Designed and built a new freestanding riser shelf for my office desk. Been working from home for the last several months and my desk surface has been starting to clutter up.
Main pieces from some leftover birch plywood:
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Took the opportunity to break out the Kreg jig. Great little tool for solid joinery:
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Assembled and ready for paint:
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Chose the flat enamel to match some other desk extensions I've made in the past. Works great:
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Final main shelf finished:
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Added a fully adjustable middle shelf:
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Final riser with shelf installed:
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And just what exactly did I need this riser shelf for?
Mainly to organize my growing collection of cubing hardware of course!
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