Beautiful laptop table

[ebinmaine 63,231]

Trina's been working from home 2 to 4 days a week and that's become a permanent thing.  

She got herself a more "work-friendly" laptop that's been VERY nice because she can be anywhere in the house building upstairs or down and even outside to an extent.  

She needed a better holding platform for it...

 

Now, if you're a Trina, it can't just be any old flat place.  

Likely you'd want to make something out of "reclaimed/ future projects" type scrap pile wood ...

And ..... It has to be well... Different.   Like her.  😜

 

So ya do the usual poking around the web and see what's out there.

 

She found this:

 

 

 

 

VERY cool....

 

 

Here's her interpretation:

 

 

 

 

1. Diagonal lines. 

2. Boxes in the corners, Line down one half. 

 

 

That gives you 14 sections. 

This amount can be variable.  

 

3. See below.  

 

In each section, start in one corner. 

Draw a line slightly angled to any edge, as seen in the above pic. Top left. 

 

Then from that stopping point draw a line slightly angled to the next edge. Repeat.Repeat.Repeat.Repeat.Repeat.....

Until you have no more space on that section.

 

 

 

 

 

Depending what corner your start in determines the pattern you end up with.   

 

 

Shade in and round off corners that look like they go together. 

 

 

The above drawing is on standard 8-½ x 11 paper.  

It took her about 20 minutes.  

 

 

 

Voila !!

 

 

 

 

The piece is a 19" ish square cabinet door that some of you may remember she got in a pile of neat little partially cut stuff from the neighbor who had unfortunately lost her husband and we helped out by cleaning up her yard.  

 

Use what ya have !!

 

It'll get legs of some sort soon.......

 

To be continued..... 

[formariz 11,863]

Awesome. Too bad it is going to have a laptop on it. Should be hung on a wall. 

[Daddy Don 893]

This is pure art. Thanks for the show

[953 nut 51,803]

            Always figured that BBT was responsible for the fine work you two do, this confirms it.      

[SylvanLakeWH 24,182]

So now it's an Art Top computer... 

 

Beautiful!

[ebinmaine 63,231]

1 hour ago, formariz said:

Awesome. Too bad it is going to have a laptop on it. Should be hung on a wall. 

Hehehehe.  

 

Guy at work said the same thing!

 

[ebinmaine 63,231]

1 hour ago, 953 nut said:

            Always figured that BBT was responsible for the fine work you two do, this confirms it.      

 

Richard my friend there is absolutely NO doubt about that.   

 

She's verbally reminding me right now that she does everything and I do nothing and we've established that many times. 

 

Except of course the occasional photo op. Like when I carry a chunk of wood across the yard after she's moved 14 cord that day. 

 

[ranger 1,640]

Wow, All you need now are some “Magic 🍄”, and “Grace Slick” singing “🐇🐇”, to round off the evening!🕺🏼💃😵‍💫

[ebinmaine 63,231]

3 minutes ago, ranger said:

Wow, All you need now are some “Magic 🍄”, and “Grace Slick” singing “🐇🐇”, to round off the evening!🕺🏼💃😵‍💫

 

And it's even more 3D now with coloring improvements...

 

Pics to follow 

[formariz 11,863]

Since you are going to use it as a table and besides being a very nice piece it obviously has a considerable amount of time invested, you may want to consider getting a piece of glass for it cut to match area and with edges polished. 

[SylvanLakeWH 24,182]

Tempered.

[ebinmaine 63,231]

2 hours ago, formariz said:

Since you are going to use it as a table and besides being a very nice piece it obviously has a considerable amount of time invested, you may want to consider getting a piece of glass for it cut to match area and with edges polished. 

 

52 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

Tempered.

 

Excellent idea...  it's a portable table though.  

 

She's done drawing and darkening the desired places. 

 

One coat of spray polyurethane on it. 

 

 

[ebinmaine 63,231]

The BBT spent the afternoon getting the leg mounts worked out in her head. 

There are 2 support rails under the table. 

She drilled 3 holes in each rail the size of a scrap flag pole which she's using as a dowel. 

Then she held the rails in place to drill the holes just less than ⅜ into the top which is .68 thick. 

I helped her hold the top while I showed her how to use an end mill bit to get a flat bottomed hole. 

Trina did the other 5 on her own.  

 

Glued. Clamped. Waiting.  

 

 

 

[Rob J. 1,940]

On 1/20/2023 at 2:30 PM, SylvanLakeWH said:

Tempered.

And beveled 😉

[Oldskool 6,582]

Look deep into the center. Deeeep, deeper ,deeeeper. You are feeling very  sleepy. 

BUY MORE TRACTORS!!!

 

Seriously though. Very nice piece of art. 

I agree with others it should be hung on the wall.

 

[19richie66 16,955]

That is beautiful. My wife loves it. We give it four thumbs up   👍 

[ebinmaine 63,231]

10 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

That is beautiful. My wife loves it. We give it four thumbs up   👍 

Thanks mister. 

4 different thumbs. Cute.  😂

[Rob J. 1,940]

18 hours ago, Oldskool said:

Look deep into the center. Deeeep, deeper ,deeeeper. You are feeling very  sleepy. 

BUY MORE TRACTORS!!!

 

Seriously though. Very nice piece of art. 

I agree with others it should be hung on the wall.

 

Look into my 👀 buy more tractors….😂😂😂

[ebinmaine 63,231]

Well folks the table has its legs on and is usable!

 

Trina's mulling over what/if to do for the leg color or coating.  

 

 

 

[formariz 11,863]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Trina's mulling over what/if to do for the leg color or coating

Leave alone. Just a clear coat. Focal point of that table is art work . Adding color to legs will draw attention to them. Looks nicely balanced this way. Table is a nice craft idea. It she has other panels she should make a few for sale. I’ll take one. 

[ebinmaine 63,231]

And here's the newest version.   

All lines are straighter. Planned out better.  

Colored with sharpies.  

Then brush coated with polyurethane.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

[formariz 11,863]

Dibs on it.

[ebinmaine 63,231]

On 2/3/2023 at 4:00 PM, ebinmaine said:

newest version.

@formariz

Here's what Trina built the second table into.  

A tall table that could be used as a standing desk.