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Home Blog The stand-up desk: Support for the top

September 10, 2009 By Al Navas

The stand-up desk: Support for the top

With the dust cover now matching the drawer frame, I spent a little time today shaping the rib that will provide support to the heavy top. This rib also does double duty as an anchor for the top, to keep it flat; it will attach to the top using wood buttons inserted along the top edge of the rib, with screws securing the top.

The profile of the rib must match the flat surface, and also the 7° taper on the side aprons. I used one of the side aprons and transferred the profile to a piece of ¼-inch plywood; then I carefully cut close to the line on the band saw, and finally used a block plane to shave down to the line:

rib-planing

I wanted to size the rib such that the cross-grain wood movement will not pop the desk top out of position, or blow out the dust cover underneath; I calculated that 1/8-inch undersized (that is, shorter in height) will be quite adequate to account for wood movement, with a little to spare.

The following is the plywood template in place behind the center stile of the drawer frame:

rib-template-finished

Satisfied that the taper matched perfectly the taper of the side aprons, I now transfer the profile to the piece of quarter-sawn white oak that will be the rib:

rib-template-transfer

Then I make sure it will fit:

qswo-rib

Cutting close to the line on the band saw, I use the little Krenov-style hand plane I made, to size the rib to its final dimensions:

qswo-rib-planing-to-line

On the way back to the house, I realized I had not noticed the arrangement Sandy had made on the side of the new garden tool shed. I like it!

new-shed

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I love working with wood, and sharing here on the blog. I also love designing items that my clients will love having in their homes and offices. Please let me know if you need a special piece to share with your loved ones. Freelance, Legal, and Community Interpreter. Love photography.

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