This is my first time attempting to build anything from scratch. First time using Sketchup too (lots of :furious: involved for the first couple of hours), so I could really use some help.
I'd like to build a nice looking desk for my girlfriend by the end of the year. She thinks its for me but it's really for her. I want it to last a long time.
I plan on using some kind of hardwood plywood, maybe oak or birch. Whatever Home Depot/Lowes has and looks nice, really. I thought I would have the top be 2"x6" solid oak or whitewood boards until I saw how expensive it was - so the sketchup model is wrong in regards to that. I'll probably end up using some other wood.
Is this a realistic project for a noob? I think of myself as a pretty smart dude and I'm a pool technician for a living so I use a lot of tools. My main concern is with the structure and realistic-ness.
Also, I have NO IDEA how I plan on joining all this stuff together. I don't want to have any exposed nails/screws, but at the same time, I'd like to be able to (mostly) take it apart if/when we ever move. I was thinking of some kind of cam/dowel system but I don't want it to look like it came from Ikea.
If someone could take a look at my model and let me know if I'm going in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Edit: Disregard the different colors of the wood in this model. I just used different colors I wouldn't get confused.
I'd like to build a nice looking desk for my girlfriend by the end of the year. She thinks its for me but it's really for her. I want it to last a long time.
I plan on using some kind of hardwood plywood, maybe oak or birch. Whatever Home Depot/Lowes has and looks nice, really. I thought I would have the top be 2"x6" solid oak or whitewood boards until I saw how expensive it was - so the sketchup model is wrong in regards to that. I'll probably end up using some other wood.
Is this a realistic project for a noob? I think of myself as a pretty smart dude and I'm a pool technician for a living so I use a lot of tools. My main concern is with the structure and realistic-ness.
Also, I have NO IDEA how I plan on joining all this stuff together. I don't want to have any exposed nails/screws, but at the same time, I'd like to be able to (mostly) take it apart if/when we ever move. I was thinking of some kind of cam/dowel system but I don't want it to look like it came from Ikea.
If someone could take a look at my model and let me know if I'm going in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Edit: Disregard the different colors of the wood in this model. I just used different colors I wouldn't get confused.