DIY Wall Mounted Folding/Floating Desk/Table | The Carpenter's Daughter

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Published at : September 01, 2021

Here's how I made a DIY wall-mounted oak drop leaf desk for my husband that folds down and out of the way in our narrowboat. But of course, it can easily be fitted to a wall in a house.

Free cutting list here: https://thecarpentersdaughter.co.uk/narrowboat-projects/diy-floating-desk/

THINGS I USED:
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Folding brackets https://geni.us/xAFo9
Stud finder https://geni.us/studfinder (Amazon)
Biscuit joiner https://geni.us/XJ9Z7 (Amazon)
Biscuits (size 20) https://geni.us/pIg57x (Amazon)
Wood glue https://geni.us/VUci (Amazon)
Hand saw https://geni.us/vvB2T3Y (Amazon)
Palm router https://geni.us/ugKP (Amazon)
Router bit https://geni.us/YAHD (Amazon)
Clamps https://geni.us/4eDCEE (Amazon)
Bluetooth ear defenders https://geni.us/stihldefenders (Amazon)
Goggles https://geni.us/ybBDFs (Amazon)
Safety boots https://geni.us/WkzEWav (Amazon)
Makita belt sander https://geni.us/Q51I (Amazon)
Ronseal exterior wood varnish https://geni.us/Eaun58 (Amazon)
Synthetic paint brush https://geni.us/qzFHXuu (Amazon)

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:30 Finding studs
1:00 Cutting oak
1:53 Marking biscuits
2:24 Cutting biscuit slots
3:16 Gluing and clamping
3:55 Adding side trims
4:37 Trimming excess
4:49 Sanding
5:22 Routering
6:09 More sanding
6:53 Varnishing
7:20 Sanding between varnish
7:32 Fitting brackets
8:28 Fitting desk top
8:58 Reveal
9:48 Bloopers
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