmanship is well worth watching.

[@DanDelzell]

That's gorgeous. I wish I had learned woodworking to the level you have. Very well done.

[@c.a.g.1977]

"Would you lilke to talk about the weather?" 😄😂 🤣😄 Awesome build, and awesome ad, Nick!

[@DadsWoodworking]

ps the legs gave me an idea for my living room tables.. Thank you!! again the desk is Beautiful!

[@SawyerDesign]

Awesome! Glad to share the spark ⚡️ thank you!

[@DadsWoodworking]

"Only a few more complicated details to go. That is my thinking. as I have to figure out how to do the other half of my wood hinges for my kitchen cupboard doors. I will NEVER reface cabinets again.. I will build from scratch.. wish I had you skills and tools.. the desk was Beautiful!!

[@user-st2it1kt8r]

First times always the hardest, keep plugging away 👌

[@ToysForTheGods]

I like the overall design, not a super fan of the opposing grain patterns in the wood, just takes away from the fluidity, Though without sitting down with a pencil and paper not sure how one would really get around this issue affordably. But I enjoyed the video, gave me a few ideas for my own workshop.

[@SawyerDesign]

Definitely some trade offs. They were all considered. Breadboard ends oppose grain and that’s what this acted as. I think the inlay worked to section each off to minimize that. The alternatives were a cross grain movement nightmare with a desk that wouldn’t stay flat

[@anthonyvincent9990]

I would love a similar setup but I perfer darker woods and or stains.

[@jasondoza1991]

do you wish you made more veneers and continued on the straight sections for the coutertop?

[@johnalberg693]

Since you’re so experienced with the pantorouter, I was wondering if you think that it’s reasonable to try and install those festool connectors with a 5/16 or 8mm router bit in the pantorouter. I can only justify one expensive joinery toll and using those connectors I’d a big factor for me. Thanks!

[@SawyerDesign]

Hey John! Yeah a 5/16 works great. I think Mac has the collet adapter and bit on Pantorouter’s store.

[@johnalberg693]

@@SawyerDesign you’re right! Thanks for pointing that out, I just ordered mine with your discount code!

[@alanblasczyk1779]

WOW !!! What an incredible gaming desk. I actually bought a very expensive gaming desk years ago and it was very nice....but....nowhere near this quality Sir !

[@williamdavies1192]

You have some skills my friend!

[@danieldurkton2942]

Beautiful!!! Great craftsmanship. Love the inlay.

[@SawyerDesign]

Thanks Daniel!

[@edwardphillips4586]

You can use 2x4s wrapped and you can Ben the 2x4 to the shape

[@husk79]

awesome gaming table!!

[@mindyhall4638]

Wow; the complexity of your builds is amazing to watch! Way beyond my abilities at the moment but love how it stretches my thinking. thanks!

[@SawyerDesign]

Love hearing that! Thank you and glad you’re enjoying the builds 🙏

[@avirage3734]

well done I love it, looks elegant and clean