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Industrial Pipe Desk

This easy to assemble desk is the pefect size for our homeschool area. Travis assembled it in just a couple hours. Not only is hte pipe legs a fun, industrial look, but there is hardly any wood to cut and no angles to work with. This would be a great project for a beginner dabbling in making furniture.
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours
Course: DIY
Author: erynwhalen

Equipment

  • Chop Saw
  • Drill

Ingredients

  • 3 1 x8x8 cedar boards
  • 6 3/4 in. Black Malleable Iron Threaded Tee
  • 4 3/4 in. Black Malleable Iron Floor Flange 2-Pack
  • 4 3/4 in. Black Malleable Iron Threaded Tee
  • 2 3/4 in. x 12 in. Black Steel Nipple
  • 4 3/4 in. x 10 in. Black Steel Nipple
  • 4 3/4 in. x 18 in. Black Steel Schedule 40 Cut Pipe
  • 2 3/4 in. x Close Black Steel Nipple
  • 1 3/4 in. x 48 in. Black Steel Schedule 40 Cut Pipe
  • #8 x 3/4 in. Phillips Flat Head Brass Wood Screw 100-Pack

Instructions

  • Beginning with legs, assemble the needed pipes. Take one 10" and one 18" black pipe, insert them into the black T, one on each end, horizontally. Do this for all 4 legs.
  • Two of these legs will be the front, for these, insert a 12" pipe into the remaining opening of each T that you had attatched to the front legs.
  • Screw each of the remaining T connectors to the 12" pipes you have coming off the front legs.
  • Connect each 3/4 in. x Close Black Steel Nipple to the T, then to finish it off connect the legs on each side by by the T's on the back legs. Each set of legs should be connected at this point.
  • Connect the 48" crossbar into the T's holding the legs together.
  • Now connect the floor flanges to the tops and bottoms of the legs. The floor flanges that will be on the ground are what you help to level out the desk.
  • We wanted our desk to be 4'8" long, so that's what we cut all three boards to.
  • Attatch the three cedar boards using 2, 19" pieces of cedar board.
  • Placing the top of the desk face down on the ground, flip the top portion of the legs over onto the back of the desk. Level and make even, and screw into place using the flat head brass screws.
  • Flip back over and the desk is complete! Sand down and stain and seal with polyurethane.
  • Enjoy your new desk!