Show HN: De-sk, modular office desk system

Re:Show HN: De-sk, modular office desk system by Odenwaelder on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @12:02PM (#17859860)

Way too expensive, sorry. I just built my own: 400cm oak wood tabletop: 200 Euros. IKEA Legs: 18 Euros. IKEA ALEX drawer element: 60 Euros. Putting everything together took an hour.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: De-sk, modular office desk system by stinos on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @02:08PM (#17861225)

400cm oak wood tabletop: 200 Euros

Oak isn't exactly cheap so for that price I assume this is just a tiny layer of oak (sorry couldn't find English term for it) glued on top of plywood or so?

Apart from that: De-sk is sort of expensive yes, but from what it looks like part of that price is quality paid for, it looks sturdy. No matter how smart and well-designed IKEA is, 18 euros cannot buy you something which lasts and doesn't wobble even after disassembling and assembling it again unless you attach it to a wall or so - at least that's my impression after years of using IKEA. I personally really dislike tables with even the slightest wobble for any kind of job. Most IKEA tables freshly built out of the box do not fullfill that requirement. Anyway: maybe they have something new now, what legs did you use?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: De-sk, modular office desk system by localtalent on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @02:23PM (#17861391)

'Veneer' is the term usually used. At that price, likely not solid, although butcher-block is not terribly expensive: a 240cm one is USD200 [1]. If the IKEA legs are just solid metal, it's entirely possible that it doesn't wobble provided they're affixed well.

Interesting product, maybe there's value in 3 different size slats to alleviate the seams problem while still providing flexibility?

[1]https://www.lumberliquidators.com/ll/c/%27-Builder-Oak-Count...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: De-sk, modular office desk system by robinwassen on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @03:53PM (#17862282)

You can get a B/C grade massive oak tabletop quite cheap - bought mine for $100 in Sweden[1] that was 2 meter before I cut it.

[1]: https://www.bauhaus.se/bankskiva-ek-b-c-2020x635x27mm-postfo...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: De-sk, modular office desk system by Odenwaelder on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @09:49AM (#17868175)

Yes, it's solid!

https://www.bauhaus.info/massivholzplatten/exclusivholz-mass...

[ Parent | on HN ]