Small Work Desk From Two 2x4s and Plywood – Build Plans PDF

Build a kid-size desk with a lift-up top and storage underneath, from two 2x4s and some plywood. The frame goes together with pocket screws and the top is 34 1/2 x 16".

What's inside the PDF

• Materials and tools lists
• Cut list and plywood sizes
• 19 step-by-step instructions with photos: making the 2x2s and 1x4s, cutting everything to length, pocket holes, assembling the frame, adding the skirts and storage braces, cutting the plywood tops, the back section, hinges and paint
• My tips from building this desk

Materials: two 8 ft 2x4s, 3/4" plywood (34 1/2 x 16" and 34 1/2 x 4"), 1/8" plywood (storage bottom), pocket hole screws, wood glue, slow-closing toy box hinges, paint.

Tools used: table saw, mitre saw (with a stop block), pocket hole jig, bandsaw or jigsaw, router with round-over bit, clamps (including a long one), sander.

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