This Desk Kicked My Ass

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About this video:
A year ago I used two slabs to built a large circular dining table. That left me with a large chunk of one of the slabs with a weird semi-circle cut into it. In this video I use that chunk of slab to create a one of a kind desk.

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REFERENCED VIDEOS
▸ The Round Table This Slab Originally Built - https://youtu.be/j34KtFaFyQs
▸ (First Attempt at Patches) Coffee Table - https://youtu.be/lUoplPi6ffo
▸ Visually Complex Circle Dining Table - https://youtu.be/X8Ly-BgyHPs
▸ Visually Simple Dining Table - https://youtu.be/ghWhFRk16S8
▸ The Lamborghini Desk - https://youtu.be/T3cwKyFLP28
▸ Fixing a $30,000 Mistake - https://youtu.be/LVOrp_o2dtE

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MATERIALS
▸ Slab - GL Veneer
▸ Hardwood from Woodworkers Source - https://bit.ly/lumber-iiii

TOOLS
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0:00 Intro
0:44 Not a Typical Desk
2:36 What's a "Scrap"
5:32 Slab Problem 1
9:45 This Works So Well!
10:51 It Pays to be a Hoarder
12:36 More Bad News
14:22 Some People Hate This
17:15 Rules of Design
20:27 Strange Compliment
22:27 Subtle Impact
23:10 Slab Problem 2
24:55 Making a Perfect Box
29:05 Slab Problem 3
30:19 How Accurate is This?
32:10 Drawer Face Pro-Tip
35:05 Perfect Joint Pro-Tip
39:01 Assembly Issues
43:02 Finishing
44:58 Reveal